Hi, I just bought a 1998 Cavalier RS. Now, I know for certain it is the RS model because when I CarFaxed it it came up as such. My question is what the difference is between a regular Cavalier and the 1998 RS model?

J H wrote:Hi, I just bought a 1998 Cavalier RS. Now, I know for certain it is the RS model because when I CarFaxed it it came up as such. My question is what the difference is between a regular Cavalier and the 1998 RS model?

Cavalier Rally Sport Coupe offers the same standard features as Cavalier Coupe, plus the following:

Cruise control
Dual, covered visor vanity mirrors with map straps
Front mud guards
Tachometer
Variable-speed intermittent wipers
P195/65R-15 tires
Body-color front and rear fascias
Color-keyed body-side moldings
Rear decklid spoiler
15-inch bolt-on full wheel covers
Easy-entry passenger seat
Tilt-Wheel™ Adjustable Steering Column
Remote trunk release
Variable-speed intermittent wipers
Floor mats
Trunk net
Embroidered "Rally Sport" head restraints
"Rally Sport" decal on rear quarter panels

Interesting, as there are a few of those features my car does not have:

*Tach (but it's an auto...)
*Spoiler
*Embroidered head rests
*Decals

It has everything else you listed. Thanks!

i dont think its a true RS then.

What year was that RS list for? Because it changed from year to year....

yea my 97 didnt have tach, cruise, tilt, wing, no headreset writing, no rs sitckers on it.. but i did have the "upgraded suspension" i had the rear sway bar and the front sway bar... base model cavaliers with the exception of 2003 and up didnt have sway bars stock.....

Sorry to sound foolish but how can I check whether I have those sway bars? Just peer underneath?

Wow thats some list. Not to say its wrong but I thought the RS was a trim option.




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i wonder if it was different for 99 because my base coupe has some of those features...

Lenko, John Lenko wrote:What year was that RS list for? Because it changed from year to year....

It was from 1998.

J H wrote:Sorry to sound foolish but how can I check whether I have those sway bars? Just peer underneath?

There never was a rear swaybar. There is a rear stabilizer bar on FE2 cars, and perhaps early FE1 cars (95/96?).

Front sway bar - just peek underneath, or check for FE1 on your RPO sticker.

dyskord wrote:i wonder if it was different for 99 because my base coupe has some of those features...

Alot of standard equipment on the "upper" models was optional on the base.

Here is a 1997 RS roadtest:

Purple RS

The following are unique to the RS that I know of:

Tach (manual only) with 2.2 OHV
Body color bumpers with unpainted grill (base model with body color bumpers has the grill painted)
15" Aluminum Wheels
Optional power mirrors.

Other than that, I believe all the options available on the RS were also available on the base models (power windows, spoiler, color matched side moldings, vanity mirrors, intermittent wipers, cruise, sunroof, power trunk release, tilt steering).

If you have hubbies, it's not an RS. All RS's came with aluminum rims.

Quiklilcav wrote:If you have hubbies, it's not an RS. All RS's came with aluminum rims.

15" AL rims were an option.

Another Road Test with aluminum wheels

never heard of a RS cavalier past 94... atleast round here nobody calls em RS's they're all ither coupes or z22's lol......


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