1988 Pontiac Banshee Concept Car Specifications
More than one onlooker made the connection between the 1988 Pontiac Banshee concept car and future Firebirds. Their wishes were not completely fulfilled, but a look at the 1988 Pontiac Banshee concept car specifications below shows their anticipation was justified.![]() ©2007 Publications International, Ltd. Design elements of the 1988 Pontiac Banshee concept car were anticipated by many to be eventually implemented in the Firebird. |
Manufacturer: Pontiac Division, General Motors Corp., Pontiac, MI
Body design: 2+2-passenger, 2 -door coupe; fiberglass body on tubular steel frame
Powertrain layout: front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Wheelbase: 105.0 inches
Overall length: 201.0 inches
Overall width: 80.0 inches
Overall height: 46.2 inches
Track, front: not available
Track, rear: not available
Weight: 2,990 pounds
Approximate price: not available
Engine type: dohc V-8
Displacement (liters/cubic inches): 4.0/244
Horsepower @ rpm: 230 @ 5600
Torque (lbs./ft.) @ rpm: (est.) 300 @ 4000
Fuel delivery: port fuel injection
Transmission: 5-speed Getrag 290 manual
Suspension, front: unequal-length A-arms, coil springs
Suspension, rear: independent; 4-link leaf spring
Brakes: front/rear discs, anti-lock
1988 Pontiac Banshee Concept Car Performance
Top speed: 55 mph (governed for test purposes)
0-60 mph: not available
Quarter-mile: not available
mph @ quarter-mile: not available
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