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Oldsmobile Starfire
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Oldsmobile Starfire | |
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Production: | 1975-1980 |
Class: | Subcompact |
Body Style: | 3-Door Hatchback |
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Wheelbase: | 97" |
Weight: | 2700-3000 lbs |
Transmissions: | 4-Speed Manual, RWD 5-Speed Manual, RWD 3-Speed Automatic, RWD |
Engines: | 2.3L (140 cid) I4 (1977) 2.5L (151 cid) I4 (1978-1980) 3.8L (231 cid) V6 (1975-1980) 5.0L (305 cid) V8 (1978-1979) |
Power: | 84-140 hp |
Similar: | Buick Skyhawk Chevrolet Monza Pontiac Sunbird |
Platform: | H |
The Oldsmobile Starfire, reviving a nameplate from Oldsmobile's past, was a corporate H-body twin to the Chevrolet Monza (among the Buick Skyhawk and Pontiac Sunbird). Unlike the Monza and Sunbird, the Starfire was available only as a 3-door hatchback, and became the first Oldsmobile model since the 1940s to have a 4-cylinder engine. The sport-packaged Firenza became available after introduction, much like the Monza's Spyder package. The Starfire was discontinued after 1980, to be replaced in 1982 by the Firenza J-car.
See the Chevrolet Monza entry for more comments about the Oldsmobile Firenza.