The Oldsmobile Aerotech II was a concept car developed by the Oldsmobile Design Center as a design study translating the aerodynamic style of the Aerotech record car into a form suitable for a production-oriented vehicle. It was presented at the Detroit Auto Show, where it was described as not yet fully operational. The concept took the form of a one-volume bodied sport wagon with two doors and seating for four, rather than a coupe silhouette.
Viewed from the side, the car's front and rear roof supports formed an arch that widened toward the rear, appearing to rise from the center of the front wheel and rest above the rear wheel. The rear glass was shaped as a large, horizontally sloping glass dome joined to a vertical glazed end panel, a treatment that recalled the upper cabin styling of the Pininfarina-designed Ferrari Mondial when mentally compared to a conventional flat rear window. The short front end featured a large panoramic windshield that ended at the sides above the beltline, giving the car a distinct frontal appearance. The roofline stood just 122 cm above the ground, yet the design still allowed comfortable entry for occupants.
The third side windows, made of dark-tinted glass, could be hinged upward to allow the luggage compartment to be loaded and unloaded from the side, a solution previously seen on Italian design studies. The steering wheel swung aside automatically when a door was opened and returned to an electronically stored position at the press of a button; it also carried controls for the radio and climate system. The cabin included a head-up display and a holographic device set into a roof console that projected a red three-dimensional warning onto the rear glass whenever the brake pedal was touched. The car was equipped with ABS, ASR traction control, and airbags for the front occupants, along with a full-length center console for storage. The long wagon-style rear and folding, reclining rear seats allowed items such as skis to be carried inside. The front end housed cube-shaped quartz-halogen headlamps that remained concealed behind flaps when not in use.
Power came from an Oldsmobile Quad 4 engine, a 2260 cc four-cylinder unit with DOHC and 16 valves. In the Aerotech II it was fitted with forced induction, raising output to 230 hp (also cited as 233 hp), and drove the front wheels through an automatic transmission.
