The Tempest Safari is a rear wheel drive estate/station wagon automobile with a front positioned engine, produced by Pontiac.
The Tempest Safari forms part of Pontiac's 239 family of cars.
Its 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 5.3 litres. In this application it provides power and torque figures of 250 bhp (253 PS/186 kW) at 4600 rpm and 451 Nm (333 lbft/46 kgm) at 2800 rpm respectively.
Power is transferred to the wheels through a 2 speed automatic transmission.
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