- Pontiac Phoenix
Infobox Automobile
name = Pontiac Phoenix
manufacturer =Pontiac
parent_company =General Motors
production = 1977–1984
class = Compact
predecessor =Pontiac Ventura
platform = X-body
assembly =Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
successor =Pontiac Grand Am Infobox Automobile generation
name = First generation
production = 1977-1979
wheelbase = Auto in|111|0
layout =FR layout
body_style = 2-doorcoupe
4-door sedan
engine = 3.8LV6
5.0LV8
related =Chevrolet Nova Oldsmobile Omega Buick Skylark Cadillac Seville
transmission = 3-speed manual
3-speed automatic
4-speed manualInfobox Automobile generation
name = Second generation
production = 1980-1984
layout =FF layout
body_style = 2-doorcoupe
5-doorhatchback
engine = 2.5L I4
2.8LV6
related =Chevrolet Citation Oldsmobile Omega Buick Skylark
transmission = 3-speed automatic
4-speed manualThe Pontiac Phoenix was a
compact car sold from 1977 to 1984 by thePontiac division ofGeneral Motors . There were two generations of the Phoenix, both based on popularChevrolet models, and both using theGM X platform architecture:
* 1977-1979 - RWDChevrolet Nova clone, available as a 2-doorcoupe or a 4-door sedan. Available engines were a 3.8L V6 and a 305 cubic inch V8, mated to a 3 speed either manual or automatic and a 4 speed floor mounted manual transmission.
* 1980-1984 - FWDChevrolet Citation clone, available as a 2-doorcoupe or a 5-doorhatchback . Available engines were a 2.5L 4 cylinder and a 2.8L V6, mated to a 3 speed automatic or 4 speed manual transmission.The Phoenix was replaced by the Grand Am in 1985.
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