1985 Chevrolet Celebrity Eurosport coupe

“Celebrity precision.”

1985 was the second year for the Eurosport version of Chevrolet’s Celebrity. Designated as RPO ZV8, the Eurosport followed one year after the introduction of Pontiac’s STE version of the 6000. Among the notable changes for 1985 was the addition of multi-port fuel injection for the H.O. V6, along with hydraulic motor mounts for all engines.

Powertrains, Performance, & Standard Equipment

Despite its sporting pretensions, the Eurosport came standard with the same LR8 Iron Duke 92 bhp 2.5 liter/151 ci inline four with throttle-body fuel injection and four-speed manual that was the base powertrain on “civilian” Celebrities. Many Eurosport buyers upgraded to the LB6 H.O. 130 bhp 2.8 liter/173 cu V6 ($435), which was paired with a choice of a three-speed automatic ($425) or a four-speed automatic ($600).

With the H.O. engine and the four-speed automatic, 0-60 times were a little over 10 seconds in the 2,700 pound Eurosport. Fuel economy was decent with the same powertrain—19 city/28 highway by the day’s standards (17/26 by 2025 standards). With a 16.4-gallon gas tank, a Eurosport owner could expect a range of 320 to 345 miles with a 10% reserve.

Standard exterior and mechanical equipment on the $8,301 Eurosport coupe (about $25,000 in today’s dollars) included blackout exterior trim, a red accent stripe, fast-ratio power steering, a “special” version of the F41 sport suspension with gas-charged struts and shocks, and P195/75R-14 blackwall all-season steel-belted radial tires on 14 x 5.5 inch Rally wheels. Inside, blackout instrument panel trim and a Sport steering wheel were included—otherwise, a low-optioned Eurosport looked plain inside.

Standard equipment on all Celebrity coupes included “front-drive” (still worth noting in 1985 advertisements), rack and pinion steering, and power front disc/rear drum brakes. Inside, coupe buyers got a two-passenger cloth front bench seat with a center armrest, side window defoggers, and an AM push-button radio with dual front speakers.

Options & Production Numbers

With standard equipment relatively spare, many options were available for the 1985 Celebrity Eurosport coupe. Exterior and mechanical options included Custom Two-Tone paint ($148), tinted glass ($110), dual remote sport mirrors ($91), P195/70R-14 Goodyear Eagle GT blackwall tires ($60), and aluminum wheels ($306).

Inside, cloth reclining front bucket seats ($147), a console ($105), a Gage Package with trip odometer ($64), electronic speed control ($175), power door locks ($125), power windows ($185), air conditioning ($730), and a Comfortilt steering wheel ($110) were all available. Five different optional radios were available, with the top-of-the-line being the UX1 ETR AM stereo/FM stereo radio with seek and scan, cassette player with search and repeat, clock, graphic equalizer, and extended range sound system ($504).

A loaded Eurosport coupe could frequently near $12,000—real money in those days and about $36,400 now.

Production numbers for the 1985 Eurosport coupe are hard to come by, but we do know that Chevrolet sold a total of 29,010 Celebrity coupes in that year. The sedan (239,763 sold) and the wagon (86,149) did far better.

The View From 2025

Eurosports of any type rarely appear in the Hemming’s Motor News classifieds or on eBay Motors, and one has yet to be seen on Bring a Trailer.

Make mine Dark Blue Metallic, please.

Other A-bodies I’ve written about in this blog include the 1983 Pontiac 6000 STE sedan, the 1986 Buick Century sedan, and the 1989 Chevrolet Celebrity sedan—I guess I owe the Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera some attention.