Cadillac Catera | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Opel (General Motors) |
Also called | Opel Omega Vauxhall Omega |
Production | 1996–2001 |
Model years | 1997–2001 |
Assembly | Rüsselsheim, Germany (Opel Automobile GmbH) |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Mid-size / Executive car (E-segment) |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | FR layout |
Platform | GM V platform |
Related | Opel Omega |
Powertrain | |
Engine | 3.0 L L81 V6 |
Transmission | 4-speed GM 4L30-E automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 107.5 in (2,730 mm) |
Length | 1997–99: 194.0 in (4,928 mm) 2000–01: 192.2 in (4,882 mm) |
Width | 70.3 in (1,786 mm) |
Height | 1997–99: 56.3 in (1,430 mm) 2000–01: 56.4 in (1,433 mm) |
Curb weight | 3,897 lb (1,768 kg) |
Chronology | |
Successor | Cadillac CTS |
The Cadillac Catera is a four-door, five passenger, rear-wheel drive luxury sedan marketed from 1996 until 2001 by Cadillac over a single generation in the United States, Canada and GCC.[1] As a rebadged variant of the Opel Omega B, the Catera was manufactured by Opel in Rüsselsheim, Germany, and was underpinned by GM's V-body platform. Approximately 95,000 units were built and sold over five model years.