The Oldsmobile Alero Alpha was a 1997
concept car
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built by
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produ ...
. The Alero Alpha was a 2-door
coupe
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The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
and its design was inspired by the earlier
Tube Car and
Antares
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concepts, as well as the
Aurora
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production car. Many of its design elements were seen in the 1999 production version, which was simply called "
Alero
The Oldsmobile Alero is a midsize car that was produced by General Motors for its Oldsmobile division. Introduced in 1998 as a 1999 model, the Alero was the replacement for both the Oldsmobile Achieva, Achieva and Oldsmobile Cutlass, Cutlass. Th ...
". Like the Alero Alpha, the Alero was available as a 2-door coupe, plus a 4-door sedan. The Sedan Version was sold under the Chevrolet Brand in several European countries and in Israel.
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Alero Alpha