Oldsmobile does not build many cars like the Oldsmobile Aerotech: a 1-door coupé with 2 L turbocharger, built from 1987 to 1992 in the age of turbocharging and the first electronic engine management. Its designer of record is Ed Welburn (1985).
Where it came from
Oldsmobile Aerotech refers primarily to a series of three experimental high-speed vehicles built between 1987 and 1992, with the first two created to demonstrate the potential of Oldsmobile's new Quad 4 engine design. An Aerotech driven by four-time Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt set a world closed-course speed record on August 27, 1987. Oldsmobile used the Aerotech name on two unrelated concept cars in 1989.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 2 L turbocharger; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. Kerb weight is 1600 lb. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 111.3 in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Oldsmobile's history is not in doubt: it was built at Lansing, Michigan, United States. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Ferrari F40, the BMW 5 Series, the Jeep Wrangler. Nearby in the Oldsmobile catalogue sit the Oldsmobile 442 and the Oldsmobile 88.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the Oldsmobile Aerotech has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.