While it is certainly no 911, I believe the 4th gen Firebird was/is underappreciated. While at a glance it looks similar to the 3rd gen car, but was actually quite different. The 4th gen had the engine moved back 18" from the 3rd gen changing the center of gravity and enhancing handling. Later models had the excellent LS engine which as tuned to up to 335 HP in the later years. Also the 4th gen had the best Coefficient of Drag of any mass production car at the time it was released, I believe .32 or less. I do hate the looks of the dual snorket "Ram Air" hood, so mine is without it. One of the things I like about the base model is that it has the Porche style "Whale Tail", between that, the hideaway headlight and the T-Tops, I was sold, and the best of all is that they are quite affordable in todays collector market...
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