The Pontiac LeMans/ləˈmɑːnz/ is a model name applied to automobiles marketed by Pontiac. The name came from the French city of Le Mans, the site of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world's oldest active sports car endurance race that began in 1923. Originally a trim upgrade package based on the Tempest, the LeMans became a separate model in 1963.
In its first five generations spanning from 1961 until 1981 (1983 in Canada), the LeMans was a domestic RWD car; the first generation was a compact, with Gens 2-5 intermediates. From 1988 through 1993 the LeMans name was resurrected for a sixth generation, a FWD subcompact badge-engineered version of the Daewoo LeMans manufactured by Daewoo in South Korea.
Pontiac produced some notable GT/performance versions in the RWD models. The 1st generation not only featured a front-engine/rear-transaxle that very nearly resulted in an ideal 50/50 weight distribution, but also included four-wheel independent suspension for nimble handling, and could be ordered with an optional Buick 215 aluminum V8 engine.
The Pontiac GTO is credited with popularizing the muscle car market segment of the 1960s, and by many as the very first muscle car. The 1970 model year introduced the LeMans GT-37 package. The 1973-75 Grand Am and 1977 Can Am combined luxury with performance features to emulate European coupes, focusing on balancing handling with power.
The PontiacLeMans /ləˈmɑːnz/ is a model name applied to automobiles marketed by Pontiac. The name came from the French city of LeMans, the site of the...
Fantasy, Daewoo Pointer, Daewoo Racer, Passport Optima and PontiacLeMans names. The "LeMans" nameplate was not used at all for the facelifted model. Five-door...
model years, the GTO was an optional package on the intermediate-sized PontiacLemans. The 1964 GTO vehicle identification number (VIN) started with 22, while...
Tempest, Tempest Custom, and Lemans became separate trim packages, with an optional GTO performance option available on the LeMans for 1964 and 1965. The GTO...
The Pontiac Can Am is a midsize muscle car built by Pontiac and based on the PontiacLeMans and the Pontiac Grand Am. The Can Am was a special edition...
Division's line-up. Originally to be called the "Pontiac TC", it was slotted between the Tempest and LeMans in price and features. The Custom S was available...
The Pontiac Grand Am is a car model that was produced by Pontiac in various years between 1973 and 2005. Produced as a RWD mid-size car on the LeMans GM...
The Pontiac Bonneville is a model line of full-size or mid-size front-engine rear drive cars manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from 1957 until 2005...
Supreme nameplate was switched to Oldsmobile's equivalent of the downsized Pontiac Grand Prix on the A-body, to give the division an entry in the burgeoning...
coupe was added to the lineup. In 1974, the Pontiac GTO name moved to the Ventura from the intermediate LeMans line. The GTO package gave the basic Ventura...
the United States and New Zealand as the PontiacLeMans, and in Canada (initially) as the Passport Optima. LeMans sales ended in 1993. The Nexia was produced...
out of competition between Pontiac and Oldsmobile divisions of GM. The high performance GTO version of the PontiacLeMans intermediate had proved an unexpected...
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The Grand Prix is a line of automobiles produced by the Pontiac Division of General Motors from 1962 until 2002 as coupes and from 1989 through 2008 model...
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Connie Saylor flew off the ground and tumbled. Bobby Allison drove a PontiacLeMans, which unlike the other makes sported a sloped tear glass and was notably...
G-body Pontiac (the cousin of the Chevrolet Malibu, Oldsmobile Cutlass, and Buick Regal) for 1982. Previously, those cars had been sold as the LeMans, but...
shared GM's redesignated rear-wheel-drive G platform with cars like the Pontiac Grand Prix, Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme and Buick Regal. The Malibu Classic...
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in 1972. The Daewoo-built line of LeMans-branded small cars were marketed by GM in several nations and through Pontiac dealers in the U.S. starting in 1988...
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