Approach used by Oldsmobile Div to develop improved vehicle; use of front wheel drive system, in which all power and driving components are combined into single unit ahead of passenger compartment proved to be important element in attaining goal; review of major components and their arrangement discloses areas of outstanding achievement in design, such as chassis, unitized power package consisting of engine, transmission, and differential, and body construction; final phase of program involved building of 37 pilot production cars which provided manufacturing plant with advance experience in assembling car and 3 mo of final test experience on production cars.


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    Title :

    Overall look at Toronado -- New breed of automobile


    Additional title:

    Gen Motors Eng J


    Contributors:
    Beltz, J.B. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :