Please post any magazine articles that you know of for the TGPs/TSTEs.  Once we obtain the  magazine name, month, year, article name, and page numbers, I will update this list by adding it in.


Car & Driver

Nov 1988:  "Bringing Up Baby on Boost"; (pg 63-71).
Oct 1989:  "1990 New Cars: Pontiac Grand Prix STE Turbo"; (pg 40-44).


Hot Rod

Nov 1987:  "Grand Illusion"; (pg ).
Jul 1989:  "Ballistic Boosters"; (pg 102-111).


Motor Trend

Jun 1989:  "Flat-Out Fastest American Cars II, the Sequel"; (pg 42-54).
Aug 1989:  "Road Test - Pontiac Turbo Grand Prix"; (pg 54-58 ).

Here's what I have.

GM 1989 Ad: "A Sophisticated Toast To Your Hotrod Heart"
Hotrod Magazine 1988: "Grand Illusion: Pontiac's 1988 Grand Prix Concept Car"
1989 MotorTrend: "TGP Road Test"
1988 Car&Driver: "TGP Preview Test: Bringing up baby on boost"
1989 Hotrod Magazine: "Ballistic Boosters: TGP Vs. T-Bird SC"
May 1989 Automobile Magazine: "Stealing Ford's Thunder: TGP Vs. T-Bird SC". TGP on the cover.

any chance you could include months with those articles?

Quote from: 90TGP
1989 MotorTrend: "TGP Road Test"

I think this one is the same as the second one I have listed.  Check the month to make sure.

If you guys want to make copies of those articals, I will put them on turbograndprix.com I will also include an edit on the Picture of the artical stating who contributed it and a stolen from turbograndprix.com note if you would like so people will not steal your artices and claim them as their own.
Hotrod Magazine 1988: "Grand Illusion: Pontiac's 1988 Grand Prix Concept Car"

Hotrod Magazine 1988: "Grand Illusion: Pontiac's 1988 Grand Prix Concept Car" page 2

Grrrrr!!!!! Those buttheads built it with a getrag and then forgot to offer it to the buyers!!

They also built it with 305 hp, and a nearly 14 seconds flat 1/4 time.   :evil:  Looks like we, as owners, will just have to make up for that.   :wink:

Already there, but I want ET's, so I am staying auto with a little work. I finally found someone to do this trans for me that can really take it to the next level. There is going to have to be a lot of custom parts, but screw it. I have the need for speed!!

I only have the articles except for the Automobile magazine one which I have the full magazine.

The engine has 100 more horsepower, but no more torque.  Its all that boost!  It must've had a bigger turbo & intercooler, and obviously not a chip anything like our stock one.  The 5 speed, along with the 305hp, would not be a bad combo.  I wonder if this car is still floating around somewhere...it would be interesting to get ahold of it and see what it would do, and how differently it is setup.  Also notice the wider tires, better gearing (although, thats due to the 5 speed), and significantly lighter weight.  (I'm pretty sure ours aren't 3038lbs...I thought it was more like 3400lbs)  The red mirrors look very good also.  I saw another one with red mirrors (IIRC it was a pace car) and it looks sweet IMO.  Anyways, it would've been nice if they would've produced them with that kind of power.

Shawn

Quote from: 90TGPHere's what I have.

GM 1989 Ad: "A Sophisticated Toast To Your Hotrod Heart"
Hotrod Magazine 1988: "Grand Illusion: Pontiac's 1988 Grand Prix Concept Car"
1989 MotorTrend: "TGP Road Test"
1988 Car&Driver: "TGP Preview Test: Bringing up baby on boost"
1989 Hotrod Magazine: "Ballistic Boosters: TGP Vs. T-Bird SC"
May 1989 Automobile Magazine: "Stealing Ford's Thunder: TGP Vs. T-Bird SC". TGP on the cover.

The 1988 Car & Driver article is from the month of November("November" written on the lower corners of the article anyways..).

Quote from: tyroeliteany chance you could include months with those articles?

Yes, months would be EXTREMELY helpfull.   :shock:

Road and Track: April 2004 Page 29 Years Ago article

"Our roadtest proved the Potniac McLaren Turbo Grand Prix was a far cry from its poor-handling 1960's and '70s' namesakes.  The new car showed 'Ferocity and Velocity' going from zero to 60 in 7 seconds flat and reaching a top speed of 128 mph.  Most of its handling compnents had been improved, and only the brakes were a problem with Rough ABS pulses.  Accomodations included full instrumentation and even a trip computer.  We called the redesigned Grand Prix 'A Musclecar with manners'"

Quote from: idbeast Hotrod Magazine 1988: "Grand Illusion: Pontiac's 1988 Grand Prix Concept Car"

Hotrod Magazine 1988: "Grand Illusion: Pontiac's 1988 Grand Prix Concept Car" page 2

TTT

I'm a little confused, here.  Both you and 90TGP called this an '88 issue, but at the top of your links, it says November 1987.  I bought all 12 issues of the '88, and couldn't find it in them, so I'm guessing '87 is the correct year?  Eh????

Magazines always test the new cars 1 year ahead of time. So the year would be 87.