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1995 Oldsmobile Aurora Preview Test

Posted on 08. Nov, 2012 by .

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      In an attempt to find new buyers, Oldsmobile created the Aurora, which was distinctly different from the existing range. Gone were the oversized grill and acres of chrome, and in their place simple, clean and modern styling taken from European and Asian luxury lines. For Oldsmobile, it was a matter of do [...]

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1993 Oldsmobile Achieva SCX Test Drive

Posted on 21. Aug, 2012 by .

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      The SCX W41 coupe was introduced by Oldsmobile in 1992 and offered through 1993. It replaced the previous Cutlass Calais 442 W41 as the best handling, highest power output compact car in the Oldsmobile’s lineup as well as being the last performance “W-Machine” Oldsmobile would offer. The SCX is a higher-performance version [...]

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1992 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Test Drive

Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 by .

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Oldsmobile’s Eighty Eight Royale lost coupes for ’92, but offered two fully redesigned sedans. Anti-lock brakes were among many standards on the upper-level LS model, which started at $21,395.

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1991 Oldsmobile Bravada Test Drive

Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by .

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The early 90′s saw an emerging class of vehicles that buyers would seem they could not live with out, an urban 4wd station wagon. Much more prestigious to be seen in than the mommy stigma based minivan. GM’s discovery that it’s buyers would pay a premium for an upmarket trimmed truck or SUV was brilliant. [...]

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1991 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Touring Sedan Test Drive

Posted on 25. Jan, 2012 by .

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For 1991 Oldsmobile’s Ninety-Eight was dramatically redesigned. It went from having an ultra-conservative, formal design (which I was a big fan of), to an edgy, look-how-different-I-am appearance. Let’s take a look at some of the steps stylists took during the model’s transformation From introvert to attention getter I remember when I was young, wondering about [...]

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1990 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo Test Drive

Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by .

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Innovative technology was something never really associated with domestic cars of the 80′s or 90′s, especially the “slow moving behemoth GM”. However with Oldsmobile’s ‘Visual Information Center’, and even it’s inclusion of a Zack Morris phone that could be incorporated with said DIC, some will argue that, including myself! The all new for 1990 Toronado [...]

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1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme International Series 5spd Test Drive

Posted on 22. Jan, 2012 by .

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When GM cancelled its rear drive intermediates, in favor of the GM-10 FWD, the despise for this move seemed to follow the company far into the next couple decades, particularly when its platform mate Regal is mentioned due to its epic 80s muscle car GNX farewell. Not sure why this particular family gets the hate, [...]

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1974 Oldsmobile Omega S Hatchback Test Drive

Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by .

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MINI-mediate! Why the name Omega, since it means the ‘last of any series’, is bewildering considering this was the first of three generations of the Oldsmobile Omega. Obviously they were noting the 24th letter (and last) of the Greek alphabet as seen by the rear quarter panel graphics (Ω), the S denoting its higher price [...]

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1974 Mercury Cougar vs. Oldsmobile Cutlass Comparison Test Drive

Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by .

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      In the Seventies, Oldsmobile’s Cutlass Supreme coupe established itself as a true American favorite, helping to keep the company coffers full. More than 172,000 Supreme coupes were built for 1974. Olds also launched a Salon package, to attract buyers who favored European touring sedans. Offered only in XR7 trim, Mercury’s enlarged Cougar [...]

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1973 Oldsmobile Cutlass Test Drive

Posted on 14. Jan, 2012 by .

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Not sure if the gloomy intro music to this review foreshadows the auto industry for the era, but it certainly pertains! When you consider Oldsmobile officials summarizing that drivability, performance and fuel economy have been ‘Maintained’ over the previous model, instead of improved is a bit of a notion. Either way, this “old Cutlass, in [...]

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