Pontiac T1000

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Pontiac
1986PontiacAcadianScooter.jpg
T1000 / 1000
Production period: 1981-1987
Class : Compact class
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Gasoline engine :
1.6 liters (52 kW)
Length: 4112-4188 mm
Width: 1570 mm
Height: 1344 mm
Wheelbase : 2395-2470 mm
Empty weight : 932-961 kg
successor Pontiac Le Mans 1988

The Pontiac T1000 was an automobile manufactured by the American automaker Pontiac from 1981 to 1987.

Except for the emblems, it was a compact car, identical to the Chevrolet Chevette, on the T-platform developed by General Motors at Opel . A similar vehicle with a hatchback and tailgate was available as the Opel Kadett City .

In Canada it was sold as the Pontiac Acadian .

History by model year

1981

In February the T1000 will be launched as a three- and five-door station wagon with a 71 hp 1.6-liter four-cylinder. There is only one level of equipment; Pontiac does not offer a basic model with a spartan equipment corresponding to the Chevette Scooter. A four-speed gearbox is standard, the five-door model with a longer wheelbase is also available with five gears, all variants also with three-speed automatic.

1982

The recently introduced T1000 will not experience any changes.

1983

Official renaming to Pontiac 1000, the "T" in the name is omitted. Sports stripes, luxury interior and luggage rack are available as new extras. A diesel variant is announced, but not produced.

1984

A new addition to the range is a sports package, which includes a rear spoiler, sports exterior rear-view mirror, sports steering wheel and a harder-tuned chassis.

1985

The five-speed gearbox is also available for the three-door model, and there are new colors for the body and interior.

1986

The sports package now includes front and rear stabilizers, aluminum wheels, sports rear-view mirrors and trim strips. Otherwise there were no changes.

1987

End of production, no changes.

Quantities

  • 1981: 70.194
  • 1982: 44.469
  • 1983: 25.977
  • 1984: 36.746
  • 1985: 16,863
  • 1986: 21,689
  • 1987: 5,628

Total: 221,566

swell

  • Flammang, James M./Kowalke, Ron: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1976-1999 , Krause Publishing, Iola 1999. ISBN 0-87341-755-0

Web links

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