GM N platform

GM N platform

Infobox Automobile
name=GM N platform
aka=N-body
manufacturer=General Motors
production=19852006
class=Compact (C/D) platform
predecessor=GM X platform (Short wheelbase)
GM A platform (FWD) (Long wheelbase)
GM L platform (Long wheelbase)
successor=GM Epsilon platform
similar=Chrysler JA platform
Ford CDW27 platform
The General Motors N platform (commonly called the N-body) was a front-wheel drive compact car automobile platform produced from 1985 to 2006. The N platform replaced the GM X platform in 1985. It used a solid axle rear suspension and MacPherson struts in front. The first-generation (103.4 in wheelbase) platform was used for the following vehicles:
** 1985-1987 Buick Somerset
** 1985-1987 Oldsmobile Calais
** 1985-1998 Pontiac Grand Am
** 1986-1998 Buick Skylark
** 1988-1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais
** 1992-1998 Oldsmobile Achieva

GMX130

An updated N platform with a longer wheelbase and fully independent suspension debuted in 1997 and also replaced the nearly identical A-body and L-body. The second-generation platform, called the GMX130, had a 107 in wheelbase and was used in the following vehicles:
** 1997-1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass
** 1997-2003 Chevrolet Malibu
** 1999-2004 Oldsmobile Alero
** 1999-2005 Pontiac Grand Am
** 2004-2005 Chevrolet Classic (a previous-generation Malibu sold to fleet buyers)

The N-body was completely replaced by the Epsilon platform for 2006.


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