When did Pontiac stop making the Turbo Trans?
Coincidentally enough, it was Buick that actually offered the engine (LC2) along with its 4-speed automatic transmission (2004R) to Pontiac at the end of Grand National production in 1987, in the event of Pontiac ever wanting to put the Turbo Trans Am back in production.
What kind of car was the 89 Turbo Trans Am?
If you need any to know of a major milestone in Pontiac’s history, look no further than the ’89 Turbo Trans Am 20 th Anniversary Edition (AE). From the outside, it looked no different than any other white GTA of similar vintage, but that was part of the 20 th AE’s appeal.
What kind of engine did the Pontiac TTA use?
The TTA relied on the same engine that was found in the Turbo Buicks just a few years earlier. Image: Jim Chaudrue. This was actually the Arrowhead Division’s second attempt at turbocharging the Firebird, as they tried this before with the production of their turbocharged, but underpowered 301 V8 in ’80 and ‘81.
Why did Pontiac build the ultimate Trans Am?
For Pontiac’s third attempt in creating an anniversary package, they felt they could kill two birds with one stone by building the ultimate Trans Am.
What was the first turbocharged Pontiac car?
It was Pontiac’s first turbocharged production car, but it also brought down the curtain on a storied era of unique Pontiac engines. This is the story of the little-loved, often-forgotten Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Turbo.
Coincidentally enough, it was Buick that actually offered the engine (LC2) along with its 4-speed automatic transmission (2004R) to Pontiac at the end of Grand National production in 1987, in the event of Pontiac ever wanting to put the Turbo Trans Am back in production.
If you need any to know of a major milestone in Pontiac’s history, look no further than the ’89 Turbo Trans Am 20 th Anniversary Edition (AE). From the outside, it looked no different than any other white GTA of similar vintage, but that was part of the 20 th AE’s appeal.
The TTA relied on the same engine that was found in the Turbo Buicks just a few years earlier. Image: Jim Chaudrue. This was actually the Arrowhead Division’s second attempt at turbocharging the Firebird, as they tried this before with the production of their turbocharged, but underpowered 301 V8 in ’80 and ‘81.