Chevrolet Cavalier

Chevrolet Cavalier
Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
Production	1981–2005 2017- (China)
Model years	1982–2005 2017- (China)
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform	J-body
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Monza
Successor	Chevrolet Cobalt (For United States and Canada) Chevrolet Optra (For Mexico)

First generation
Overview
Production	1981–1994 1981-1987 (Coupe and Hatchback)
Model years	1982–1994 1982-1987 (Coupe and Hatchback)
Assembly	United States: Lordstown, Ohio (Lordstown Assembly) Lansing, Michigan (Lansing Car Assembly) Janesville, Wisconsin (Janesville GM Assembly Plant) South Gate, California (South Gate Assembly) Kansas City, Missouri (Leeds Assembly) Mexico: Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila (Ramos Arizpe Assembly)
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door convertible 2-door sedan 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon
Related	Buick Skyhawk Cadillac Cimarron Oldsmobile Firenza Pontiac Sunbird Opel Ascona Vauxhall Cavalier Isuzu Aska Holden Camira
Powertrain
Engine	1.8 L L46 I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L LQ5 I4 (gasoline) 2.0 L LL8 I4 (gasoline) 2.8 L LB6 V6 (gasoline)
Transmission	4-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	101.2 in (2,570 mm)
Length	Sedan: 174.5 in (4,432 mm) Coupe: 173.5 in (4,407 mm) Wagon: 177.9 in (4,519 mm) 1990–91 Wagon: 54.1 in (1,374 mm) 1992–94 Wagon: 53.8 in (1,367 mm) 1988–89: 178.6 in (4,536 mm) 1990–94: 182.3 in (4,630 mm) 1988–89 Wagon: 178.8 in (4,542 mm) 1990–94 Wagon: 181.1 in (4,600 mm)
Width	Sedan & Coupe: 66.0 in (1,676 mm) Wagon: 66.3 in (1,684 mm)
Height	Sedan & Coupe: 52.0 in (1,321 mm) Wagon: 54.2 in (1,377 mm)

Second generation
Overview
Production	1987–1994
Model years	1988–1994
Assembly	Lordstown, Ohio, United States Lansing, Michigan, United States Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupe
Related	Buick Skyhawk Cadillac Cimarron Oldsmobile Firenza Pontiac Sunbird Opel Ascona Vauxhall Cavalier
Powertrain
Engine	2.0 L LL8 I4 (gasoline) 2.2 L LM3 I4 (gasoline) 2.2 L LN2 I4 (gasoline) 2.8 L LB6 V6 (gasoline) 3.1 L LH0 V6 (gasoline)
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	1988–89: 101.2 in (2,570 mm) 1990–94: 101.3 in (2,573 mm)
Length	1988–89: 178.6 in (4,536 mm) 1988–89 Wagon: 178.8 in (4,542 mm) 1990–94: 182.3 in (4,630 mm) 1990–94 Wagon: 181.1 in (4,600 mm)
Width	66.3 in (1,684 mm) 1988–89 Sedan/Coupe/Wagon: 66.0 in (1,676 mm)
Height	1988–1991 Coupe & 1990–91 Convertible: 52.0 in (1,321 mm) 1988–1991 Sedan: 53.6 in (1,361 mm) 1988–89 & 1992–95 Convertible: 52.2 in (1,326 mm) 1988–89 Wagon: 54.3 in (1,379 mm) 1990–91 Wagon: 54.1 in (1,374 mm) 1992–95 Wagon: 53.8 in (1,367 mm) 1992–95 Coupe: 51.9 in (1,318 mm) 1992–95 Sedan: 53.5 in (1,359 mm)
Curb weight	2,359 lb (1,070 kg) (coupe) 2,363 lb (1,072 kg) (sedan) 2,271 lb (1,030 kg) (RS coupe) 2,414 lb (1,095 kg) (RS sedan) 2,558 lb (1,160 kg) (Z24 coupe) 2,665 lb (1,209 kg) (Z24 convertible)

Third generation
2000-2002 Cavalier sedan
Overview
Also called	Toyota Cavalier (Japan)
Production	1995–2005
Model years	1994–2005
Assembly	Lordstown, Ohio, United States Lansing, Michigan, United States Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door convertible 2-door coupe 4-door sedan
Related	Pontiac Sunfire
Powertrain
Engine	2.2 L LN2 OHV I4 2.2 L L61 DOHC I4 2.2 L L42 DOHC I4 2.3 L LD2 DOHC I4 2.4 L LD9 DOHC I4
Transmission	3-speed 3T40 automatic 4-speed 4T40-E automatic 5-speed Getrag F23 manual 5-speed Getrag 282 manual 5-speed Isuzu manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	104.1 in (2,644 mm)
Length	1995–97: 180.3 in (4,580 mm) 1998–2002: 180.7 in (4,590 mm) 2003–05: 180.9 in (4,595 mm)
Width	2-Door: 68.7 in (1,745 mm) 4-Door: 67.9 in (1,725 mm)
Height	1995–97 Coupe: 53.2 in (1,351 mm) 1995–97 Sedan: 54.8 in (1,392 mm) 1995–97 Convertible: 53.9 in (1,369 mm) 1998–2005 Coupe: 53.0 in (1,346 mm) 1998–99 Convertible: 54.1 in (1,374 mm) 1998–2005 Sedan: 54.7 in (1,389 mm) 2000–02 Convertible: 53.7 in (1,364 mm)
Curb weight	2,562–2,900 lb (1,162–1,315 kg)
Chronology
Successor	Chevrolet Cobalt (For United States and Canada) Chevrolet Optra (For Mexico)

The Chevrolet Cavalier is a line of small family car automobiles produced model years 1982 through 2005 by Chevrolet. Built on the company's J platform, the Cavalier produced the highest sales in 1984.

The Cavalier replaced the Monza in North America. The Monza was available as a 2-door coupe, a 3-door hatchback and a 3-door wagon (using the same body as the discontinued Vega wagon, the model it replaced). The inexpensive Chevette was retained even as sales declined, and was formally replaced by even smaller captive imports. Both previous platforms had rear-drive layouts while the new design followed the front wheel drive trend, as in the Dodge Omni and Honda Civic. Ford and Chrysler also introduced new front drive compacts. The largely successful mission of capturing the bulk of domestic compact sales would fall on the Cavalier's 2-door coupe, 4-door sedan and 4-door station wagon, the relatively short-lived 3-door hatchback (which replaced the Monza 2+2 Sport 2-door hatchback) and, in later years, a 2-door convertible. The small Cavalier even helped fill in lagging sales of the compact Citation.

1981–1994

1982–1994

Sedan: 174.5 in (4,432 mm)
Coupe: 173.5 in (4,407 mm)
Wagon: 177.9 in (4,519 mm)
1990–91 Wagon: 54.1 in (1,374 mm)
1992–94 Wagon: 53.8 in (1,367 mm) 1988–89: 178.6 in (4,536 mm) 1990–94: 182.3 in (4,630 mm) 1988–89 Wagon: 178.8 in (4,542 mm)