European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 07, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A we a. A a Chrysler top the Chrysler 300 concept car. Above the Dodge . Chrysler pm above left the jeep wagoneer 2000. Above the protosport4.Pontiac entry billed As 4-passenger sports car Pontiac has come the photo sports Model Lor its concept entry in american tar shows this it ear the Supei sleek four door designed to Seal four people. It s powered by a v-8 engine has rear Wool drive and four wheel steering. Pontiac Calls it a Quot True sports car made for four passengers a John g. Middlebrook general manager at Pontiac said at Detroit Auto show that Quot my assignment to our designers and engineers was to produce a four door Ultra sporty Ultra High performance car unlike anything in the current Pontiac lineup a or in anyone else s lineup. We wanted a car that win feasible right now and still would be contemporary into the net t Pontiac designers us Tili de a firebird As the basis for the Prol sport 4 sports car and moved the c or kit area Forward on an extremely Long 120-Mi h wheelbase1. This provides Quot proper seating for tin1 two rear seat occupants Pontiac says. Power is provided by a 4-liter, double overhead Cam engine with a Multi poit Tuel injection system. The v8 develops 2r 0 has Power at 6,000 rpm and 250 lbs it. Of torque at 4,2 h rpm other key features include Carbon Fiher body construction big 19-Inch w heels at lion my 20-Uu hers at the rear absence of a Center pillar for ease of entry and exit 10-speaker stereo radio system and Driver s pod with analog gauge Cluster. The four wheel Power assist steering system is by rack and Pinion while the transmission system is automatic Hydra Matic with electric shift selection. The brakes Are anti lock disc All around. A the protosport4 is the sixth in a line of Pontiac concept cars dating Back to the transport minivan in 1906. The transport mini Van concept displayed in both american and european Auto shows went into regular production in 1909. It continues Selling today on both Domestic and world markets. 1 a Pontiac officials say that the now concept prot sport 4 is Quot a serious proposal for a sports t a and not just a frivolous idea car. Gur philosophy is to create show cars that push the design envelope As far As possible but still Are within the realm of production oriented cars. This is a Way to test Public reaction to these ideas As Well As helping us decide what is a and in t a viable for future Auto shows the 61 St annual International Geneva Auto show one of the major automobile exhibitions in Europe will be staged from March 7 to 17 at the exhibition Center pal expo near the Geneva Switzerland International Airport. A a a a a a a one of the top attractions at this year s show will be the debut of the new 12-Cylinder, 408-horsepower a class Mercedes Sedan. The a class Sedan will also he available with 6 and 8-Cylinder engines. Ltd. The Frankfurt Germany International Auto show which ranks in importance with the. Geneva exhibition will be held on sept. 12-22. Other International shows in Europe this year include. Quot Amsterdam the Netherlands feb. 7-17 Belgrade a Yugoslavia March 29rapril 7 Stockholm Sweden april 1 2-21 Oslo Norway May 3-1 2 Barcelona Spain May 4-12 and Prague Czechoslovakia oct. 18-28. Paris and Birmingham England will not hold ,. International new car exhibitions this year. . February 7, 1991 stripes Magazine 5
