page_title: Full-size car
section_title: 1970s
hierarchical_section_title: Full-size car / History / 1970s
caption_attribution_description: 1976 Buick Electra Limted; fr.wikipedia; PD Licensing nl:fr:Image:1975-Buick-Electra-Limited.jpg
context_page_description: Full-size car— also known as large car — is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than mid-size cars. It is the largest size class for cars.
  After World War II, the majority of full-size cars have used the sedan and station wagon body styles, however in recent years most full-size cars have been sedans. The highest-selling full-size car nameplate is the Chevrolet Impala, sold as a full-size car from 1958 to 1986, 1994 to 1996, and from 2000 to 2020.
context_section_description: The sales of full-size vehicles in the United States declined after the early 1970s fuel crisis. By that time, full-size cars had grown to wheelbases of 121–127 inches (3.1–3.2 m) and overall lengths of around 225 in (5,715 mm).   In response to the 1978 implementation of CAFE, American manufacturers implemented downsizing to improve fuel economy, with full-size vehicles as the first model lines to see major change.  
  While General Motors and Ford would reduce the exterior footprint of their full-size lines to that of their intermediates, AMC withdrew its Ambassador and Matador full-size lines (to concentrate on production of mid-size vehicles).  To save production costs, Chrysler repackaged its intermediates using the erstwhile full-size names, moving on to exiting the segment in 1981.
caption: 1975 Buick Electra Limited
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