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The Pontiac Sunbird (also known as the Pontiac J2000 and Pontiac 2000) is a model line that was manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from the 1976 to the 1994 model years. . Loosely deriving its name from the Pontiac Firebird, the Sunbird was introduced as the eventual replacement for the Pontiac Astre, replacing it entirely in 1978 as the smallest Pontiac (the later T1000 was slotted below it ...
The Iron Duke engine (also called 151, 2500, Pontiac 2.5, and Tech IV) is a 151 cu in (2.5 L) straight-4 piston engine built by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors from 1977 until 1993. Originally developed as Pontiac's new economy car engine, it was used in a wide variety of vehicles across GM's lineup in the 1980s as well as supplied ...
Sunbird: 1976 1994 GM H platform GM J platform: 2 Subcompact, later compact ... (1978–1979) Pontiac Trans Sport (1986) Pontiac Q (2002) Pontiac GTO Ram Air 6 (2004)
(Sunbird Safari wagon through 1979.) For the 1977 model year, the full-sized Pontiacs received the same "downsizing" as GM's other "B" body cars. The Grand Ville was dropped, but the new Bonnevilles and Catalinas continued to be best-sellers, although their styling shared more similarity to the Chevrolet Caprice than ever before.
For 1976, the Pontiac Sunbird was introduced, sharing the body of the Monza notchback coupe; a Sunbird hatchback was introduced during 1976 (the Skyhawk and Starfire were only offered as hatchbacks). For 1978, the Vega and Astre were discontinued, with the station wagon body style rebadged as a Monza and Sunbird wagon; the station wagon was ...
1973 – 1979 Oldsmobile Omega; 1971 – 1977 Pontiac Ventura; 1977 – 1979 Pontiac Phoenix; 1980 Pontiac Phoenix. X II: FWD: 1979: 1985: 1980 – 1985 Buick Skylark; 1980 – 1985 Chevrolet Citation; 1980 – 1984 Oldsmobile Omega; 1980 – 1984 Pontiac Phoenix; The successor to the X I platform. 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire. Y I: RWD: 1960: 1964: ...
Discontinued at the end of the 1979 model year were the Monza wagon, the 196 cu in (3.2 L) V6 and the 305 cu in (5.0 L) V8. [ 14 ] The 1980 model year lineup consisted of a base 2+2 hatchback, notchback, and 2+2 sport hatchback; the 151-cubic-inch (2.5-liter) four-cylinder engine remained standard and the only engine option was the 3.8 liter ...
1975 to 1977 Pontiac Astres and 1975 to 1977 Chevrolet Monzas had the Vega engine as standard equipment. Of the Monza's H-body variants, the Pontiac Sunbird adopted Vega's revised Dura-built 140 engine for 1976 only, while the Oldsmobile Starfire offered it 1976-77. The Cosworth Vega engine was produced in 1975 and 1976 using the 2300 engine block.