The basics. You get a driver-side air bag-one short of the ideal-and anti-lock brakes as standard, and the 2.3-liter, 4-cylinder engine, teamed with 4-speed automatic, is rated at a most pleasant 21 m.p.g. city/31 m.p.g. highway.
With various discount packages you can get air, power windows, cruise control and floor mats free. Base price for the two-door coupe we tested was $15,200 and with $495 freight you have a high-mileage, basic-transportation vehicle for less than $16,000.
Olds is engaged in remaking its lineup. Achieva will be replaced by a new model in 1998 built off the same platform as the next generation Pontiac GrandAm. The aged Ciera will be replaced in 1997 by a new model built off the same platform as the Chevrolet Malibu that comes out this fall for the 1996 model year.
