Whats New For '81- Coupes wear new front fenders, hood, grille and bumper as well as rear quarter paners, trunk and tail lamps. The changes are made for less gas wasting drag. Sedans have a new grille.
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Specs
| exterior dimensions | coupe/sedan |
| overall length (in.) | 200.0/200.4 |
| wheelbase (in.) | 108.1 |
| luggage cap. (cu. ft.) | 16.2/16.3 |
| fuel tank gas/diesel (gals.) | 18.1/19.8 |
| interior dimensions | coupe | sedan |
| headroom f/r | 37.9/38.1 | 38.7/37.8 |
| legroom f/r | 42.8/36.3 | 42.8/38.0 |
| shoulder room f/r | 56.6/55.9 | 56.7/57.1 |
Identifying an '81- Brougham and calais coupes will have an eggcrate grill pattern. Supreme coupes will have a thin vertical bar grill identical to the one used in '86. '81's will have different tail lights than '86 and also don't have the third brake light in the rear window.