From the Archive: 1979 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am Road Test

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The surprise hit of the 1970s, at the top of its form.

For the sake of styling, the quad headlights are still rectangular. The ra­diator intake has sunk beneath the lead­ing edge of the deformable front end, divided by a vertical, plowlike center molding. The horizontal grilles are inset and house the turn signals at their outer edges. The screaming-chicken­-emblazoned hood slopes forward into the drooping beak nose, and the air dam and the front tire spats have been reshaped for better integration with the schnoz.

The same shaker hood scoop looms, but nobody who cares is about to confuse a new Trans Am with an old one. Pontiac has also done some work on the interior, making its fast-moving pouch more comfortable for its occu­pants. Sitting in the Trans Am is a lot like peeking out of a mama kangaroo's front pocket. The seats are right on the floor, so you kind of scrunch way down inside next to the furry carpet, all warm and cozy from the transmission tunnel, and peer out over the top of the pouch past an inoperative hood scoop such as no 'roo has ever had.

The steering wheel is the same tilting, padded three-spoker that, when tilted too low, has hidden the important parts of the tach and speedometer in the Trans Am for years. A telescoping fea­ture would be nice, but at least the tilt usually allows a reasonable compromise in arm and leg reach.

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