I t would be easy to think that peak Pontiac was around about the time when Burt Reynolds put on a cowboy hat and a red shirt ...

The Buick GNX made turbocharged muscle cars cool, but this ‘80s turbo Pontiac paved the way for the Buick’s eventual success ...

A couple of examples are Pontiac's Turbo Trans Am and the early turbocharged Buick Regals, which would later morph into Buick's Grand National. Of course, OEMs have the resources to engineer ...

However, the Grand Prix Turbo wasn't long for this world ... Pontiac offered four engines in the Firebird, with a fifth engine exclusive to the Trans Am version. The 60° V6 family was represented ...

And that was before owners started cranking up the boost. The idea behind the Turbo Trans Am came from lead Pontiac engine tester Bill Owen, and this project was a little more complicated than just ...

And that was before owners started cranking up the boost. The idea behind the Turbo Trans Am came from lead Pontiac engine tester Bill Owen, and this project was a little more complicated than ...

And that was before owners started cranking up the boost. The idea behind the Turbo Trans Am came from lead Pontiac engine tester Bill Owen, and this project was a little more complicated than ...

Called the Turbo Trans Am, the high-performance Pontiac came equipped with a 3.8-liter turbocharged V6 engine borrowed from Buick. Power figures were officially listed at 250 hp and 340 lb-ft of ...

The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine was available in the 1980 and 1981 Pontiac Firebirds. While most were installed in the Trans Am, some can be found in the Firebird Formula. The 301 Turbo engine story ...

The standard engine was the L37 301, previously offered as the W72, although this codename was dropped in 1981. The Trans Am could also be had with the LU8 301 Turbo and the LG4 305. According to ...