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The Grand Prix was an all-new model for Pontiac in the 1962 model year as a performance-oriented personal luxury car. [3] Based on the Pontiac Catalina two-door hardtop, Pontiac included unique interior trim with bucket seats and a center console in the front to make the new model a lower-priced entry in the growing personal-luxury segment. [3]
The G-body designation was originally used for the 1969–1972 Pontiac Grand Prix and 1970–1972 Chevrolet Monte Carlo personal luxury cars, which rode on longer wheelbases than A-body coupes. For 1973, the Grand Prix and Monte Carlo were related to the A-body line, with all formal-roof A-body coupes designated as A-Special (and, after 1982, G ...
Pontiac Grand Prix X-400 (1962–1963) Pontiac Grand Prix SJ Edinburgh (1972) Pontiac Grand Prix Landau (1979) Pontiac Maharani (1963) Pontiac Montana Thunder (1998) Pontiac Monte Carlo (1962) Pontiac Proto Sport 4 (1991) Pontiac Piranha (2000) Pontiac Pursuit (1987) Pontiac Rageous (1997) Pontiac REV (2001) Pontiac Salsa (1992) Pontiac Sunfire ...
1973 – 1975 Pontiac Grand Am; 1973 – 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix; 1973 – 1977 Pontiac LeMans; 1977 – 1977 Pontiac Can Am; The successor to the A III platform. 1980 Chevrolet Malibu. A V: RWD: 1978: 1981: 1978 – 1980 Chevrolet Monte Carlo; 1978 – 1981 GMC Caballero; 1978 – 1981 Buick Century; 1978 – 1981 Buick Regal; 1978 – 1981 ...
The SD-455 motor was listed as an option in dealer brochures for the 1973 Grand Am and LeMans GTO(and planned for the Grand Prix as well) although none were produced for sale. Nevertheless, there appears in the October 72 issue of MOTOR TREND, a road test of a 1973 SD-455 Grand Am. 1975 Factory Service Manual lists the SD-455, but the SD-455 ...
The plant ceased production of full-size Pontiacs after the 1980 model year but continued to build mid-size Pontiacs ('81-82 Grand Prix, '81 LeMans, '82 Bonneville G) until being idled on August 6, 1982. [2] Pontiac Assembly used VIN P and from 1965 until 1969 Buick vehicles at the nearby Pontiac Central Assembly VIN V factory. [3]
The high-performance GXP trim was introduced in the Grand Prix line in 2005, adding GM's LS4 V8 engine that produced 303 horsepower and 323 lb. ft. of torque. This engine was built to give buyers a V8 sedan option until the all-new G8 arrived in 2008. In 2008, the Grand Prix ended production, and the launch of the Australian-built RWD G8 commenced.
The Pontiac Can Am is a midsize muscle car built by Pontiac and based on the Pontiac LeMans and the Pontiac Grand Am. The Can Am was a special edition option package and was only available in 1977. It was named for the Can Am racing series, continuing the race theme used for the Pontiac Grand Prix, LeMans and Trans Am.