The Chevrolet Celebrity was a short-lived mid-size car produced from 1982 to 1990. Although Chevys suffered from pedestrian styling and weak engines, the Celebrity enjoyed strong sales in the mid-1980s. The automaker offered a Eurosport option package to enhance performance beginning in 1984. The two-door coupe and four-door sedan ceased production in 1989 and the station wagon ceased production in early 1990.
Power
Chevrolet offered a limited range of engines for the Celebrity, none of which knocked the socks off buyers. The base engine was the often-criticized Pontiac Iron Duke 2.5-liter in-line four-cylinder engine. It had a 4-inch bore, 3-inch stroke and an 8.2-to1 compression. It could only muster 90 horsepower and 132 foot-pounds of torque. The more common engine was a 2.8-liter V-6 with a 3.5-inch bore and 3-inch stroke. The V-6 had an 8.5-to-1 compression ratio producing 112 horsepower and 145 foot-pounds of torque. The Eurosport 2.8-liter V-6 version fared better. Its bore was 3.5 inches and the stroke reached 3 inches. The compression ratio rated at 8.9-to-1 to deliver 125 horsepower and 160 foot-pounds of torque. The much-maligned Oldsmobile 4.3 V-6 arrived in 1985. The bore was 4.057 inches and the stroke was 3.385 inches. It came with a 22-to-1 compression but the output was a subpar 85 horsepower. For a diesel, the torque rating was relatively low at just 165 foot-pounds.
Performance
Chevrolet Celebrities equipped with the in-line four-cylinder engine reached 0-to-60 mph in 15.7 seconds and the quarter mile in 20.5 seconds at 69 mph. The 2.8-liter V-6 achieved 60 mph from a dead stop in 12.4 seconds and clocked 18.8 seconds to reach the quarter mile at 75 mph. The 2.8-liter V-6 in the Eurosport models hit 0-to-60 mph in 9.8 seconds and the quarter mile in 17.3 seconds at 80 mph.
Body Specifications
The Celebrity during its entire production run changed little. It featured front-wheel drive and sat on a 104.9-inch wheelbase. The body measured 188.3 inches long, 69.3 inches wide and 53.9 inches tall. The front track width measured 58.7 inches and the rear was 57 inches wide. Its curb-to-curb turning radius was 37.1 feet. The tank held 16.7 gallons of gasoline.
1990 Eurosport Wagon
At the end of its production run in 1990, only the Chevy Eurosport Wagon remained. The Eurosport's fuel-injected V-6 engine displacement dropped to 3.1 liters, but its output jumped to 135 horsepower and the torque to 180 foot-pounds. Standard features included a heavy-duty F-41 sport-tuned suspension system, power brakes and steering, Sport Rallye 14-inch wheels, four-speed automatic transmission, cloth seats, air-conditioning and AM-FM stereo. Options included power locks, exterior mirror, windows and driver's seat, cruise control, roof rack and tilt steering wheel. It kept the same wheelbase, but the wagon's body length measured 190.8 inches.
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