General Motors K platform (FWD) explained

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GM K platform (FWD)
Aka:K-Body
Manufacturer:General Motors
Production:1980 - 1999
Predecessor:GM K platform
Successor:GM G platform
Body Style:4-door sedan
Related:GM C platform (FWD)
GM H platform (FWD)
GM G platform (FWD)
GM E platform
Vehicles:Cadillac Sedan Deville
Cadillac Seville

The General Motors K platform (commonly called the K-body) was an automobile platform designation used for front wheel drive Cadillac models beginning in 1980. It replaced the rear wheel drive K platform.

The K-body designation was used for sedans; similar coupé models used the nearly identical GM E platform. The GM G platform (FWD) was also based on the K. Beginning in 1986 K- and E-bodies were produced at GM's high-tech Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly plant. Unlike the E-body, the K designation has been exclusive to Cadillac.

The original FWD K-body Cadillac Seville was shared with the downsized E-body Cadillac Eldorado beginning in 1980. In 1986, the Seville was replaced with an even smaller front wheel drive model, also given the K designation. This new model featured a transversely mounted engine instead of a longitudinally mounted one like its predecessor. The Seville was lengthened in 1992, and the DeVille was moved from the GM C platform to the K platform in 1994. Starting with the 1998 Cadillac Seville, the K platform vehicles were moved to the G platform, however GM continued to call it the K platform.[1]

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  1. Web site: Frame. Phil. GM H CARS MOVE TO G PLATFORM. Automotive News. 17 May 2013. 16 January 1995. https://archive.today/20130616065939/http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950116/ANA/501160730%23axzz2TYYYR1jT. 16 June 2013. dead.