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Oldsmobile Alero, the Glossary

Index Oldsmobile Alero

The Oldsmobile Alero is a midsize car that was produced by General Motors for its Oldsmobile division.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 45 relations: Automatic transmission, Automotive aftermarket, Canada, Chevrolet, Chevrolet Lumina, Coke bottle styling, Compact car, Concept car, Convertible, Coupe, Daewoo Magnus, Daytime running lamp, Europe, Fleet vehicle, Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout, General Motors, General Motors 60° V6 engine, General Motors N platform, Getrag F23 transmission, GM 4T40 transmission, GM Ecotec engine, GM Korea, IndyCar, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Lansing Car Assembly, Lansing, Michigan, Manual transmission, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oldsmobile, Oldsmobile 442, Oldsmobile Achieva, Oldsmobile Alero Alpha, Oldsmobile Aurora, Oldsmobile Cutlass, Oldsmobile Intrigue, Oldsmobile O4, Overhead camshaft engine, Pontiac Grand Am, Prototype, R. E. Olds Transportation Museum, Safety car, Sedan (automobile), Straight-four engine, Supercharger, V6 engine.

  2. Cars discontinued in 2004
  3. Oldsmobile vehicles

Automatic transmission

An automatic transmission (sometimes abbreviated AT) is a multi-speed transmission used in motor vehicles that does not require any input from the driver to change forward gears under normal driving conditions.

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Automotive aftermarket

The automotive aftermarket is the secondary parts market of the automotive industry, concerned with the manufacturing, remanufacturing, distribution, retailing, and installation of all vehicle parts, chemicals, equipment, and accessories, after the sale of the automobile by the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to the consumer.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Chevrolet

Chevrolet, colloquially referred to as Chevy, is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM).

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Chevrolet Lumina

The Chevrolet Lumina is a mid-size car that was produced and marketed by the Chevrolet division of General Motors from 1989 until 2001. Oldsmobile Alero and Chevrolet Lumina are 2000s cars, coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars and sedans.

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Coke bottle styling

Coke bottle styling is an automotive body design with a narrow center surrounded by flaring fenders.

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Compact car

Compact car is a vehicle size class—predominantly used in North America—that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars.

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Concept car

A concept car (also known as a concept vehicle, show vehicle or prototype) is a car made to showcase new styling or new technology.

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Convertible

A convertible or cabriolet is a passenger car that can be driven with or without a roof in place.

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Coupe

A coupe or coupé is a passenger car with a sloping or truncated rear roofline and two doors. Oldsmobile Alero and coupe are coupés.

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Daewoo Magnus

The Daewoo Magnus is a mid-sized sedan developed and manufactured by Daewoo for model years 2000–2006 under a single generation, and marketed globably by GM Daewoo and other General Motors divisions, as well as GMDAT stake holder Suzuki. Oldsmobile Alero and Daewoo Magnus are front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars and sedans.

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Daytime running lamp

A daytime running lamp (DRL, also daytime running light) is an automotive lighting and bicycle lighting device on the front of a road going motor vehicle or bicycle, automatically switched on when the vehicle's handbrake has been pulled down, when the vehicle is in gear, or when the engine is started, emitting white, yellow, or amber light.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Fleet vehicle

A fleet vehicle is a vehicle owned or leased by a business, government agency, or other organization rather than by an individual or family.

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Front-engine, front-wheel-drive layout

In automotive design, a front-engine, front-wheel-drive (FWD) layout, or FF layout, places both the internal combustion engine and driven roadwheels at the front of the vehicle.

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General Motors

General Motors Company (GM) is an American multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

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General Motors 60° V6 engine

The General Motors 60° V6 engine family is a series of 60° V6 engines produced for both longitudinal and transverse applications.

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General Motors N platform

The General Motors N platform (commonly called the N-body or N car) was a front-wheel drive compact automotive platform produced from 1984 to 2005.

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Getrag F23 transmission

The F23 is a five-speed manual transmission manufactured by Getrag in Italy.

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GM 4T40 transmission

The 4T40-E and 4T45-E are a series of automatic transaxles from General Motors.

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GM Ecotec engine

The GM Ecotec engine, also known by its codename L850, is a family of all-aluminium inline-four engines, displacing between 1.2 and 2.5 litres.

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GM Korea

GM Korea Company (한국지엠주식회사) is the South Korean subsidiary of multinational corporation General Motors and the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea.

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IndyCar

IndyCar, LLC (stylized as INDYCAR), is an auto racing sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) is an American nonprofit organization.

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Lansing Car Assembly

Lansing Car Assembly was a General Motors automobile factory in Lansing, Michigan.

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Lansing, Michigan

Lansing is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan and the most populous city in Ingham County.

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Manual transmission

A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed motor vehicle transmission system, where gear changes require the driver to manually select the gears by operating a gear stick and clutch (which is usually a foot pedal for cars or a hand lever for motorcycles).

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is an agency of the U.S. federal government, part of the Department of Transportation, focused on transportation safety in the United States.

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Oldsmobile

Oldsmobile (formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors) was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Oldsmobile Alero and Oldsmobile are 2000s cars.

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Oldsmobile 442

The Oldsmobile 4-4-2 (also known as the 442) is a muscle car produced by Oldsmobile between the 1964 and 1987 model years. Oldsmobile Alero and Oldsmobile 442 are coupés and Oldsmobile vehicles.

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Oldsmobile Achieva

The Oldsmobile Achieva is a front-wheel drive compact sedan and coupe that was introduced by Oldsmobile for the 1992 model year. Oldsmobile Alero and Oldsmobile Achieva are coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles, Oldsmobile vehicles and sedans.

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Oldsmobile Alero Alpha

The Oldsmobile Alero Alpha was a 1997 concept car built by Oldsmobile.

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Oldsmobile Aurora

The Oldsmobile Aurora is a luxury sedan, manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 1994 until 2003 over two generations — sharing platforms with Buick Riviera and using the Cadillac-derived G platform. Oldsmobile Alero and Oldsmobile Aurora are 2000s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, Oldsmobile vehicles and sedans.

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Oldsmobile Cutlass

The Oldsmobile Cutlass was a series of automobiles produced by General Motors' Oldsmobile division between 1961 and 1999. Oldsmobile Alero and Oldsmobile Cutlass are coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars, Oldsmobile vehicles and sedans.

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Oldsmobile Intrigue

The Oldsmobile Intrigue is a mid-size sedan that was manufactured from 1997 through 2002 by Oldsmobile. Oldsmobile Alero and Oldsmobile Intrigue are 2000s cars, front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars, Oldsmobile vehicles and sedans.

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Oldsmobile O4

The Oldsmobile O4 was a front-wheel drive concept car designed by Oldsmobile in 2001.

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Overhead camshaft engine

An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine in which the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber.

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Pontiac Grand Am

The Pontiac Grand Am is a car model that Pontiac Division of General Motors produced in various years between 1973 and 2005. Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am are 2000s cars, coupés, front-wheel-drive vehicles, mid-size cars and sedans.

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Prototype

A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process.

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R. E. Olds Transportation Museum

The R.E. Olds Transportation Museum is named for Ransom E. Olds, founder of Oldsmobile and REO, and is located in Lansing, Michigan.

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Safety car

In motorsport, a safety car, or a pace car, is an automobile which limits the speed of competing cars or motorcycles on a racetrack in the case of a caution period such as an obstruction on the track or bad weather.

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Sedan (automobile)

A sedan or saloon (British English) is a passenger car in a three-box configuration with separate compartments for an engine, passengers, and cargo. Oldsmobile Alero and sedan (automobile) are sedans.

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Straight-four engine

A straight-four engine (also referred to as an inline-four engine) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.

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Supercharger

In an internal combustion engine, a supercharger compresses the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to produce more power for a given displacement.

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V6 engine

A V6 engine is a six-cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.

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See also

Cars discontinued in 2004

Oldsmobile vehicles

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldsmobile_Alero

Also known as Alero, Chevrolet Alero.