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- | [[Image:1st-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Sedan.jpg| | + | [[Image:1st-Chevrolet-Cavalier-Sedan.jpg|250px|right|thumb|Chevrolet Cavalier Z24]] |
- | The '''Chevrolet Cavalier''' was Chevrolet's compact car from 1982–[[2005]] | + | The '''Chevrolet Cavalier''' was Chevrolet's compact car from 1982–[[2005]]. The Cavalier was replaced in 2005 by the '''Chevrolet Cobalt'''. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
- | Chevrolet was not doing well in the compact car market. Chevrolet's long line of cars aimed at combatting the influx of compact imported vehicles, started with the Corvair. Then along came the Vega, Monza and then the [[infamous]] Chevrolet Chevette. None of these cars did sell well and Chevrolet decided to rethink things. They released the [[front wheel drive]] Cavalier in [[1812|1982]] | + | Chevrolet was not doing well in the compact car market. Chevrolet's long line of cars aimed at combatting the influx of compact imported vehicles, started with the Corvair. Then along came the Vega, Monza and then the [[infamous]] Chevrolet Chevette. None of these cars did not sell well and Chevrolet decided to rethink things. They released the [[front wheel drive]] Cavalier in [[1812|1982]]. |
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+ | The Cavalier was cancelled in [[2005]] due to poor reviews, poor safety, and excellent sales. The Cavalier was replaced with the Cobalt. | ||
==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
Even at its launch, the Cavalier received wide criticism from the automotive press, who maintained that it was inferior in almost every respect to competitive vehicles from Japanese automakers. 1988 marked the first major restyle, although the size and shape remained the same and few body panels changed. The visual changes did little to change the criticisms that the car was underpowered, unattractive and, still inferior in quality to Japanese imports. | Even at its launch, the Cavalier received wide criticism from the automotive press, who maintained that it was inferior in almost every respect to competitive vehicles from Japanese automakers. 1988 marked the first major restyle, although the size and shape remained the same and few body panels changed. The visual changes did little to change the criticisms that the car was underpowered, unattractive and, still inferior in quality to Japanese imports. | ||
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==Toyota Cavalier== | ==Toyota Cavalier== | ||
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As part of a wider effort to avoid additional restrictions on exports to the US, the third generation model was briefly sold in Japan by Toyota, [[badge engineering|rebadged]] as the Toyota Cavalier. Major differences include the fact that it was right hand drive, featured a leather-wrapped shift knob and steering wheel, wider front fenders, amber turn signals for Japanese regulations, power folding rear mirrors, side turn signal repeater lights on the front fenders, and carpeting on the inside of the trunk lid. The Toyota Cavalier was sold from 1995 - 2000. | As part of a wider effort to avoid additional restrictions on exports to the US, the third generation model was briefly sold in Japan by Toyota, [[badge engineering|rebadged]] as the Toyota Cavalier. Major differences include the fact that it was right hand drive, featured a leather-wrapped shift knob and steering wheel, wider front fenders, amber turn signals for Japanese regulations, power folding rear mirrors, side turn signal repeater lights on the front fenders, and carpeting on the inside of the trunk lid. The Toyota Cavalier was sold from 1995 - 2000. | ||
A fair number of these vehicles are re-exported as Japanese used cars, most notably to New Zealand. | A fair number of these vehicles are re-exported as Japanese used cars, most notably to New Zealand. | ||
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