Though it was still smaller than the traditional dimensions that define the pony car, the Mustang was becoming more and more powerful as the 1980s progressed, and was selling well (156,514 were produced in 1985). However, competition was coming from a variety of angles. When Firebird was first introduced in 1967, it was only in direct competition with the other popular pony cars of the day, but in 1985, only it and the Camaro could truly be called pony cars. But it was closing the gap in 1985, when 44,028 Trans Am were produced. The Trans Am model had been the best selling Firebird model for most of the late 1970s and into the early 1980s, but had fallen behind the base model in the previous few years. This would fall again the following year and would be discontinued by 1987. However, production was nearly cut in half for the model this year, down to 5,208.
Touted as the luxury model Firebird, the S/E models came standard with the new, more powerful V6 engine.
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In total, 46,644 base models were produced. 1985 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am - full technical specs sheet, including performance data, economy and emissions, dimensions, weight and engine particulars. Though the base model was still the best selling Firebird as it had been the year before, the Trans Am model sold nearly as well this year. This number would again rise the following year. Though production was down from the high of the previous year, there still were 95,880 Firebirds produced. T-Tops featured pin-mounting rather than the latches used for the previous year, and fog lights were integrated into the new nose. Trans Am models got a new flat hood that replaced the “power bulge” hood that had been used before. On the outside, the new nose wasn’t all that was new for 1985. New door panels, a new T-handle shifter for automatics, an updated stereo and a dash mounted map pocket completed the new interior look. The latter was based on the previous year’s special 15th anniversary steering wheel. The dash featured redesigned gauges with an embossed graph pattern background, and both the console and an optional steering wheel were redesigned to be more ergonomic. In addition to the changes on the exterior of the car, the interior received improvements as well, mostly focusing on comfort and ease of use. The base engine remained the 2.5 litre inline four-cylinder that produced 92 horsepower. The new 2.8 litre engine improved horsepower to 135, compared to the previous year’s rating of 107. Also impressive was the horsepower boost to V6 models.
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The one downside of this engine option was that it was not available with a manual transmission. The TPI boosted max horsepower on the V8 from 190 in 1984 to 205 in 1985. In addition to the new look, the big news for 1985 was increased power under the hood. In the end, the sales numbers didn’t improve over 1984 – which would go on to be the best selling year of the third-generation models – but were still high at around 100,000. With the 1984 Firebird models being mostly a carryover from the year before, Pontiac decided in 1985 to give the car the first significant restyle since the third generation models were introduced in 1982-likely as an attempt to boost sales. I still may do that anyway despite being over 120 miles away. If they were actually closer to where I live I would gladly go back for all of my future car purchases. There was some very minor haggling on the price of the vehicle I purchased as well as my trade-in but it was way better than what I've experienced in the past. I had already bought the car and yet I hung around to chit chat about cars with him. Our accessories and parts are all you need to make. I spoke to the owner who is very friendly and kind for way longer than I needed to. Take care of your 1985 Pontiac Firebird and youll be rewarded with years of great looks and performance. It seems to be a family owned and run the right way. They gave me extra parts for the car that I bought and even through and two T-shirts. They were upfront and honest with me (to the best of my knowledge). They actually to talk to me like a human being. So what is the reason why I liked my experience here so much? Well, it's because I felt like they were real people and not con artists. In total, I've bought approximately 15 cars in that time period so that shows you how many dealerships I've been to. I've been buying cars for 19+ years and this was the best dealership experience I've ever had.
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