Some of the 80’s utilitarian cars were bare bones. Dodge Aries, Plymouth Reliant K, Chevrolet Celebrity, Chevrolet Citation, although I recall them having a sporty model that wasn’t too bad X-11?
“...Chevrolet Citation, although I recall them having a sporty model that wasn’t too bad X-11?”
By the time GM got the X-bodies figured out, consumers had lost any trust in the GM small cars. Honda et al ate their lunch.
Another great example of 1980’s GM having a great car only after they’ve made hundreds of thousands of motorists into test drivers.