Oldsmobile Cutlass Calais

Using a name that was formerly an up-level option package for the Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme coupe (and a base-model Cadillac from 1965-1976), the Oldsmobile Calais was introduced as its own model in 1985 as a quasi-replacement for the unloved and maligned X-body Omega. The Calais was built on GM's new N-body that was also the basis for the Buick Somerset (later Somerset Regal, then Skylark) and of course the Pontiac Grand Am. The Calais wouldn't actually become the Cutlass Calais until 1988. Although the Calais wouldn't sell in the numbers achieved by the Grand Am, it was still a decent seller for Oldsmobile, and would undergo only minor changes until it was replaced by the Achieva in 1992.

Competitors

 * Chrysler LeBaron
 * Dodge Aries/Spirit
 * Ford Tempo
 * Honda Accord
 * Hyundai Elantra
 * Mercury Topaz
 * Nissan Stanza
 * Plymouth Reliant/Acclaim
 * Subaru GL
 * Toyota Camry
 * Volkswagen Jetta