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The Pontiac Grand Prix was a long running line of cars made by the Pontiac division of General Motors. The car was originally introduced as a full size personal luxury car model but was later moved to the mid size car market during the late 1980s. The Pontiac Grand Prix was quite popular during its production and sales for the car were generally good.
In 1962, Pontiac first introduced the Pontiac Grand Prix as the successor to the Ventura model line. The car had many similarities with the Pontiac Catalina, though with a sportier interior trim and some minimal chrome accents in the exterior. The car benefited from the input of John De Lorean, the man who was behind the success of the Pontiac GTO. The Pontiac Grand Prix was given full access to the line of performance option equipment of Pontiac. Some rare models of the 1962 and 1963 Pontiac Grand Prix were actually give the Super duty 421 factory-race powertrain. During the 1960s, the Pontiac Grand Prix was a great success and sales for the car were very high. It is considered as one of the car models responsible for reviving the failing Pontiac marque at the time. For the 1978 model year, the Pontiac Grand Prix was among the A-body car models that were downsized by General Motors in an effort to stay competitive with the increasingly fuel consumption conscious car market which were suffering from the effects of the 1970s oil embargo. The downsizing was made in order to increase the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. Unfortunately, this also meant that the car received more fuel efficient, less powerful engines which gravely affected the performance of the car. The CAFE mandates resulting from the 1973 to 1974 energy crisis forced Pontiac to use the 231 CID V6 engine of Buick as the standard engine for the base model of the Pontiac Grand Prix while the V8 engines which were formerly standard equipment for the car became optional. In 1988, the first Pontiac Grand Prix using a front wheel drive was introduced. The last production model of the Pontiac Grand Prix is the 2008 model year. The car is set to be replaced by the Pontiac G8.
Initially, the Pontiac Grand Prix was focused mainly on performance and it was only during the later years that the car slowly lost its performance edge. The earlier versions of the Pontiac Grand Prix, now considered as classic cars, were known for their high performance V8 engines and their sporty design. The design of the car focused on personal luxury and high performance and, to that end, the Pontiac Grand Prix succeeded very well, as proven by the impressive sales that the car received during its earlier years. The oil crisis of the 1970s hit sales of the GM very hard, however and the resulting downsizing of the car both in terms of size and engine power resulted in a low powered Pontiac Grand Prix. The Pontiac Grand Prix was later moved to the mid size car line and stayed so until its discontinuation. In its later years, the Pontiac Grand Prix enjoyed a reputation of reliability and affordability.
Earlier Pontiac Grand Prix models are priceless for their classic status and later models of the car are also quite valuable for their durability and dependability. Headlights by State:
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