Chevrolet Citation

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The Chevrolet Citation is a compact car that was manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet from the 1980 to 1985 model years. The first front-wheel drive car sold by Chevrolet, the Citation replaced the Chevrolet Nova as its compact car line. Initially positioned between the Chevrolet Monza and the Chevrolet Malibu in the Chevrolet product line, the model line was later marketed between the Chevrolet Cavalier and the Chevrolet Celebrity. The Citation marked the transition of the GM X platform compact-car architecture to a front-wheel drive layout. Following the downsizing of the GM full-size and mid-size car lines for 1977 and 1978, the X platform was itself resized to better match the exterior footprint of the revised larger product lines. Sharing a common chassis architecture with the Buick Skylark, Oldsmobile Omega, and Pontiac Phoenix, the Citation was offered in three body styles, including three-door and five-door hatchback coupes (the latter, shared with the Phoenix). While all...

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