

It featured four-wheel independent suspension and disc brakes all around. Like other 2-door Luminas, the Z34 rode on the front-drive GM10 chassis that made its debut under the 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme, and Buick Regal. The more muscular Z34 coupe was added for 1991. Finally, the Lumina coupe replaced the two-door Celebrity and the rear-wheel-drive Monte Carlo, both of which faded away after 1988. There also was the Lumina APV minivan-but that’s a story for another day. Most were workaday four-door sedans that replaced the Celebrity.

The midsize Lumina joined the Chevy family for 1990. More from Collectible Automobile Magazine Chevrolet Lumina Z34

For this installment of Cheap Wheels we’ve tapped into another of Chevy’s lower-profile “Z” machines, the 1991-1994 Lumina Z34. A smaller group may remember the Cavalier Z24, and somebody must recall the Beretta Z26. We’d guess that most everyone reading this will immediately know what Z28 or Z06 means in the context of the Camaro and Corvette. Note: The following story was excerpted from the December 2019 issue of Collectible Automobile magazine.Ĭhevrolet performance models are often named after their esoteric option codes that start with the letter Z.
