#2000 FIREBIRD MANUAL#

The Trans Am also features some of the usual Pontiac styling touches, including hundreds of hexagons in the taillights that suggest a flyвЂ™s eyeballs. Fat chrome tips to the twin exhaust come out of tunnels under the rear bumper that look like an exotic racing car ground-effects undertray. There are actually four nostrils for the Ram Air intake, two flared ones and two more gaps where the hood meets the rest of the nose. Those great big long bulges on the great long hood are reminiscent of a Lister-bodied racing car from the late вЂ™50s. The Trans Am always draws stares and comments on how cool it looks. WalkaroundДЇew cars on the market today have the visual impact of a WS-6 Trans Am вЂ“ especially a red convertible like our test vehicle.

#2000 FIREBIRD MANUAL#

Three transmissions are available: The base Firebird gets a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic the Formula and Trans-Am get either the automatic or a six-speed manual in which both fifth and sixth gears are overdrive. The 5.7-liter V8 (overhead-valve LS1 with aluminum cylinder block and heads) comes in the Formula and Trans Am in two versions: 305 horsepower and 335 foot-pounds of torque or, with the WS-6 Ram Air package, 320 horsepower and 345 foot-pounds of torque. The engine in the base Coupe or Convertible is the 3800 (3.8 liter) V6, yielding 200 horsepower and 225 foot-pounds of torque. The Trans Am gets further standard equipment: removable roof panels and a special spoiler on the coupe, and leather seats with six-way power adjustment for the driver. Pontiac Firebird is available in coupe and convertible body styles and in three models: Firebird, Formula and Trans Am.Д¬ompared with the base Firebird, the Formula adds speed-rated tires, performance suspension tuning, and a Monsoon CD sound system with 10 speakers. But maybe more than that, the Firebird reflects an enduring personal style. And there are still people who enjoy an all-American four-seat sports car, with all its inconveniences and optional beastliness, simply because itвЂ™s fun to drive. But when the Trans Am WS-6 is dismissed like that, many of its engineering attributes and excellent qualities are overlooked. PontiacвЂ™s Trans Am can fairly be considered a dinosaur, especially when fuel prices are rising.

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