New 4-door Pontiac Grand Prix worthy of ancestor

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: January 13, 1990| Author: Dan Jedlicka | Copyright information

Pontiac's 1963-64 Grand Prix was a fabulous car, with sleek two-door hardtop styling, powerful V-8, above-average handling and a reasonable price.

I drove the 1990 Grand Prix, offered for the first time with four doors to lure baby boomers with children, and found it above-average.

The new Grand Prix, also sold with two doors, lacks the charisma of the 1963-64 "Prix." But that Grand Prix is a tough act to follow. It was considered a "poor-man's Ferrari," although affordabl...

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