The third-generation of Camaro and Firebird-Trans Am has yet to really take off in terms of price and desirability. It was a semi dark time for the muscle car in general, as manufacturers were ...

While naturally aspirated V8 engines may be the bread and butter of the traditional muscle car, this Pontiac Trans Am sought to set a new standard with a turbocharged V6 and enough firepower to ...

The Buick Grand National and the limited-edition GNX were some of the coolest cars of the 1980s, marrying turbocharged V-6 technology with an old-school musclecar feel. But what if you took that burly ...

Japanese automakers intensified the competition with technology-rich sports cars featuring advanced turbocharging systems. Given this challenging landscape dominated by foreign manufacturers, the ...

We face a conundrum with this car. The fact is, it looks just like one of the 800,000-some ordinary Pontiac Firebirds built between 1982 and 1992, most of which are remembered more for their poser ...

You don’t have to be a big third-generation Firebird fan in order to appreciate the accomplishments of the 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am model, unveiled in 1989. For a brief time, this became ...

On the weekend of July 30-31, 2011, Buick Performance Group (BPG) and www.turbotransam.com hosted the first ever '89 Turbo Trans Am (TTA) 20th Anniversary Pace Car reunion. (A total of 1,550 of these ...

When some underpowered car is upgraded with a suitably powerful engine, it’s very common to hear people say it “finally got ...

Craigslist is full of cool cars, but a limited-edition 1989 20th Anniversary Turbo Trans Am (TTA) on sale in Gilbert Arizona for $16,500 might be of particular interest to enthusiasts. While big V8s ...

If you agree that not all Trans Am models need to be KITT replicas, then you might appreciate reading about this special edition 1989 Firebird, getting auctioned off with 19,000 miles (30,577 km) on ...

I've said this before and I don't think I'm the only one around that has this wish. Imagine being able to travel back in time, say to 1989. Since we've gotten this far, imagine you've got a briefcase ...

When it comes to collectible muscle cars, most of the big-money rides come from the Golden Age of the 1960s and early 1970s. This is because 1972 marked the beginning of the Dead Horsepower Era and ...