MAN!!!! I had a 90 Eurosport in blue during high school, the suspension on this car was unbelievable!!!!

There was something about the exhaust tuning GM did on cars of this era with the 3.1 V6, especially the Euro Luminas and Z24 Cavaliers. They sounded so good and distinctive.

My grandma drove a blue 92 Lumina most of my life. Blue on blue. I just remember the seats being super comfortable and the A/C being ice cold. She stopped driving it around 95k mi. (No idea why). It’s been sitting ever since, would love to restore it some day.

I had the Z34 version. What a cool car. 205 hp twin cam engine, dual exhaust, hood vents, aero kit. These cars were very roomy and capable. Great for middle class America

My grandfather bought 4 of these that his company were selling off. I think $2500 a piece in 1992. He loved them

i put 100k + on one and it was fun to drive and reliable...im still an owner of a z34 version

Those 3.1 engines sure gave a shriek when you got on the throttle. That's one thing I definitely remember about the 93 I had 15 years ago.

The FBI bought a bunch of these when they first hit the market. It used to be funny to sit at my dad's office in the VaBeach area and look across the boulevard to the 7-11 parking lot, where there would be a couple of Luminas with blacked-out windows facing our parking lot. The giveaway was the fact that window tint was illegal in VA at the time. The only cars that had it were undercover police vehicles. Sometimes Dad & I would walk across the street to grab a BigGulp and a BigBite hotdog, and it was hilarious to see a grown man crouched in the back seat all by himself, sometimes with telephoto lenses poking out from under a front-seat headrest. Good times.

The older I get the more I appreciate 90’s GM Vehicles! I feel like they looked older new than they do old lol

This was back when GM thought replacing chrome with black and red stripes and calling it "Euro" would appeal to European car buyers. They did the same thing with the Pontiac 6000STE, which they delusionally thought of as an Audi and BMW competitor!

My friend's mom had a Lumina, just like they had in this review, even the same interior, when we were in elementary school. My friend got that car passed down to her when she started driving. It was still going good, and probably 15 years old, at that point.

Basically like my 1990 Chevrolet Corsica, but in a bigger package and mine had the full guage cluster. That being said it is roomy, efficient, and I like the steering wheel.

I had a 90 Lumina EURO 3.1, ŴHAT A GREAT CAR. 198,000 miles

Lumina APV would make a really nice EV. Most EVs still haven't figured out what the front grill should look like

Our 86 taurus wagon seemed so European back then ...gold over tan velour and a fine riding and crisp handling wagon! Quiet and smooth!

THAT car...more than any other GM...is THE car that demonstrated GM had NO interest in quality interior materials. They saw the Camry. The Maxima was out. Honda's Accord was a thing. Even the fuggin Taurus was available for them to benchmark. GM decided to say 🖕 to all buyers and ignore the competition.

I have 2 of these. One is in mint factory condition always garage kept 89000 mi. Perfect inside and out. The other one has 325000 mi. and a lot of rust but it still runs great. I drive it every day. Simple to work on.

I had one of these as a rental around 1991. Overall I liked it, though the one design flaw in these early Lumina's was the tiny glovebox that only Tinkerbell could use. LOL

God it’s been years since I’ve seen one of these

I had one of these. Loved it. Luminas were tough cars and they were charming in their own weird way.

My aunt had a Lumina. In white. She called it the “Lemona.” 🍋

It's amazing that this much body roll was common and acceptable back then!

Thank you for sharing!! These are great cars. My mom has a daily driver 93 lumina euro white sedan with the 3.1 and really pack gages. She also owns a 93 lumina euro 3.1 red coupe with bucket seats and rally pack gages. They are good cars. Sedan has almost 300,000 k miles and the coupe has over 300k miles. She has owned them for years. She also used to own a red 93 lumina euro 3.1 red sedan . She loves the luminas lol. Main problem with them is the steering column, the turn signal / high beam leaver wears out and gets hard to operate and the ignition cylinder wears out. My dad pretty much knows these from top to bottom.

My first car was a 1997 Lumina. It definitely was an improved version of this. I loved that car.

It’s funny that cars are no longer “important” to GMs line-up since everyone is into crossovers and SUVs and that Disney is no longer “wholesome and family oriented” anymore. How the times have changed!

Always thought the Lumina APV van was cool. I do see them around every now and then but that is only a few. Always appreciate the retro review stuff as always. Great video and I do still see the sedan version around a lot still and usually not low mileage as well.

My aunt still has a Lumina Thunder model that she bought off the showroom floor in 92. It is sky blue with the Thunder emblem on bottom door panels and rear deck, body skirts, 3.1litre, 2 Dr, no spoiler. I drive it once a month just to keep it from sitting too long. It has 157,000 miles and still runs relatively strong.

My dad had one of these...memories. A 93 Euro. It had the full gauge cluster and a bit more power, it was a quick car for the time. Fantastic handling and ride but the way that 3.4 would holler when you got on the gas 😂 fun times

Am I the only one who’s freaked out to think that the Lumina’s highlighted in this clip are older today than a ‘57 Chevy was when I graduated from high school in the early 80’s……..😲

I drive a 3.1 92 lumina. Im about to get the transmission rebuilt in two weeks. One day i plan on engine swapping it. Its a great car.

My aunt had this exact same car model and year but the color was a light yellow. I have not seen a single one on the road in years!

I had a 1990 Lumina Eurosport with the 3.1 V6 and upgraded cluster. For a midsize car, it was unbelievably roomy. Car designers of today could take note. (The dash in particular was just HUGE.) The upgraded cluster had an unused warning indicator for ABS, so GM clearly thought about offering it. I was surprised they didn't just offer the superior Buick 3800 V6 instead, although the 3.1 was decently fast and had a nice "bark" to its exhaust. It wasn't bad on gas either. I could get 26 miles per US gallon of gasoline on the highway with ease.

I always forget these also had the 2.5L “Tech IV”engine vs the more powerful Quad 4 they had at Pontiac and Olds. I can’t imagine how sluggish they’d be with 110 hp.

I remember seeing this race a Ford Taurus on the beach one time but, oh crap, that was a Tom Cruise NASCAR movie. ‘I’m dropping the hammer! No you’re NOT!!’

My wife drives a 2000 lumina on the daily and we absolutely love it. It’s boring, ugly, has freezing cold AC and gets 30 miles a gallon. It is far superior to the Taurus in terms of ease of maintenance and it rides great.

1:28 Chevrolet Lumina commercial are live at the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park in Orlando, Florida in 1989.

3:55 John: WHERE OUR LUMINA FALLS FLAT IS WITH ITS STANDARD GAUGE CLUSTER! LOL

Thank you for the GM footage. It is always appreciated. The second generation Lumina( 1995) was better.

I admit, I actually prefer the first generation Chevy Lumina over the second generation model. The first generation in Euro trim was more sportier while the second generation was comfortable but a bit too bland. In fact, I even like the Lumina over the first generation FWD Impala that arrived in 2000 that eventually replaced the Lumina.

A Bright And Wholesome Light

I am currently the proud owner of 2 1994 Z34s one black the other red both under 60k miles. Love them both!

I had a 2dr Lumina EuroSport. Loved it!

That interior would be delicious with some cream cheese frosting

Those 3.1’s were solid, great running engines. I had a 5speed sunbird GT with a 3.1, that was a fun car to have. With factory ground effects, monster torque and dual exhaust (sounded good on the inside) …. however it was a rattle trap with a Tupperware interior, but I was 16 and didn’t care, she ran like a champ👍🏻🏎️

Brand New 1990 Lumina EuroSport 3.1 v6, auto, loaded, baby blue with blue interior was my high school car. Went through 3 warranty transmission replacements. Other than that, It put up with my abuse well and ran like a top.

“What could be more wholesome than Disney and MGM studios?” Asks John. Man steps out of a Time Machine, “John, come over here for a second. You’re not going to believe this”.

Had one of the euro sports and it was a good vehicle also reliable .

My parents still have their 92 lumina

LOVE 90's GM!! Absolutely love the Lumina, all of em haha. Always thought the 2.8 and 3.1 sounded neat lol.

My first impression of the lumina van my parents had when i was a kid was that was as close to a space ship as i would ever get.

My grandfather had a Lumina or two for his company vehicle. I remember he used it a few times for personal use and it rode so smoothly. Great cars!

During my childhood my family had two of the Lumina. The Eurosport which is featured here and the standard 4-door Lumina LS Sedan. This edition however was my favorite.

I like these quiet older episodes; without the silly graphics and annoying music they use now.

Even though I remember seeing a lot of these in the 90s, the early 90s Taurus's styling and comfort, along with wagon model, helped its sales over the Lumina.

I had a 1992 Euro in the Maui Blue and 16" wheel upgrade. Got nearly $3,000 off of the sticker price at the time. It had the upgraded gauge package too, plus ABS. Comfortable car with lots of room, the upholstery was laughable by today's standards, kind of like mouse fur!

I had a 1990 regular-old Lumina. Roll-down windows, 3-speed transmission with column shift. I used to take turns at breakneck speeds! It was a great vehicle! I don't know what he is talking about with having to push the pedal down far before the engine reacts. Maybe that was in the 4-speed models. My 3-speed TH-125 snapped your neck back when you barely touched the pedal.

I once owned a '94 Lumina base sedan with the 3.1L V6. Great car. By '94, they had added ABS brakes.

Man, to this day I still want a Dustbuster van.

I'm in the minority, but when I was in my mid-teens, I thought that the Lumina sedan and especially the minivan were very nice looking. Indeed, the Lumina sedan is way sleeker than the then old Ford Taurus jellybean.

My father had one of these as a company car. It had red plush interior. White exterior with a spoiler. I thought it was so cool when I was 11. Lol. It had all the features. Fully loaded.

In my early 20's, one August weekend after work ... I went to the airport and parked my old bomb car .. and rented a brand new Lumina Eurosport, white. This was in 1989 and the car was just introduced . I was very surprised that they rented this car to me... so I always wanted to visit Michigan and check out some of the factories ,,,so I took the road trip from MD to Mi (8 hrs) ....The car drove great and I got many stares from other drivers .. after all I was driving in GM country (Western PA, Northern Ohio and Michigan). I will always remember that trip and the Lumina. I told other people what I did after I returned home from the weekend .. they said I was crazy for renting a car, and driving to Mi , lol ... Yes I was .. but they didn't understand. I loved cars and traveling...A few years later I went and worked at the airport as a part time driver.

I used to love these cars though they were reliable nothing couldn't beat the Accord. Did like this generation Lumina it wasn't a bad looking car at all don't see them anymore.

As a 36 year old dad, I’d rock that van today lol

I've seen these cars last only with a lot of work tho. If it wasn't the 3.1L engine breaking down in sort of way....the transmission was always next in line👨‍🔧

Lumina Euro 3.1 is one of my favorite cars of all time.

My in laws had a van exactly like the one on the turn table. It was a giant TURD!

The fact that GM even though of using the iron duke in these is disgusting. By 1990, the Quad 4 was in full production. There is NO excuse as to why this car wasn't available with the Quad 4. I can't even imagine driving this car with the iron duke in it. What an awful experience that must have been. That being said, these cars were great for what they were. And I still see them on the roads from time to time. They did a good job engineering a lot of this car, and it's coupe counterpart. And the gauge issues were fixed a year later. The one I was going to buy had a full set of them and I think it was a 91.

I had a black 1990 Lumina Euro 4 door with red interior, front bucket seats, floor shifter and full gauge cluster.

My dad had one of these and we absolutely loved it but sadly the transmission went out after 250,000 miles. Luckily no intake manifold issues with the 3.1 but I believe that was on later models not the early ones.

I had a 91 Lumina Eurosport back in 96 when I was 18. Great memories.

This cars really was somptueuse , beautiful, amazing i finded personally, why we working not today of this cars style ? I loved the coup of nose in point like that !

I had a 1990 Eurosport with 3.1 v6 and it was best car I ever had,it was bullet proof

Late 80s to early 90s sedans had the perfect mix of hard angles and wedges and curves

Mommy's old 94 EuroSport 🥰😍 love that faux V8 sound of the 90 degree V6

My first car in 2000!

Friend of mine had a 1990 model and it ran for nearly 20 years. Faded paint. She called it, "Old Yellow." I think it accumulated around 200,000 miles before it croaked.

That Chevy Lumina was a good runner I had one with 180000 miles same engine and trans

Drag race to the Lunch meeting . Days of Thunder. Taurus vs. Lumina.

Had one of these luminas same year same color 1990 eurosport 3.1 litre multi port fuel injection had 461 000 kilometers on it when I parted with it by far the best car I've ever owned... the brand more people depend on chevrolet

I've owned six vehicles so far, A 95 Chevy C2500 95 Dodge Caravan 91 Chevy S10 96 Plymouth Neon 02 Toyota Sienna 93 Chevy Lumina And you guessed it my Chevy Lumina was the best and is still currently my daily driver

My brother bought one of these in 1998 for $500 that had 200,000 miles on it and drove it for another 92,000 miles before the engine gave out. Not bad.

They benchmarked a legend and a maxima for the proportions and interior, made for an impressive looking package, they should have benchmarked the quality too.

A Z34 coupe with a 5-speed is the only configuration one needs to get these second hand

I remember working on them. They had issues with the rear disc brake caliper slides. They used to freeze up. Rebuilt many. A few years later they changed the design and they didn’t seem to have the issue.

I don’t care who you ask. Ford reigned King for the mid size sedans with the second & first generation Taurus.

These were all over back then. Now I can't remember the last time I saw one in the wild. I bet most of them have been recycled into Kias by now.

Dat members only jacket.

The Lumina was a very nice car. You got a large car with a large car interior at a small car price. Genuine chevrolet.

I had one of these and it was full of problems 😂

My step-dad had a 92' euro coupe, sis had a 96' and my best friend at the time had the dustbuster. I'm not against any of em, but I prefer the euro sedan in blue or black. Still a neat car, and love seeing some still on the road when they are.

We had a neighbor that was a retired GM designer, and me father, that GM designers would come out with really ahead of time designs and they would get shut down by management and designers had to settle with mediocre designs. Thankfully GM can’t afford to be mediocre anymore and they current lineup is pretty good.

My Dad had a 1990 Euro and had a turning circle of a football field.

I had a 93 Lumina Euro 2 door and it was one of the best cars I've ever owned, had 285,000 miles and still ran great, it was just rotting to pieces after 17 years so i had to junk it.

Yes, one on the W-body cars; once had a 90 euro like that in Burgundy, matching interior but with the bench seat and column shifter, tachometer. That 3.1 could accelerate!

I had a friend who bought this as his first new car. The first day he drove it to work and opened the driver’s door to go into the office, it fell off the car…………

Crazy thing is 30 years later: accords of this era still are on the road & not many chevy or fords

I had this exact car in 01 it was a lot of fun to drive.

These Luminas were pretty competitive at the time with the V6 and more room than the others, good brakes solid handling. Too bad the Taurus went on to dominate a few more years then gave way to the Camry that still holds top sales in the segment. Since the imports came in GM and Chrysler, as well as Ford post-Taurus, haven't been able to compete in the bread and butter midsized sedan segment.

5:30. I mow the lawn in these old Nikes. Should be fine for TV

Been decades since i've seen one, even broken down in somebodys driveway.