ISUPAGE; Isuzu and General Motors Terminology

Isuzu and General Motors Terminology

Japanese car manufacturer acquired and controlled by General Motors. Isuzu has essentially opperated as GM Japan.

Multinational car manufacturer that controls Isuzu among others. Rebadges Isuzu made vehicles as well as vehicles made by other manufacturers. Uses Isuzu made parts in their vehicles produced in the US and around the world.

General Motors US market name only subsiderary opprated between 1985 and 2000 to sell rebadged cars made for General Motors by mostly Japanese companies. A marketting tool used to fool stuborn Americans into buying reliable Japanese made cars.

General Motors Canadian name only subsiderary to do the same thing in Canada that Geo did in the US.

General Motors subsidiary in Australia. Rebadged Isuzu cars and sold them under their own name.

General Motors subsiderary in Germany.

General Motors subsiderary in England.

Isuzu's FWD sedan in Japan.

Model available through both Isuzu and Holden, encompasses T Series and PF (rwd), RB (fwd), and JT (fwd), in Japan and Australia.

Isuzu's Japanese market Storm, Available in turbo and awd.

Isuzu's Japanese market Storm, Available in turbo and awd, easily distinguishable by its one piece headlamps.

Isuzu's Japanese market Storm, Available in turbo and awd.

R body compact sport sedan similar to Gemini, in NA.

T body model similar to Gemini, in NA.

Same models as Gemini, but sold as Opel, Opel by Buick, and Opel-Isuzu, in Europe and NA.

Isuzu's R body sport coupe, in NA.

Isuzu's T body sport coupe, in NA.

Isuzu's and Holden's T and R body sport coupe, in Japan, Australia, Europe, and Central America.

Chevrolet GEO R body compact sport sedan, in NA, very similar to I-Mark JT.

Chevrolet Geo R body sport coupe in NA, Generally refered to as a "stripped" Impulse JI.

Isuzu's R body compact sport sedan, in NA.

Asuna R body sport coupe in Canada.

Rear wheel drive.

Front wheel drive.

All or four wheel drive.

1.8 liter found in I-Mark PF, T series Gemini, Pickups.

1.949 liter SOHC found in 1981-1987 1/2 Impulse JR and Piazza Non-turbo.

1.949 liter DOHC engine in the Japanese market only found in 1981-85 Isuzu Piazza.

also referred to as the 4ZC1-T, 1.994 SOHC liter Turbo in Impulse JR, Piazza, and Aska.

2.254 liter SOHC found in 1987 1/2-1989 Impulse JR, Piazza, and various SUVs.

2.554 liter SOHC found in various SUVs.

1.471 liter SOHC found in I-Mark JI.

1.471 liter SOHC Turbo found in I-Mark Turbo and Spectrum Turbo.

also called 4XE1-W, 1.558 liter DOHC found in the I-Mark RS JT, Storm GSi, 1990-92 Impulse JI, and Stylus XS.

1.558 liter DOHC found in the Storm base model and Stylus S. US Market Only.

1.588 DOHC found in Impulse JI Turbo and 1990-Present Gemini Turbo.

1.8 Liter DOHC found in 1992-93 R body cars in the US market only.

T body I-Mark, RWD.

R body I-Mark, FWD.

R body Chevrolet/Geo Spectrum Notchback/Sedan, FWD.

R body Chevrolet/Geo Spectrum Hatchback/Coupe, FWD.

T body Impulse, RWD.

R body Impulse, FWD and AWD.

R body Stylus, FWD.

R body Geo Storm Base Wagonback.

R body Geo Storm Base Coupe.

R body Geo Storm GSi Coupe.

R body Asuna Sunfire.

Bellel.

Bellet.

Aska.

Florian.

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T body Gemini, RWD.

R body Gemini 1985-90, FWD.

R body Gemini 1985-90, FWD and AWD.

R body Gemini and Gemini Coupe 1.5 SOHC 1990-93, FWD.

R body Gemini and Gemini Coupe 1.6 DOHC Turbo and Non-turbo 1990-93, FWD.

R body Gemini and Gemini Coupe 1.6 DOHC Turbo 1990-93, AWD.

R body Gemini Diesel 1990-93, FWD.

R body Gemini Diesel 1990-93, AWD.

R Body Piazza, FWD and AWD.

T body Piazza, RWD.

Bellel.

Bellet.

Aska.

Florian.

117.

Chevette, Lemans, T1000, Impulse JR, Piazza JR, I-Mark PF, Kadette A through C series, Gemini T series, Gemini PF.

Spectrum, I-Mark JT, Impulse JI, Piazza JI, Storm, Sunfire, Stylus JS, Gemini RB, Gemini JT.

Aska, Camina, Ascona, Cavalier, Calibra.

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