The front-wheel-drive W-body Grand Prix that launched this generation didn't just sell well — Motor Trend named it Car of the Year for 1988, its debut season.
Lead trim: Base · 4-spd auto · 2.8L · FWD · up to 210 hp
Pontiac Grand Prix3rd Gen · 1988–1996
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FactThe front-wheel-drive W-body Grand Prix that launched this generation didn't just sell well — Motor Trend named it Car of the Year for 1988, its debut season.
Collectors Spotted in the Pontiac Grand Prix Lineage
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Trims & Figures
10 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base · 3-spd auto · 2.3L · FWD | 1990–1991 | 2.3 L Inline-4 | 160 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 3-spd | — |
| Base · 3-spd auto · 3.1L · FWD | 1992–1993 | 3.1 L V6 | 140 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 3-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 2.8L · FWD | 1988–1989 | 2.8 L V6 | 130 hp | 170 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 3.1L · FWD | 1989–2003 | 3.1 L 6-cyl | 140 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 4-spd auto · 3.4L · FWD | 1991–1996 | 3.4 L V6 | 210 hp | 215 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Base · 5-spd manual · 2.8L · FWD | 1988–1989 | 2.8 L V6 | 130 hp | 170 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Base · 5-spd manual · 3.1L · FWD | 1990–1990 | 3.1 L 6-cyl | 140 hp | 185 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Base · 5-spd manual · 3.4L · FWD | 1991–1993 | 3.4 L V6 | 210 hp | 215 lb-ft | — | FWD | Manual 5-spd | — |
| Ste Turbo | 1990–1990 | 3.1 L 6-cyl | 205 hp | 225 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| Turbo | 1989–1990 | 3.1 L 6-cyl | 205 hp | 225 lb-ft | — | FWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the Base · 5-spd manual · 2.8L · FWD trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
Squeezing a 5.3-litre V8 into a front-wheel-drive family sedan took real surgery: the GXP's LS4 needed a shortened crankshaft and a raft of other mods just to fit.
A GM photo lab tech stole clay-model photos of this Grand Prix and tried to extort $75,000 for them. The FBI got involved — one of the costliest industrial-espionage cases ever brought against a Big Three automaker.
The front-wheel-drive W-body Grand Prix that launched this generation didn't just sell well — Motor Trend named it Car of the Year for 1988, its debut season.
Pontiac's 1986 Grand Prix 2+2 — nicknamed 'the whale' for its bulbous, NASCAR-mandated rear glass — was so scarce that dealers charged 20% over sticker for one of only 1,118 built.
This Grand Prix sold its all-time best, over 270,000 cars, in 1977, the very last year of the body style.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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