American Classics 70: Pontiac Grand Am

Nyob rau hauv 1973, ib tug paroxysm ntawm hom engineering ingenuity tau coj mus rau lub fact tias lub tuam txhab "General cov Motors lwm yam" tau tsim ntau tshaj ib tug teb sib txawv ntawm cov tsheb, raws li nyob rau hauv ib tug cov ntaub ntawv, uas lub npe hu ua A-lub cev. Feem ntau ntawm cov tsheb tau tus khoos kas uas cov khoom tsaus era ntawm American tsheb keeb kwm. Txawm li cas los, ib tug ntawm cov qauv, dubbed Pontiac Grand Am, muas thaum chiv thawj ua rau 1975, muaj yog mus rau hnub no raws li ib tug kos npe rau hais tias txoj kev nyob rau hauv uas tsis muaj ib tug tau txiav txim siab tsis mus khiav tawm - ib tug yeej muaj tseeb American classic.

controllability

Txawm hais tias lub npe qhia ib synthesis ntawm cov khoom kim heev qauv Pontiac Grand Prix thiab kev ntsuas Pontiac Trans Am, tus qauv tshiab tau raug tsim nyob rau hauv cov duab ntawm European counterparts, thiab teem rau ib tug xis thiab tus tswj thiab elegant sab hauv tsim - nws yog ib qhov ntawm lub sij hawm thiab txawv hwm-class tsheb nyob rau hauv teb chaws Europe. Qhov no "Pontiac" twb nruab nrog radial log tsheb, kev ua si nawv ncua kev kawm ntawv, thoob rooj thiab kauj khav. Txawm nyob deb teeb hloov nyob rau hauv lub kauj, raws li nyob rau hauv tag nrho cov European lub tsheb, tab sis yog tsis yog ib tug khawm, raws li nyob rau hauv feem ntau American tsheb. Nyob rau hauv muaj ntau yam cov phau ntawv Magazine sau tias nyob rau hauv Ntxiv nrog rau qhov Firebird / Camaro thiab lub Corvette, nyob rau hauv America muaj ib lub tsheb uas tswj yuav yoojyim dua no "Pontiac" - thiab txawm ntau thiaj li yog lub tsheb uas yuav tau nyob ze rau nws nyob rau hauv loj. Tiam sis tag nrho pom zoo nyob rau hauv lub tswv yim uas tsav lub tsheb no - ib tug Library.

style

Tab sis nws yog cov style ntawm tus tshiab lub tsheb uas cim nws tawm los ntawm tus so ntawm American tsheb. Cia lub "Pontiac" thiab muaj cov tib zoo raws li tus xov tooj ntawm lub tsheb, xws li "Buick Xyoo pua" thiab "Chevrolet Shevel," nws yog tseem cim, tab sis, theej uniquely tiag tiag li thiab nco. Raws li cov LeMans qauv, uas los ntawm tsim tus tshiab "Pontiac", lub tsheb muaj lub classic ntev hood thiab luv luv lub cev, imposing grille, thiab lwm yam tsim nyog nco khoom uas yog nyob rau hauv kev sib raug zoo nrog txhua lwm yam, tsim ib tug tshwj xeeb tsim. Ntxiv mus, tus tshiab "Pontiac" muab khaws cia tseg muaj koob "lub qhov ntswg", uas yeej ib txwm tau ib tug txwm ntawm lub hom machine. Txawm li cas los, nws tau ua heev txawv - ua ntej lub qhov ntswg, raws li zoo raws li tag nrho cov bumper yog hlau - nyob rau hauv tus qauv tshiab raws li nws yog ua los ntawm cov mos mos polyurethane, uas rov mus rau nws lub yeej zoo txawm tias tom qab ib lub teeb kev sib tsoo. Tus tswv ntawm lub tsheb hais tias nws kab saib xwb zoo meej, lawv hais, raws li cov neeg tig mus rau saib no txuj ci tseem ceeb thaum nws mus down txoj kev nyob rau hauv 2015. Tom qab tag nrho, qhov no tshuab yog sib txawv heev los ntawm tag nrho cov lwm yam tsheb, uas yuav pom nyob rau hauv txoj kev.

nqi

Tus nqi ntawm cov yooj yim qauv ntawm lub tsheb nyob rau hauv xyoo 1973, thaum nws nyob, li cas 4263 dollars thiab 50 xees. Nws yog hais txog ib tug txhiab daus las ntau tshaj nws cov thawj ntawm hom "Pontiac" - lub LeMans, tab sis qhov no tus nqi yog ib nrab xwb uas tus nqi, rau piv txwv, "BMW Bavaria" los yog "Jaguar XJ6». Txawm loaded ntau yam ntxiv xws li qhov zoo tshaj plaws-nyob rau hauv-line yim-lub tog raj kheej 455-cc cav 7.5 litres, nkoj tswj, huab cua txias thiab, ntawm chav kawm, daim kab xev neeg uas ua ntawv rau yim cassettes, lub tsheb no mus txog rau hauv nqe ntawm tsuas yog mus txog rau txhiab daus las. Tab sis nyob rau hauv 1981, Ron Berglund, ib tug neeg uas coj tus kiv cua ntawm lub "Pontiac", mas yuav kis tau ib tug zoo li Pontiac Grand Am nrog ib tug tag nrho cov ntau yam ntawm add-ons rau cov cia li tsib puas dollars. Thiab thaum nws nyob tom qab lub log ntawm lub tsheb no ob xyoos, nws hais rau nws tus kheej - qhov no tsheb yuav puas tau yuav muaj nqis ib hmoov zoo. Yog li ntawd, nws txiav txim siab los nws.

Qhov zoo tshaj plaws lub tsheb

Thiab rau hnub tim, "Pontiac" Berglund yog ib tug ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv America. Nws yog hom phiaj tso rau 15-nti log, nws zoo siab heev thiab txawm tias ib tug me ntsis predatory. Thiab tus luj ntawm lub tsheb ntxiv rau cov nyhuv ua los ntawm tej yam tshiab - qhov no tsheb yog muaj nyob rau ib 112-inch wheelbase thiab nyhav ob tons. Thiab qhov no txawm lub fact tias nws muaj ib tug ob-lub qhov rooj coupe - plaub-qhov rooj dhau yog txawm ntev thiab hnyav ntau. Kev sib piv, koj muaj peev xwm coj lub qhov rooj ntawm lub "Pontiac" - nws yog kwv yees li sib npaug zos rau qhov luaj li cas ntawm lub ru tsev ntawm cov niaj hnub "Fiat 500".

sab hauv

Tag nrho cov uas yog me ntsis txog cov style ntawm sab hauv "Pontiac" ntawm lub sixties, yuav xav tias tom tsev qab lub log ntawm lub tsheb no. Dashboard tsheb dai kom zoo nkauj nrog tej ntoo, nyob rau nws muaj yog ib tug loj tus naj npawb ntawm stylish dials, seev. Cov xim, rooj zaum thiab kauj - firstly, lawv yog incredibly yooj yim thiab xis rau tag nrho ob qho neeg tsav tsheb thiab cov neeg caij tsheb, thiab tib ob, lawv saib xwb zoo meej thiab txig ua ke nrog rau tus so ntawm lub tsheb thaxim sab hauv.

community launch

Thaum Berglund pib lub oob khab, nws yog tam sim ntawd hnov qhov sib txawv ntawm lub tsheb no feem ntau American qauv rau cov ua lag luam - nws suab cia li zoo, brutally, tab sis tsis deafening - cia li raws li kuv xav suab zoo li ib tug tshuab. Ntxiv mus, Berglund siv nrog nws lub tsheb ib co kev hloov uas yuav ntxiv ib me ntsis ntau sonority uas yog tsuas yog amazing - nws yog tiag tiag music rau cov tsav tsheb. Tab sis txawm muaj ib lub Hoobkas engine, qhov no tshuab yog muaj peev xwm mus caij tag nrho cov hnub nyob rau hauv 80 kilometers ib teev tsis muaj muaj teeb meem. Ntxiv mus, Berglund hais tias yog tsis yog feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv lub speedometer peb zauv, thiab yog vim li cas tsis ntseeg tias nws tsis yog. Kis lub tsheb no muaj tsuas yog peb speeds, tab sis hais tias tsis ua tej yam uas mob heev. Lub fact tias nws twb tsis tau mus loj ntau lawm, thiab yog hom phiaj mus raws li cov lub cev muaj zog, uas yog nkag nrog no siv lub tshuab. Cov no ib tug zoo meej symbiosis, thiab raws li ib tug tshwm sim muaj ib tug xav hais tias koj yeej ib txwm mus txawv tebchaws ntawm txoj cai ceev.