The Oldsmobile Antares was a 1995 concept car built by Oldsmobile.[1] The Antares's design was heavily based on Oldsmobile's new "Aurora-look", derived from the 1994 Oldsmobile Aurora.[2]
The Antares is named after a bright star in the Southern Hemisphere, a prominent star in the constellation Scorpius. The Antares is noted as the first vehicle to wear Oldsmobile's then-new corporate emblem.[2]
It shared the same 113.5 inch wheelbase as the Aurora, but was 17 inches shorter in length.[2] Contrary to belief, the Antares' design cues were not used in the Oldsmobile Intrigue. Rather, the Intrigue was designed in 1993.
The original intention of the Antares was to be the 4-door successor of the Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight