Pontiac 6000 (A-body). 1983–91 (prod. n/a). 4-door sedan, 5-door wagon, 2-door coupé. F/F, F/A, 2474 cm³ (I4 OHV), 2836, 3135 cm³ petrol, 4261 cm³ diesel (V6 OHV). New front-drive A-body car based around X-car (Pontiac Phoenix) underpinnings, but far better resolved and STE (Special Touring Equipment) models the best handling of all the As. Wagons from 1984; coupés dropped after 1988 model year. Sedan glasshouse revised for 1989, and four-wheel drive only for STE then. Good, middle-of-the-range family cars. See also Chevrolet Celebrity, Buick Century and Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera of these years.

Manufacturing locations: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Marque: Pontiac | Predecessors: Pontiac LeMans (1978–81), Pontiac Grand LeMans (1982–3), Pontiac Grand Am (1978–80) | Successor: Pontiac Grand Prix (1988–96)