Chevrolet Lumina

Chevrolet Lumina
Overview
Manufacturer	Chevrolet (General Motors)
Production	1989-2001 1989-2013 (Mexico)
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive
Platform	W-body
Related	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Pontiac Grand Prix
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Celebrity (sedan) Chevrolet Monte Carlo (coupe) Chevrolet Caprice (Mexico) Chevrolet Impala (Argentina)
Successor	Chevrolet Impala (sedan) Chevrolet Monte Carlo (coupe)

First Generation
1991-1994 Chevrolet Lumina Sedan
Overview
Production	January 1989–August 25, 1994
Model years	1990–1994
Assembly	Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door coupe 4-door sedan
Layout	FF layout
Platform	W-body
Related	Buick Regal Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Pontiac Grand Prix
Powertrain
Engine	2.2 L 122 I4 2.5 L Iron Duke I4 3.1 L LH0 V6 3.4 L LQ1 V6
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed 3T40 automatic 4-speed 4T60 automatic 4-speed 4T60-E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	107.5 in (2,730 mm)
Length	1990 Coupe: 198.4 in (5,039 mm) 1990 Sedan: 197.6 in (5,019 mm) 1991–94 Coupe & 1993–94 Sedan: 198.3 in (5,037 mm) 1991–92 Sedan & Z34 Sedan: 199.3 in (5,062 mm)
Width	Coupe & Z34 Sedan: 71.7 in (1,821 mm) Sedan: 71.0 in (1,803 mm)
Height	Coupe & Z34 Sedan: 53.3 in (1,354 mm) Sedan: 53.6 in (1,361 mm)
Curb weight	3496 lb (1586 kg)

Second Generation:
Overview
Production	March 7, 1994–April 26, 2001
Assembly	Ramos Arizpe, Mexico Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Designer	Chuck Jordan (1990, 1991)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FF layout
Platform	W-body 1.5 Gen
Related	Chevrolet Monte Carlo Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Pontiac Grand Prix
Powertrain
Engine	3.1 L L82 V6 3.1 L LG8 V6 3.4 L LQ1 V6 3.8 L L36 V6
Transmission	4-speed 4T60-E automatic 4-speed 4T65-E automatic
Dimensions
Length	200.9 in (5,103 mm)
Width	72.5 in (1,842 mm)
Height	1995–98: 55.2 in (1,402 mm) 1999–2001: 54.8 in (1,392 mm)
Chronology
Successor	Chevrolet Caprice (in Mexico) Chevrolet Impala (in Spain) Chevrolet Lumina (in Mexico) Chevrolet Lumina (in Mexico)

Third & Fourth Generation:
2000–2001 Chevrolet Lumina SS sedan (third generation)
Overview
Production	1998 to 2013
Assembly	Elizabeth, South Australia
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan
Layout	FR layout
Platform	GM V platform (1978–2006) GM Zeta platform (2006–2013)
Related	Holden Commodore, Chevrolet Omega, Pontiac G8

The Chevrolet Lumina is a name used on many vehicles produced by Chevrolet. First introduced for the 1990 model year, Chevrolet used the name on a sedan, a coupé, and a minivan. The sedan replaced the Chevrolet Celebrity, the coupé was renamed the Monte Carlo, and the minivan was both a replacement for the Celebrity station wagon and a completely new vehicle. In 1995, the Lumina Coupé was replaced by the Monte Carlo. In 1997, the Chevrolet Lumina APV was replaced by the Chevrolet Venture. In 2000, the Lumina Sedan was replaced by the Impala.

The third and fourth generation was manufactured in Australia by GM-owned Holden, for export mainly to the Middle East and South Africa between 1998 and 2013.

The North American Chevrolet Lumina was based on the mid-size GM W platform, which was shared with the Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme (later Intrigue), Buick Regal and Buick Century (after 1996). Although the Lumina became a popular seller, GM was widely criticized in the motoring press for being late to the game in introducing a direct aero-designed competitor to the Ford Taurus. Ironically, the "Lumina" name was considered by Ford in the pre-production stage of the Taurus. The Chevrolet Lumina's first generation ended production in August 1994, making this the shortest-lived generation of the first-generation GM W-body cars.

In 1989, the Lumina became the nameplate under which Chevrolets were raced in NASCAR, more than a year before the model was available to the public.