2000 Pontiac Trans Am

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LS1

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This is a true american muscle car and their value is is rising year after year. The car is like new on the inside with perfect leather 6 way seats. The car is near perfect. It needs nothing. It's pretty much a stock car other than a flowmaster exhaust system and a SLP Ram Air intake upgrade. It looks fast, sounds fast and is fast. It's a real head turner. My reserve is set at a very fair amount. Do a nationwide searchfor the same car and my reserve is below the average price. It has no issues. It runs and drives perfect. From Motor Trend magazine 2000 A musclecar, by definition, is a powerful and sporty vehicle that must be able to spin its tires at will. The Firebird Trans Am is capable of laying down twin black streaks of rubber several hundred feet long. We wanted to be sure it could, so we did it a half dozen times in the name of automotive science. 5.7-liter OHV V8 320 horsepower @ 5200 345 pound/feet @ 4400 56.5 horsepower/liter For this test, we chose a 2000 Trans Am powered by a 5.7-liter (346 cubic inches, for you traditionalists) LS1 V-8 engine backed by a Borg-Warner six-speed manual transmission. It was fitted with the WS6 Ram Air performance package, consisting of functional front-end air dams leading to an underhood ram air system (a longtime Pontiac musclecar element), dual exhaust outlets, power steering cooler, Hurst shifter, P275/40ZR17 Goodyear F1 GS tires, and, new for 2000, 17x9.0-inch twisted-design polished-aluminum wheels. The WS6 mods boost horsepower and torque peaks to 320 and 345, respectively, up from the stock Trans Am's 305 and 320 figures.On the dragstrip, our Trans Am ripped 0-60 mph in 5.0 seconds and cleaned up the quarter mile in 13.5 seconds at 107.4 mph. (Funny how it beat the same-engined, similarly weighted Camaro SS by 0.2 second and 1.8 mph.) In handling, it mercilessly matches its Bow-Tie relative by pulling 0.84 g on the skidpad and zipping through the slalom at 64.6 mph. Mash the brake pedal to the floor, and the large 11.9-inch front and 12-inch rear vented disc brakes bring the Pontiac to a halt in 121 feet (11 better than the Camaro). For purists, these acceleration stats also beat virtually every Pontiac musclecar, including the legendary '69 GTO Judge with its 370-gross-horsepower 400-cubic-inch V-8. And in handling and braking, it wouldn't even be a contest.Around town, the Trans Am has a few quirks besides its rough ride. The Computer-Aided Gear Selection "skip shift" mechanism (required to help the Camaro and Firebird meet EPA fuel-mileage standards) is a major pain. It forces you to shift directly from first to fourth, if the engine isn't revved high enough in first gear. A second every-time-you-drive-it annoyance is the large rear blind spot that makes lane changes a crap shoot.However, the T-A is loads of fun to drive on twisty roads. It has just the right amount of throttle induced oversteer, assuming you've deactivated the optional traction control system. And, oh, that perfect '60s exhaust note that's equal parts Woodward Avenue and Daytona 500.On the outside, it's fitted with a love-it-or hate-it nose that's more aggressive than a used-car salesman just one car shy of his monthly quota. Its major downfall are the old-school flip-up headlights. On the inside, this ponycar is styled for the teenager-at-heart, with a cockpit-like feel, red instrument lighting, and scant rear-seat room. But there's also an available ear-shattering 500-watt Monsoon 10-speaker sound system with steering-wheel-mounted controls, in case you've exceeded your tire budget for the month. However, we're put off by all the plastic. Pontiac could take an interior cue from the Audi TT. Remember the gorgeous bright-metal-trimmed instrument panels of '63-'66 Bonnevilles and Grand Prix?At $32,090, this car isn't cheap. However, at $3150, the WS6 option package is reasonable. It can be had as a hardtop, a T-top (like our test car), or as a convertible. But this car's best quality is its fun factor, which comes via tire-spinning torque just a stomp away on the throttle pedal. Read more: http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_9912_2000_pontiac_firebird_trans_am_ws6/viewall.html#ixzz2F9tX0Ulj