| Oldsmobile Toronado | |
|---|---|
 1966 Toronado | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Oldsmobile (General Motors) |
| Production | 1965–1992 |
| Model years | 1966–1992 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Full-size personal luxury car |
| Body style | 2-door coupe |
| Layout | FF layout |
| Platform | E-body |
| Related | Cadillac Eldorado Buick Riviera |
The Oldsmobile Toronado is a personal luxury car manufactured and marketed by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors from 1966 to 1992 over four generations. The Toronado was noted for its transaxle version of GM's Turbo-Hydramatic transmission, making it the first U.S.-produced front-wheel drive automobile since the demise of the Cord 810/812 in 1937.
The Toronado used the GM E platform introduced by the rear-wheel drive Buick Riviera in 1963 and adopted for the front-wheel drive 1967 Cadillac Eldorado. The three models shared the E platform for most of the Toronado's 26-year history.
The name "Toronado" had no prior meaning and was originally selected for a 1963 Chevrolet show car.[1]
- ^ Dammann, George H. (1972). Sixty years of Chevrolet. Crestline. p. 248. ISBN 9780912612034.