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The Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme was an intermediate-size car produced by General Motors for the American market. It was introduced as Oldsmobile's equivalent of the downsized Pontiac Grand Prix in 1970, to give the division an entry in the burgeoning market for smaller personal luxury cars. It remained in this role for virtually all of its production life.
Unlike the Grand Prix and the also-related Chevrolet Monte Carlo, which had separate bodies and names from their less expensive siblings, the Supreme used many body parts from the standard Cutlass line and was always marketed as part of it. This was probably shrewd, because the Cutlass name was a rising star in the 70s and became one of the most popular nameplates in the industry in the 80s. The Cutlass Supreme did part mechanical company with the rest of the line briefly in the late 80s, when its great success persuaded GM to let it remain V-8 and rear-drive for a couple of years after the other Cutlass models had gone to a V-6, front-drive platform.
A front-drive, V-6 version did finally appear in 1988, and a sedan was added in 1990. The Cutlass Supreme was built in Doraville, Georgia from 1988-1995, and in Kansas City, Kansas from 1996-1997.
The first 1988 Cutlass Supreme rolled off the assembly line on January 13, 1988, while the first 1990 Cutlass Supreme was completed on July 10, 1989. The last Cutlass Supreme convertible was completed on July 17, 1995, and the last Cutlass Supreme rolled off the Fairfax assembly line on February 21, 1997. There was no direct replacement for the Cutlass Supreme itself, although the Intrigue introduced in mid-1997 was designed in size and price to replace all the Cutlass models.
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