The Pontiac Tempest was an entry-level model line produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1961 through 1970. It shared the new GM A platform with the Buick Special, Chevrolet Corvair, and Oldsmobile F-85. ==1961== In its first iteration (1961-1963), the Tempest was a compact car with an innovative curved driveshaft and a rear-mounted Chevrolet Corvair-derived transaxle - a combined differential (mechanics) and transmission (mechanics) that makes the weight distribution between front and rear more even. The Tempest was ''Motor Trend'' magazine's Car of the Year for 1961. ''Road & Track'' also praised the Tempest as "exceptionally roomy" and "one of the very best utility cars since the Ford Model A." Power came from a 194.5 in³ (3.2 L) straight-4 derived from Pontiac V8 engine#195. This engine produced 110 hp (82 kW) (gross), barely enough to push the 3000 lb car. This early Tempest was soon also available with the innovative aluminum Buick V8 engine#215, which was discarded in 1963. The aluminum V8 was replaced in the new proto-muscle car Tempest Le Mans by Pontiac V8 engine#326, which produced a respectable 264 hp (197 kW). This heavy cast iron engine brought weight up to 3400 lb and was not accompanied by much chassis tuning. ''Road & Track'' called it "a spooky combination of too much power, marginal steering, inadequate handling, and poor brakes." ==1964== In 1964, the Tempest was redesigned as a much more conventional vehicle. The transaxle was gone in favor of the traditional front-transmission design also used by the Oldsmobile Cutlass and Buick Special. Perhaps the most famous option of all time became available that year on the Tempest LeMans: the Pontiac GTO. ==Revival== For Canada only a version of the GM L platform Chevrolet Corsica was sold as the Pontiac Tempest. Pontiac vehicles
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The Pontiac Tempest was an entry-level model line produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1961 through 1970. It shared the new GM A platform with the Buick Special, Chevrolet Corvair, and Oldsmobile F-85. ==1961== In its first iteration (1961-1963), the Tempest was a compact car with an innovative curved driveshaft and a rear-mounted Chevrolet Corvair-derived transaxle - a combined differential (mechanics) and transmission (mechanics) that makes the weight distribution between front and rear more even. The Tempest was ''Motor Trend'' magazine's Car of the Year for 1961. ''Road & Track'' also praised the Tempest as "exceptionally roomy" and "one of the very best utility cars since the Ford Model A." Power came from a 194.5 in³ (3.2 L) straight-4 derived from Pontiac V8 engine#195. This engine produced 110 hp (82 kW) (gross), barely enough to push the 3000 lb car. This early Tempest was soon also available with the innovative aluminum Buick V8 engine#215, which was discarded in 1963. The aluminum V8 was replaced in the new proto-muscle car Tempest Le Mans by Pontiac V8 engine#326, which produced a respectable 264 hp (197 kW). This heavy cast iron engine brought weight up to 3400 lb and was not accompanied by much chassis tuning. ''Road & Track'' called it "a spooky combination of too much power, marginal steering, inadequate handling, and poor brakes." ==1964== In 1964, the Tempest was redesigned as a much more conventional vehicle. The transaxle was gone in favor of the traditional front-transmission design also used by the Oldsmobile Cutlass and Buick Special. Perhaps the most famous option of all time became available that year on the Tempest LeMans: the Pontiac GTO. ==Revival== For Canada only a version of the GM L platform Chevrolet Corsica was sold as the Pontiac Tempest. Pontiac vehicles
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