Isuzu I-Mark

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Isuzu I-Mark
Production period: 1980-1989
Class : Compact class
Body versions : Sedan , station wagon , coupé
Previous model: Buick Opel
Successor: Isuzu stylus

The Isuzu I-Mark was the USA version of the Isuzu Gemini offered from 1981 to 1989 . The model marketed from 1980 to 1985 belonged to the family of General Motors cars on the so-called T-platform; thus the first I-Mark was among others, the Opel Kadett C related. The front-wheel drive successor model was also sold with different emblems as Chevrolet Spectrum and 1989 as Geo Spectrum .

I-Mark (model years 1980–1985)

1980

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Production period: 1980-1985
Body versions : Limousine , coupe
Engines: Petrol engines :
1.8 liters
(57-59 kW)
diesel engine
1.8 liters (38 kW)
Length: 4321-4336 mm
Width: 1570 mm
Height: 1336-1359 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 991-1024 kg

From 1976 to 1979 the Gemini had already been sold as Buick Opel in the USA through selected Buick dealers. From 1980, Isuzu imported the Gemini as an I-Mark into the USA, which differed from the Buick Opel through an extensive facelift with new front and rear sections.

A two-door hatchback coupé and a four-door sedan in basic, deluxe and LS versions, powered by the Isuzu four-cylinder petrol engine with 1817 cc or a diesel engine of identical displacement, which was also installed in the Chevrolet Chevette , were offered. A five-speed manual gearbox was standard, and a three-speed automatic transmission was available at an additional cost.

The range of diesel models quickly dwindled to a single version, namely the basic coupé with emaciated equipment.

For the 1986 model year, the I-Mark was replaced by a front-wheel drive model of the same name; by then, Isuzu had sold around 60,000 units of the rear-wheel drive model in the United States.

I-Mark (model years 1986–1989)

1986

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Production period: 1986-1989
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines:
Petrol engines : 1.5–1.6 liters
(52–92 kW)
Length: 3998-4069 mm
Width: 1613 mm
Height: 1374 mm
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 869-993 kg

The front-wheel drive successor to the first I-Mark, which was also offered at times in Europe under the local name Isuzu Gemini , had a body designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and a completely new technology.

In the USA, two- and four-door notchback sedans with a large tailgate were on offer, which were powered by a 1471 cm³ four-cylinder, which came with a double carburettor to 52 kW (71 DIN PS). In the model years 1987 to 1989 there was also a turbo version of this machine with 82 kW (112 DIN-PS) , in 1989 the I-Mark RS with 1.6-liter DOHC engine, the 92 kW (125  JIS -PS ) performed.

1986-1989 Isuzu sold in the United States a total of nearly 120,000 cars (including the in the US stimulus mentioned Isuzu Piazza -Sportcoupés).

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  • Mike Covello: Standard Catalog of Imported Cars 1946-2002. Krause Publications, Iola 2006, ISBN 0-87341-605-8 , p. 405.