Cadillac Cimarron
| Cadillac Cimarron | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Cadillac (General Motors) |
| Production | 1981–1988 |
| Model years | 1982–1988 |
| Assembly | United States: Janesville, Wisconsin, (Janesville GM Assembly Plant) South Gate, California, (South Gate Assembly) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
| Platform | J-body |
| Related |
Buick Skyhawk Chevrolet Cavalier Oldsmobile Firenza Pontiac J2000/2000/Sunbird Opel Ascona Vauxhall Cavalier Holden Camira Isuzu Aska |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.8 L L46 I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L LQ5 I4 (gasoline) 2.8 L LB6 V6 (gasoline) |
| Transmission | 5 speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 101.2 in (2570 mm) |
| Length | 177.8 in (4,516 mm) |
| Width | 66.3 in (1,684 mm) |
| Height | 54.0 in (1,372 mm) |
4-speed manual
3-speed automatic
The Cadillac Cimarron is a front-engine, front-wheel drive four door compact sedan manufactured by Cadillac for model years 1982-1988 — over a single generation.
As a rebadged variant of General Motors' J-cars, the Cimarron was manufactured alongside the Chevrolet Cavalier, Buick Skyhawk, Oldsmobile Firenza, and Pontiac J2000/2000/Sunbird at GM's South Gate Assembly and Janesville Assembly plants. Total Cimarron production was 132,499 units.
Starting in 1976 GM began developing the J-body, an economy car platform intended to be shared across all its passenger car divisions. It had a 101.2 in (2,570 mm) wheelbase, torsion beam rear suspension, and standard 4-cylinder engine. The unibody's front subframe carried a MacPherson strut front suspension and transverse engine/transmission unit.
Although Cadillac had planned to introduce the Cimarron later in the 1980s, it was rushed into production early as a counter for a wave of popular similarly sized luxury European imports at the insistence of Cadillac dealers. The result was a small, slow car whose generic economy car roots were obvious.
Pete Estes, GM's president at the time, warned Ed Kennard, Cadillac's general manager:
The name was selected from a list of seven finalists, including J2000 (later used on the Pontiac), Carmel, Cascade, Caville (similar to Seville and DeVille), Envoy, and Series 62, with a preference for an initial "c". Cimarron topped the list in favorable reaction, though ironically, it evoked economy, while Caville suggested the opposite.
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