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GM Omega platform

GM (General Motors)

Production2016–2023
Engine2.0 L GM Ecotec engine / Ecotec Inline-4 engine / I4 (Turbocharger / turbocharged gasoline) / 3.0 L GM High Feature engine#LGW / High Feature LGW V6 (turbocharged gasoline) / 3.6 L

Start with what the GM Omega platform is: a 4-door Sedan (car) / sedan with 2.0 L GM Ecotec engine, built from 2016 to 2023, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.

How it came about

The GM Omega platform is a vehicle architecture designed by General Motors for full-size, rear-wheel and all-wheel drive luxury vehicles. The platform architecture was developed for Cadillac, and subsequently debuted in the 2016 Cadillac CT6 sedan.

The hardware

The engine is 2.0 L GM Ecotec engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Drive goes through a 8-speed GM 8L45 transmission / Hydra-Matic 8L45 automatic / 8-speed GM 8L90 transmission / Hydra-Matic 8L90 automatic. The wheelbase is 3106 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

In the GM (General Motors) line-up the GM Omega platform has a clear place: it replaced the GM Zeta Platform (Fullsize) / GM G platform; it handed the line to the GM VSS-R; the factory was Detroit. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ferrari 488, the Tesla Model 3. Its GM (General Motors) stablemates include the 1955 Chevrolet and the 1957 Chevrolet.

Specifications

Transmission8-speed GM 8L45 transmission / Hydra-Matic 8L45 automatic / 8-speed GM 8L90 transmission / Hydra-Matic 8L90 automatic
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel drive layout / Front-engine, rear-wheel drive / Front-engine, four-wheel drive layout / Front-engine, four-wheel drive
Body style4-door Sedan (car) / sedan
Wheelbase3106 mm
AssemblyUnited States: Detroit / Detroit, Michigan (Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly)
PredecessorGM Zeta Platform (Fullsize) / GM G platform
SuccessorGM VSS-R
Catalogue IDQ23637384
SourceWikipedia