Isuzu PA Nero
| Geo Storm | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Isuzu Motors |
| Also called |
Asüna Sunfire Yanase-Isuzu PA Nero (Japan) |
| Production | 1990–1993 |
| Assembly | Japan: Fujisawa Plant, Fujisawa, Kanagawa |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sport compact |
| Body style | 3-door hatchback 2-door station wagon |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | GM R platform |
| Related |
Isuzu Gemini (coupe and wagonback) Isuzu Piazza Isuzu Impulse |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
| Transmission | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 96.5 in (2,451 mm) |
| Length | Base 1990–91: 163.4 in (4150 mm) 1990–91 GSi: 163.9 in (4163 mm) 1992–93: 164 in (4165 mm) |
| Width | 66.7 in (1,694 mm) |
| Height | 51.1 in (1,298 mm) |
| Curb weight | 2,282 lb (1,035 kg) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Geo Spectrum |
| Successor |
Geo Prizm (For Standard hatchback Model) Chevrolet Cobalt SS (for GSi hatchback Model) Pontiac Vibe (for wagonback Model) |
The Geo Storm is a sport compact car manufactured by Isuzu and sold in the United States by Geo from 1990 through 1993. The same vehicles, with minor variations, were sold in Canada in the 1992 and 1993 model years only. The Storm was intended to be a budget car with the look and feel of a sports car. It can be considered to have replaced the related Geo Spectrum, which was sold in hatchback and sedan, although it was only sold in two-door hatchback and station wagon forms.
The Geo Storm was a rebadged version of the sporty, second generation Isuzu Impulse minus some of that car's more expensive features. The Storm was sold in Japan as the PA Nero and related Gemini Coupe, Impulse. The Storm lacked the Impulse's Lotus-tuned suspension as well as the Impulse's optional turbocharger and all-wheel drive drivetrain. Although they were essentially the same car, sales of the Storm were much stronger than those of the Impulse—indeed, the Storm sold better than most small GM cars of that era. Slow sales of the Isuzu version doomed the Storm when the Isuzu Impulse was canceled, the Geo Storm derivative had nothing to be built from, meaning both cars were discontinued in 1993. the Storm was replaced by the Geo Prizm for Standard hatchback in the same year as Storm discontinued and The wagonback Model was replaced by Pontiac Vibe in 2002 the Prizm and Vibe was built at the NUMMI plant. For The GSi hatchback Model was replaced by GM Delta platform based Chevrolet Cobalt SS in 2004 The Cobalt SS was built at the Lordstown Assembly at Lordstown, Ohio. As of 2010, there were only 40,300 Storms registered for road use.
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