Chevrolet Corsica

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The Chevrolet Corsica was a front wheel drive automobile produced by General Motors initially as a rental fleet vehicle in 1987, then sold to the public from 1988 to 1996. This vehicle was designed to slot between the Cavalier and the Celebrity. The Corsica was built upon the L-body platform which was developed (along with the N-body) to replace the front wheel drive X-body (the original name of the Corsica was the Citation III back in 1986). It shared the L-body with the 2-door Beretta, and the rebadged revival of the Pontiac Tempest which was essentially the same car sold in Canada. The Corsica came in two styles and four trims. Primarily sold as a 4-door sedan, it was also available as a 5-door hatchback. All Corsicas were built in Wilmington, Delaware.

Contents

1 1987
2 1990
3 1992
4 1994
5 Engines
6 External links

1987

The Corsica and Beretta were the second best-selling cars in America in 1988, becoming America's top-selling compact car. The base Corsica's door handles were colored silver, while the Corsica LT/LTZ had black-colored handles. The hatchback was introduced for 1989, and also an LTZ perfomance package that included many suspension parts from the Beretta was introduced. The XT trim was also a rare offering on certain years, including all the performance parts from the LTZ trim as well as a leather interior and a special body kit and spoiler package designed for GM.

1990

Gone was the base Corsica, and the hatchback was dropped in 1991.

1992

The only trim level was the LT model.

1994

The exterior was refreshed for 1994, and a new Corsica logo was introduced. The LT model became the base model once again.

In 1995, the Corsica became the first American car to be equipped with daytime running lights.

Chevrolet discontinued the Corsica and the Beretta after the 1996 model year, because of new legislation that required side impact bars. The Corsica was replaced by the 1997 Chevrolet Malibu.

Image:Early Corsica.jpg|Chevrolet Corsica with silver door handles Image:Corsica Hatchback.jpg|Chevrolet Corsica hatchback Image:Corsica 1994-96.jpg|Chevrolet Corsica with new badges (1994-96)

Engines

1987-1989 2.8 L (173 in³) LB6 V6
1987-1989 2.0 L (122 in³) OHV I4
1990-1996 2.2 L (134 in³) OHV I4
1990-1993 3.1 L (189 in³) Gen II V6
1994-1996 3100 SFI V6

Notes:

While the Beretta had all engine and transmission options available on the Corsica, the Corsica was only available with OHV engines.
Both the 2.8 L V6 and 2.0 L I4 received a longer stroke crankshaft in the 1990 model year, respectively increasing their displacements to 3.1 L and 2.2 L.
In the 1994 model year, sequential fuel injection replaced throttle-body injection on the I4 and MPFI on the V6 models.

External links

Chevrolet - a division of General Motors - road vehicle timeline, North American market, 1990s-present - [ edit]

Type

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Sports

HHR

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Minivan

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