Pontiac Sunbird
Pontiac Sunbird Sedan ( 1988)
The Pontiac J2000, later called 2000 and Sunbird, was a vehicle of the lower middle class of the U.S. automobile manufacturer Pontiac, which was built by the spring of 1981 to the summer of 1994.
The J2000 based on the J- platform from General Motors, the sister model of the Chevrolet Cavalier, Buick Skyhawk, Cadillac Cimarron Oldsmobile Firenza and and with the Opel Ascona C and Vauxhall Cavalier was related.
Model history
In May 1981, the front-wheel drive J2000 appeared as the successor of the set in the previous year Sunbird series as a two - or three-door coupe, four-door sedan and five-door station wagon, powered by a 1.8 -liter inline four- cylinder with 61 or 65 kW ( 83/89 hp). The offer was divided into the base trim levels, S, LE and SE, not all body styles with all the facilities were to be had.
In early 1983, the series was renamed to Pontiac 2000. The S accounted for, it drew a convertible in the program. In 1984 there were on all models (except the station wagons ) a 111 kW ( 152 hp) turbocharged variant of the 1.8 - liter. In addition, a two-liter four-cylinder was to be had, although it was not stronger than the base engine, but more torque offered.
The end of 1984 there was a re-naming in Pontiac Sunbird. Thus, the vehicle had the name that existed until the setting of the first generation in the summer of 1980 again.
1986 accounted for the LE models, instead there was a new trim level called GT, which had a modified front end with partially covered headlights. At the same time the two-liter was re- painted. From 1987, a two-liter four-cylinder (of different design than the previously offered ) with 71 kW ( 97 PS) as the base engine and the existing turbo engine was replaced by a supercharged version of this new engine ( 123 kW/167 hp). From 1988 to constitute the hatchback coupe, a year later, the station wagon.
From 1988 the notchback coupe received a modified roof with sloping upright C -pillar. In 1990, the model range has been rescheduled and is now included the versions VL (Value Leader), LE, SE and GT. For model year 1991, the turbo engine was accounted for, but there was a 3.1 -liter V6 with 104 kW (142 hp).
In 1992, the base model was renamed Sunbird LE and the two-liter engine gained strength to 82 kW ( 111 hp).
By the end of production in the summer of 1994 Pontiac made of J2000/2000/Sunbird total of 1.456 million pieces. Successor was the Pontiac Sunfire.
Swell
- James M. Flammang, Ron Kowalke: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999. Krause, Iola 1999, ISBN 0-87341-755-0, pp. 844-900.