What was the name of the Pontiac Trans Am in 1980?
In 1980 and ’81, the Turbo 301 was the powerplant of choice in Formulas and Trans Ams, including all 5,700 ’80 Indy Pace Car editions.
Is the Pontiac Trans Am Turbo a good car?
The 1980-1981 Trans Am Turbo has been the recipient of unfair bashing by some car collectors and auto journalists – and this even includes those within Pontiac car collector circles since the Trans Ams before it and many after it had better performance numbers.
What was the name of the first Pontiac Turbo?
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. Even before the advent of emissions standards, the cost of designing a completely new engine was daunting.
What was the rear axle ratio of a 1979 Pontiac Trans Am?
The 1979 W72 was mandatory with a 4-speed manual transmission with a factory Hurst shifter and 3.23 rear axle ratio. For those Trans Am owners who were used to the more powerful Trans Ams of the 1970s, the Turbo Trans Am was a letdown.
In 1980 and ’81, the Turbo 301 was the powerplant of choice in Formulas and Trans Ams, including all 5,700 ’80 Indy Pace Car editions.
The 1980-1981 Trans Am Turbo has been the recipient of unfair bashing by some car collectors and auto journalists – and this even includes those within Pontiac car collector circles since the Trans Ams before it and many after it had better performance numbers.
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. Even before the advent of emissions standards, the cost of designing a completely new engine was daunting.
The 1979 W72 was mandatory with a 4-speed manual transmission with a factory Hurst shifter and 3.23 rear axle ratio. For those Trans Am owners who were used to the more powerful Trans Ams of the 1970s, the Turbo Trans Am was a letdown.