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This mid-size Chevrolet nameplate was introduced for the 1982 model year as part of GM’s new front-wheel-drive A-body family, replacing the Malibu in the brand’s passenger-car lineup. It launched as a single-generation model and remained in production through the 1990 model year. Early versions were offered in sedan, coupe, and wagon body styles, giving Chevrolet a mainstream family car with a more modern packaging layout than the rear-wheel-drive cars it replaced. Over time, the range was updated with styling and trim changes, including sport-oriented Eurosport variants and limited-edition performance appearance packages that gave the car a more upscale, driver-focused image. In its later years, the sedan was phased out in favor of the Lumina, while the wagon continued through the end of the 1990 model year before the nameplate was retired. Although never positioned as a halo car, it became one of Chevrolet’s most visible front-drive intermediates of the 1980s and a familiar sight in suburban American traffic. Its history is closely tied to GM’s early-1980s shift toward shared front-drive platforms, and it is remembered as an important transitional Chevrolet that bridged the company’s older midsize sedans and the more aerodynamic replacements that followed.