Vehicle
Chevrolet Beretta
The L-body coupé, and the Corsica is the same car with two more doors — same platform, same engines, same electrics — so the two pages describe one set of mechanicals and material for either applies to both. The 2.2 pushrod four and the 3.1 V6 are the engines that matter, and the 3.1 carries the intake manifold gasket problem that runs through GM's pushrod V6s of the period: coolant into the oil or onto the ground, and a milky filler cap that is usually the gasket rather than a head.
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Generations
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First generation 1987–1996
L-body coupé sharing everything mechanical with the Corsica saloon.
- Body styles
- Coupé
- Platform
- GM L
- Engines
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- 2.2 four-cylinder — LM3 · petrol · 163 Nm (120 lb-ft)
- 3.1 V6 — LH0 · petrol · 244–251 Nm (180–185 lb-ft)
- 2.0 four-cylinder — LL8 · petrol · 148 Nm (109 lb-ft)
- 2.3 — LG0 · petrol · 127–134 kW (170–180 hp)
- 2.8 — LB6 · petrol · 230 Nm (170 lb-ft)
- 3.1 — L82 · petrol
- Transmissions
- 3-speed 3T40 automatic · 4-speed 4T60-E automatic · 5-speed Getrag 282 manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
Service information
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