The GM Delta platform is a 2-door coupe / 2-door convertible / 3-door hatchback / 4-door sedan / 4-door SUV / 5-door hatchback from GM (General Motors), built from 2002, in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
The background
Delta is a General Motors compact front-wheel-drive automobile and crossover SUV platform, originally developed by Opel Group. It was a successor to the Opel T platform; it also replaced J platform and the Z platform used by the Saturn S-Series. The platform debuted in the 2003 Saturn Ion.
Vehicles of this platform generally carry the letter "A" in the fourth character of their VINs. Delta generally uses an independent suspension on the front and twist-beam type on the rear. The Ecotec engine is widely used, as are 4- and 6-speed automatic and 5-speed manual transmissions.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a 2-door coupe / 2-door convertible / 3-door hatchback / 4-door sedan / 4-door SUV / 5-door hatchback. The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
Where it sits
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the GM J platform / GM R platform / GM T platform / GM Z platform; its successor was the For Opel & Vauxhall: / PSA EMP2 platform / For GM: / GM VSS-F. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Volvo XC90, the Mazda Mazda6, the Honda Accord — show what else the money bought that year. Its GM (General Motors) stablemates include the 1955 Chevrolet and the 1957 Chevrolet.