Buick Driven: 1989 Pontiac Trans Am
Pontiac fans love Hate the Turbo Trans Am, which used a 210-hp 301ci V8 and turbocharger to replace the brilliant 220-hp 400 used the previous year. While the horsepower was nearly equal, the performance wasn't quite there. It would take a few more years for American cars to show the benefits of turbocharging. Pontiac dropped the turbocharged 301 after 1981, but a turbocharged Trans Am reappeared in 1989, and this car also competed in Indy. This special model gave Buick's turbocharged 231ci V6 a break after it was discontinued a year earlier. This 250-horsepower six-cylinder engine had 5 to 15 more horsepower than the 1986-87 Grand National, and it was probably almost identical except for the horsepower rating, but it had several different parts - such as the heads, intercooler, computer chip and pistons. The 1989 Turbo Trans Am is a car that almost nobody loves: Pontiac owners don't like cars with Buick engines, and Buick owners aren't interested in…
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