4/30/2023 0 Comments 1996 pontiac firebird![]() ![]() economy, a total price under $20,000 and a car your insurance agent probably won't notice unless you get giddy and tell him. What you have with the V6 Firebird is V8-level performance, 6-cyl. It doesn't require elephantine memory to remember when V8 Firebirds didn't have 200 horsepower. The base Firebird–and its Camaro cousin–is fitted with GM's 3800 Series II, a 3.8-liter V6 that's been massaged and polished to 200 hp and 225 lb.-ft. With the optional WS6 Ram Air package, horsepower is upped to a remarkable 305, zero-60 mph will take less than six seconds and the top speed will nudge 160.īut there's something even more surprising than that–and with more real-world significance, as well. At the top you'll find the Firebird Formula and Trans Am, available with GM's familiar 5.7-liter V8 rated at 285 hp. The current Firebird and Camaro are far faster than their ancestors ever thought about being, and they're better in every other way, too. Some diehard sentimentalists moan the passing of what they remember as truly fast cars, but they ought to open their eyes. And of all these fairly affordable muscle cars that once poured off the American industry's assembly lines, the General Motors F-body cousins–the Pontiac Firebird and Chevrolet Camaro–are the only two that have offered, year in and year out, an unbroken line of performance of this uniquely American recipe. Big engines, driving the rear wheels, in swoopy 2-door bodies. Under the hood, the Firebird convertible featured a small engine range starting with a 3.4-liter V-6 and topping up with a 5.7-liter V-8 for the Firebird Formula version.The definition of the American muscle car centers on lots of performance for not much money. Another four gauges underneath and on the sides show the oil pressure and the ammeter apart the regular fuel level and temperature indicators. The rounded instrument cluster featured two large dials for the speedometer and tachometer. A tall center console divided the car in two. Depending on the trim level, the carmaker offered bucket seats with high bolstering for the front occupants. Inside, Pontiac installed two seats at the front and a bench behind them, but with very limited legroom for the rear passengers. An important improvement for the car was the glass, defrosted rear window. Behind the cabin, the carmaker made the storage area for the canvas top in front of the flat trunk lid. Pontiac made the Firebird convertible with thick A-pillars, which served as a safety arch as well. A pair of hood vents served as hot-air extractors. ![]() It had no grille, just a few air-intakes to cool the radiators and feed the engine with air. But the true rag-top version came only in 1994.ĭesigned as a more aerodynamic, GT-style vehicle, the Firebird featured a pair of pop-up headlights and a V-shaped front bumper. When Pontiac introduced the fourth generation of the Firebird in 1992, it offered it either as a coupe or as a T-top, which was the next best thing to a convertible. While in the beginning was all about horsepower, later on, it was about features and amenities. Pontiac introduced a convertible version for the Firebird's fourth generation in 1994 as a 1995 model year and raised the bar against its main rival, the Ford Mustang. ![]()
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