page_title: Full-size car
section_title: 1990s
hierarchical_section_title: Full-size car / History / 1990s
caption_attribution_description: 1998-2007 Ford Crown Victoria photographed in USA.
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: From the 1980s to the 1990s, the market share of full-size cars began to decline; along with the increased use of mid-size cars, vans and SUVs grew in use as family vehicles.  From 1960 to 1994, the market share of full-size cars declined from 65 percent to 8.3 percent.  From 1990 to 1992, both GM and Ford redesigned its full-size car lines for the first time since the late 1970s.    
  For 1992, Chrysler developed its first front-wheel drive full-size car line, replacing the Eagle Premier/Dodge Monaco with the Chrysler LH cars (Dodge Intrepid, Eagle Vision, Chrysler Concorde/New Yorker/LHS).  The same year, the Buick Roadmaster was introduced, becoming the first rear-wheel drive GM model line adopted outside of Chevrolet and Cadillac since 1985; the Chevrolet Impala was returned for 1994.    
  In 1995, the Toyota Avalon was introduced, becoming the first Japanese non-luxury full-size car with six seats to be sold in the North America. The 1989 Lexus LS400 luxury sedan was the first Japanese full-size car sold in North America.
  Following the 1996 model year, GM ended production of rear-wheel drive sedans.
caption: 1998-2011 Ford Crown Victoria
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