Pontiac Phoenix Second generation
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Production | 1979 to 1984 |
Body style | 2-door coupe,5-door hatchback |
Layout | Transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive |
Platform | X-body |
Engine | 2.5 L Iron Duke I4 |
Transmission | 4-speed manual |
Wheelbase | 104.9 in (2,664.5 mm) |
The Pontiac Phoenix was a passenger car model of the so-called compact class, which produced the US automaker Pontiac from spring 1977 to summer 1984.
Totally redesigned for 1980, the front— Wheel—drive Pontiac phoenix offers improved fuel economy and more head, leg and hip room and more standard equipment and options than the previous 1979 model it replaces. The hatchback sedan is 24 inches shorter than the 1979 phoenix and yet the cargo volume index is 40.9 cubic
feet with rear seat folded down. The 1980 phoenix is powered by General Motors' 2.5—1itre four—cylinder engine, which is transversely mounted to accommodate the front wheel drive design. A 2.8 litre V6 engine is available. The phoenix features Macpherson—strut front suspension and rack and pinion steering Among new phoenix options are Six way power driver's bucket seat and front bench seat, sunroof, four Speaker stereo, trip odometer and roof carrier.
The second-generation Phoenix was based on the General Motors front-wheel X platform with front wheel drive and was closely related to Chevrolet Citation, Buick Skylark and Oldsmobile Omega. Compared to the direct predecessor, the new model was just under half a meter shorter and about 400 kilograms lighter. With both 4-cylinder, and larger V6 engine options,
In the spring of 1979 appeared the new, smaller Phoenix, available as a two-door notchback coupe and five-door hatchback sedan in the equipment versions Basis and Phoenix LJ. In the engine compartment was either a Pontiac-produced 2.5-liter four-cylinder with 67 kW (91 hp) or a Chevrolet- derived 2.8-liter V6 with 83 kW (112 hp), each with four-speed manual or three-speed automatic combination,
The sporty Phoenix SJ features a 2.8 liter high output V—6 two—barrel engine with a four—speed manual transaxle as its standard powertrain. A special performance handling package, including Goodyear Eagle GT steel—belted radial tires on 14 x 6—inch cast aluminum wheels and larger front and rear stabilizer bars, also is standard on the SJ.
From model year 1982, the 2.8-liter V6 was also available in a high-performance version with 97 kW (132 hp) for the new model variant Phoenix SJ. At the same time, the four-cylinder engine was equipped with intake manifold injection. In 1983, as almost every year, the grill changed slightly, in the last model year 1984 accounted for the SJ five-door.
The Phoenix was, like its sister models Citation, Skylark and Omega. From the Phoenix of the second generation emerged until the summer of 1984, a total of 405,000 copies, including only 2,988 SJ.
