The Pontiac Tempest Sports Coupé V8 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine located in the front, and a 2 door coupé bodyshell.
It is part of Pontiac's 233 family of cars.
The 8 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 5.3 litres. This unit musters 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.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed manual set of gears.
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