While derived from the X-body chassis, the A-body platform would not share entirely in its controversial recall issues. While not as extensive as a reduction as a downsizing as the 1977 Impala/Caprice, the 1978 Malibu, or the 1980 Citation, the Celebrity lost approximately 4 inches in length and 2 inches of width over the Malibu. To lower development and production costs, the A platform shares design commonality with the compact-car X platform, with the Celebrity sharing its 104.9 inch wheelbase with the Chevrolet Citation. Introduced for 1982 as the successor of the previous rear-wheel drive A-body platform (renamed as the G-body for 1982), the new architecture marked the expansion of front-wheel drive from the compact segment into mid-size vehicles. The Celebrity is based on the GM A-body platform. The Celebrity nameplate was first used by General Motors in the early 1960s for a pillared sedan version of the Oldsmobile 88. Chevrolet was the first GM division to transition its mid-size sedans to front-wheel drive, producing the Celebrity alongside its Malibu predecessor for both 19. Introduced in January 1982, the Chevrolet Celebrity was offered in two-door and four-door notchback sedan body styles. As part of their legacy, together the A-bodies became enormously popular - as well as synonymous with GM's most transparent examples of badge engineering, highlighted almost indistinguishably on the Augcover of Fortune as examples of genericized uniformity, embarrassing the company and ultimately prompting GM to recommit to design leadership.Īfter a single generation of the model line was produced, the Celebrity sedan was discontinued after the 1989 model year and replaced by the Lumina the Celebrity station wagon was replaced by the Lumina APV minivan after 1990. The Celebrity shared the front-wheel drive A platform with the Cutlass Ciera, Pontiac 6000 and Buick Century. Replacing the Malibu, the Celebrity was initially marketed between the Citation and the Impala within the Chevrolet model line, eventually marketed between the Corsica and Caprice sedans.
The Chevrolet Celebrity is a mid-size automobile that was manufactured and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for model years 1982-1990.
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