Oldsmobile does not build many cars like the Oldsmobile O4: a 4-door convertible, built from 2001 in the decade of stability control, dual-clutch gearboxes and the first serious hybrids.
The story
The Oldsmobile O4 was a front-wheel drive concept car designed by Oldsmobile in 2001. The O4 was a 4-door convertible that was aimed at a younger demographic. The O4 displayed features that would have been included on the next generation Oldsmobile Alero, had it not been cancelled.
Under the skin
The record carries the shape — a 4-door convertible — and the layout: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The engine, output and weight have not yet reached the open record, and MotorJury does not guess at them.
Its place in the line
On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Honda Fit, the Citroën C3, the Mazda Mazda6. Nearby in the Oldsmobile catalogue sit the Oldsmobile 442 and the Oldsmobile 88.