Geo Storm

Geo Storm
Overview
Manufacturer	Isuzu
Also called	Isuzu Gemini Coupé Isuzu PA Nero (Japan; Yanase)
Production	1990–1993
Model years	1990–1993
Assembly	Japan: Fujisawa Plant, Fujisawa, Kanagawa
Body and chassis
Class	Sport compact
Body style	3-door hatchback 3-door liftback
Layout	FF layout
Platform	GM R platform
Related	Isuzu Gemini Isuzu Piazza Isuzu Impulse Asüna Sunfire
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 L SOHC 4XE1 I4 1.6 L DOHC 4XE1 I4 1.8 L DOHC 4XF1 I4
Transmission	5-speed manual 3-speed Mazda F3A automatic 4-speed Jatco F403E automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	96.5 in (2,451 mm)
Length	1990–91 base: 163.4 in (4,150 mm) 1990–91 GSi: 163.9 in (4,163 mm) 1992–93: 164 in 164 in (4,166 mm)
Width	66.7 in (1,694 mm)
Height	51.1 in (1,298 mm)
Curb weight	2,282 lb (1,035 kg)
Chronology
Predecessor	Geo Spectrum
Successor	none

The Geo Storm is a sport compact car manufactured by Isuzu that was sold in the United States by Geo from 1990 until 1993. The same vehicles, with minor variations, were sold by Geo in Canada in the 1992 and 1993 model years only. The Storm was intended to be a budget car with the look and feel of a sports car. It was sold in two-door liftback and hatchback forms.

The Geo Storm was a rebadged version of the sporty, second generation Isuzu Impulse minus some of that car's more expensive features. The base models were also equipped with a less-powerful SOHC engine. The Storm was sold in Japan as the Gemini Coupé and also as the PA Nero through the Yanase dealerships.^[1] The Storm lacked the Impulse's Lotus-tuned suspension as well as the Impulse's optional turbocharger and all-wheel drive drivetrain. Although they were essentially the same car, sales of the Storm were much stronger than those of the Impulse—indeed, the Storm sold better than most small GM cars of that era. Slow sales of the Isuzu version doomed the Storm. When Isuzu ceased building passenger cars in 1993 due to the effects of the crash of the Japanese Bubble Economy, the Isuzu-made Geo Storm was also discontinued with them. Geo offered no sport coupe replacement for the Storm before the brand was folded into Chevrolet after 1997. As of 2010, there were only 40,300 Storms registered for road use.^[2]

The Storm was manufactured at Isuzu's main plant in Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan.