Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Production | 1965–1997 |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size |
Chronology | |
Successor | Oldsmobile Intrigue |
First generation | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1965–1967 |
Model years | 1966–1967 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door convertible 2-door hardtop 2-door notchback sedan 4-door hardtop 4-door notchback sedan |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform | A-body |
Related |
Chevrolet Chevelle Oldsmobile Cutlass Buick Skylark Pontiac LeMans |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 330 cu in (5.4 L) V8 |
Transmission | 4-speed manual 2-speed automatic 3-speed manual |
Second generation | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1968–1972 |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door convertible 2-door hardtop coupe 4-door notchback sedan 4-door station wagon |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform | A-body |
Related |
Chevrolet Chevelle Oldsmobile Cutlass Buick Skylark Pontiac LeMans Chevrolet Monte Carlo Pontiac Grand Prix |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 330 cu in (5.4 L) V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) V8 |
Transmission | 2-speed automatic 3-speed automatic 4-speed manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | Coupe: 112.0 in (2,845 mm) Sedan/Wagon: 116.0 in (2,946 mm) Vista Cruiser: 121.0 in (3,073 mm) |
Third generation | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon |
Production | 1972–1977 |
Model years | 1973–1977 |
Assembly |
Arlington, Texas Lakewood Heights, Georgia |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door coupe 4-door sedan |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform | A-body |
Related |
Chevrolet Chevelle Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet El Camino Pontiac Grand Prix Pontiac Grand Am Pontiac LeMans Oldsmobile Cutlass Buick Century Buick Regal |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 231 cu in (3.8 L) Buick V6 250 cu in (4.1 L) Chevrolet I6 260 cu in (4.3 L) Oldsmobile V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Oldsmobile V8 403 cu in (6.6 L) Oldsmobile V8 455 cu in (7.5 L) Oldsmobile V8 |
Transmission | 3-speed manual 5-speed manual 3-speed automatic |
Fourth generation | |
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Overview | |
Also called | Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais (1978–1984) Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon (1985–1987) Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Classic (1988 only) Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser (1982–1983) |
Production | 1977–1988 |
Model years | 1978–1988 |
Assembly |
Arlington, Texas Lakewood Heights, Georgia Pontiac, Michigan Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door notchback coupe 4-door notchback sedan 4-door station wagon |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform |
A-body (1978–1981) G-body (1982–1988) |
Related |
Chevrolet Malibu Chevrolet Monte Carlo Chevrolet El Camino Pontiac Grand Prix Pontiac Grand Am Pontiac LeMans Pontiac Bonneville Oldsmobile Cutlass Buick Century Buick Regal |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 231 cu in (3.8 L) Buick V6 260 cu in (4.3 L) Oldsmobile V8 267 cu in (4.4 L) Chevrolet V8 305 cu in (5.0 L) Chevrolet V8 307 cu in (5.0 L) Oldsmobile V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Oldsmobile V8 260 cu in (4.3 L) Oldsmobile diesel V8 350 cu in (5.7 L) Oldsmobile diesel V8 |
Transmission | 3-speed automatic 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual (diesel) |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 108.0 in (2,743 mm). |
Length | 200.0 in (5,080 mm) |
Width | 71.6 in (1,819 mm) |
Height | 54.9 in (1,394 mm) |
Fifth generation | |
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Overview | |
Production | 1988–1997 |
Assembly |
Doraville, Georgia Kansas City, Kansas |
Body and chassis | |
Body style | 2-door convertible 2-door notchback coupe 4-door notchback sedan |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
Platform | W-body |
Related |
Buick Regal Chevrolet Lumina Pontiac Grand Prix |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 2.3 L Quad-4 I4 2.8 L LB6 V6 3.1 L LH0, L82 V6 3.4 L LQ1 V6 |
Transmission | 4-speed 4T60 automatic 5-speed Getrag manual |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 107.5 in (2,730 mm) |
Length | 1988–89: 192.1 in (4,879 mm) 1990–91 2dr: 192.3 in (4,884 mm) 1990–91 4dr: 192.2 in (4,882 mm) 1992–95 2dr: 193.9 in (4,925 mm) 1992–95 4dr: 193.7 in (4,920 mm) 1996–97: 193.8 in (4,923 mm) |
Width | 1988–95: 71 in (1,803.4 mm) 1996–97 2dr: 71.5 in (1,816 mm) 1996–97 Sedan: 71.9 in (1,826 mm) |
Height | 1988–89: 52.8 in (1,341 mm) 1990–95 Coupe: 53.3 in (1,354 mm) 1990–95 4dr: 54.8 in (1,392 mm) 1990–91 Convertible: 54.3 in (1,379 mm) 1992–95 Convertible: 54.7 in (1,389 mm) 1996–97 2-dr: 53 in (1,346 mm) 1996–97 4dr: 53.7 in (1,364 mm) |
The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme is a mid-size car produced by Oldsmobile between 1966 and 1997. It was positioned as a premium offering at the top of the Cutlass range. It began as a trim package, developed its own roofline, and rose during the mid-1970s to become not only the most popular Oldsmobile but the highest selling model in its class.
It was produced as a rear-wheel drive two-door hardtop, sedan, and station wagon into the 1980s, and a convertible through 1972. In 1988 Oldsmobile sought to capitalize on the brand equity of the Cutlass Supreme marque by replacing it with a downsized front-wheel drive model based on the GM10 platform W-platform.
When production ended there was no direct replacement for the Cutlass Supreme, although the Intrigue introduced for 1998 was designed in size and price to replace all the Cutlass models.
The Cutlass Supreme name first appeared for the 1966 model year, the first year of GM's new intermediate four-door hardtop sedan—also known as the Holiday Sedan. In addition to the new body style (also available on the midline F-85 Deluxe series), the Supreme featured a plusher interior that included a bench seat with armrest, full wheel covers and deluxe door panels among other items including "CS" emblems on the rear C-pillars and trunk lid. Although smaller than the traditional domestic cars, "its deluxe interior makes it comparable with LTD, VIP, DPL, and Caprice."
For the 1967 model year, the Cutlass Supreme line was expanded into a full series that also included a two-door hardtop coupe (Holiday Coupe), two-door pillared coupe (Sport Coupe), four-door pillared sedan (Town Sedan) and a convertible. Generally, interior appointments in Supreme models were more luxurious than lesser F-85 and Cutlass series cars and included a cloth or vinyl bench seat with armrest in sedan models and all-vinyl Strato bucket seats in coupes and convertibles.