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Pontiac
describes the new 2017 Pontiac Firebird concept car that has made its debut at
the Detroit motor show as "the brand’s most aggressive 2017 Firebird concept
car ever".
The
rear-wheel drive 2+2 Firebird sports car was created at the American company's design
studio. At 4,310mm long the new 2017 Firebird is the same length as a 2017 Trans Am,
but it's substantially lower and wider, and has a shorter wheelbase.
At the front
there's the latest interpretation of Firebird's "tiger nose" grille,
which has a surround that glows white. It is flanked by vertical LED headlamps,
while there's a clamshell bonnet that has chrome accents as well as bulges to
accommodate the car's 20 inch alloy wheels.
Black front
pillars - a nod to the new firebird - give the windscreen a wraparound look;
they also incorporate transparent sections designed to improve visibility. The
body widens at the rear, and there are LED rear lights that illuminate from
behind a black panel that stretches across the width of the car.
Power comes
from a front-mounted, tuned version of Pontiac's 2.0-litre direct-injection
petrol engine that develops 311bhp. Drive is to the rear wheels via a six-speed
manual gearbox.