Whats New For '82- 4.3 Diesel V6 is now available in addition to the 5.7 Diesel v8 already offered. Sedans now have rectangular quad headlamps like coupes. All rear wheel drive Cutlass' are now badged Supreme to differentiate them from the new front drive Cutlass Ciera
Biggest News-Oldsmobile originally planned to phase out the "outdated" Rear wheel Drive Cutlass by the end of the year, but people kept buying them. In fact they out sold the FWD Ciera 3 to 1 in '82.
The Car-
Specs
| exterior dimensions | coupe/sedan |
| overall length (in.) | ? /200.4 |
| wheelbase (in.) | 108.1 |
| luggage cap. (cu. ft.) | 16.2/16.3 |
| fuel tank gas/diesel (gals.) | 18.1/19.8 |
| interior dimensions | coupe | sedan |
| headroom f/r | 37.9/38.1 | 38.7/37.8 |
| legroom f/r | 42.8/36.3 | 42.8/38.0 |
| shoulder room f/r | 56.6/55.9 | 56.7/57.1 |
Identifying an '82- The only place that an '82 Cutlass Supreme differs from tha '81 is the grill. Brougham and Calais coupes will have a larger eggcrate pattern than in '81. Regular coupes will have each side of the grill divided into two distinct sections with a narrow body colored strip running vertically between them.