Oppo Challenge: Platform Edition

"Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now)" (bman76-4) 08/13/2020 at 18:52 • Filed to: None

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A couple of us Opponauts were having a discussion about which vehicle platform has truly been “the town bicycle”, and has underpinned models from the most brands.

There’s been a vote for the Fiat 124, which has been widely built by every eastern developing country in the world.

My vote is for the GM Epsilon Family, which has underpinned no less than 12 different brand’s cars ( Saab, Opel, Buick, Vauxhall, Holden, Chevy, Pontiac, Fiat, Saturn, GMC , Roewe, and Cadillac).

Basically a Saab 9-3 convertible

Can anyone beat that?

wafflesnfalafel > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 18:57

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maybe the early 2000s focus/volvo/mazda3?  Probably not as many as the Epsilon though...

412GTI > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 18:59

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Oh you know

Don’t think it beats it but these make me laugh just based on how similar they all were.

InFierority Complex > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:00

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Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:03

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I only checked against wikipedia so I could be wrong but....

GM J platform (FWD cars, my first car was one of these)

Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Holden, Vauxhall, Opel, Isuzu, Dae woo, and my personal favorite from this list the “Toyota C avalier. ”

So much badge engineering....

onlytwowheels > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:04

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Chrysler K- car platform . Too numerous to list, see link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_K_platform

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > wafflesnfalafel 08/13/2020 at 19:04

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These cars share a chassis and general dimensions but it stops there, they are all vastly different in execution after that. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:10

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It really outstayed its  welcome though

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > onlytwowheels 08/13/2020 at 19:11

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Lots of Models, but only 4 or 5 Brands.

Urambo Tauro > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:15

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The W-body comes to mind, although I think you already have it beat with the Epsilon there . I’m c urious what the ranking would look like for sheer production numbers though.

onlytwowheels > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:23

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Ok, got me there...

ranwhenparked > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:27

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I had thought the Isuzu MU platform, but that only went under 8 brands, at most (Isuzu, Honda, Chevrolet, Opel, Vauxhall, Holden, Jiangling, and Landwind).

onlytwowheels > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:28

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GM T platform.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_T_platform_(1973)

Chevrolet

GMC

Pontiac

Opel

Holden

Aymesa

Isuzu

Vauxhall

Saehan

Daewoo

Bedford

Grumett

ranwhenparked > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/13/2020 at 19:33

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That one gets close  - the J-body was shared by Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, Isuzu, Daewoo, Opel, Vauxhall, Holden, and Toyota - 11 brands, total. 

Nauraushaun > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:46

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I wonder if it’s worth making a distinction between “brands” and “vehicles”. In some cases the same GM vehicle might be sold under a dozen localised brands, but they’re just weird ways of spelling “GM”. In other cases, a platform may actually be made into many unique vehicles.

Like how the Supra platform has 2 quite different vehicles, but the BRZ is really just the 1 vehicle with 3 different badges.

Food for thought.

Milky > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 19:49

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Dont forget NEVS, I googled it and apparently it started production in China.

SBA Thanks You For All The Fish > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/13/2020 at 21:09

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Fiero.

Has underpinned the most reliable Lambos and Ferraris for decades.

Nick Has an Exocet > onlytwowheels 08/14/2020 at 00:20

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This is a great answer. The only thing I can think of that would come close is the Fiat platforms of the 1960s/70s which got sold to tons of former USSR countries and produced under God knows how many marques.

Jim Spanfeller > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 08/14/2020 at 00:37

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Hillman Avenger platform?

It’s been used by everyone from Plymouth to Talbot to Volkswagen! Might not be the most companies, but the broadest/weirdest spectrum maybe.

Phyrxes once again has a wagon! > ranwhenparked 08/14/2020 at 11:44

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That was the closest I could find using Wikipedia for platforms. The only way I think you would find more than the Epsilon platform would be something that was produced in eastern Europe where every little country had their own version of something basic like a Lada but sold it under a different nameplate.

ranwhenparked > Phyrxes once again has a wagon! 08/14/2020 at 11:47

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Even then, VAZ-2101 derived  products were only sold under the VAZ and Lada names in the Soviet era, plus Premier and Tofas for licensed production in India and Turkey, respectively, in the ‘90s. Add in their Fiat and SEAT processors, that’s still only 6 brands.