2025 Pontiac Firebird Comeback Teaser: What We Know About the Return of Iconic Muscle Car?
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- It is not a joke - General Motors is really considering a comeback of the Pontiac muscle car!
Car and Driver full-cover ad sparked the discussion, although there is a disclaimer written in small print...
It is not just us - all the gear-heads are now trying to find out more info about the upcoming vehicle and the 2025 Pontiac Firebird seems like the perfect replacement for the outgoing Chevy Camaro.
What do you think?
Is the ad fake, or the Pontiac is making a stunning comeback??
#pontiac #pontiacisback #firebird #transam
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction - What does the C&D ad means?
01:40 Possible powertrains breakdown
02:29 Pontiac coming back as an EV? (cons, additional cons, and a few minor pros)
03:23 Verdict: will we see the 2025 Pontiac Firebird? - Auta a dopravní prostředky
Im all in for the new Firebird! Build it GM!
hell yes brother!!!!!
Bring back the Bird. GM we want Gas powered excitement again. Not electric shit.
GM owns the brand name. There is really no reason not to bring back Pontiac or Oldsmobile. Both brands made some really cool and hot cars. I would love to see them come back 😎👍
+1 😁
Don't hold your breath, people.
It has to be real and I can't wait. I have three fourth gen Firebirds and I'd love to see a new one.
Bring back our favorite bird!!!
A V8 turbo or twin turbo bird, not an electric turd!
Never buy a EV car ! 90% that has bought one won't buy another!!!!
Real Car, V8 with turbo or super charged, none of that duracell bullshit, build it right, or don't build it at all
Amen to that
It would be nice to use Pontiac once again! 👍👍👍
I owned a 70 Trans am biggest mistake selling it and a 71 Firebird and 81 Trans am. Please bring it back.
But not as an electric can
Pontiac should of never left , I had quite a few of them and they were nothing but badass
Obama told GM they would have to get rid of Pontiac. In order to get the bailout money. That is the reason Ford refused the bailout money.
I'm a great Pontiac enthusiast, I like the 4gen firebirds the most, but also GTO from then and modern. It is the feeling you can explore only in a car you don't need, but want! An early ad was "if you need a car, buy a chevy. if you want a car, buy a pontiac" ❤ Bring back these low flying "hell"birds🎉
If the rumor is true that pontiac is coming back then i hope pontiac will return in nascar and in the police car Markets.😊
Makes sense for Nascar GM pulling another Chevy SS
The late great PI legend Jim Rockford would be proud !! 😊
and in the police car Markets ....you must be a cop only a cop would say that crap and when was Pontiac in the cop car business
They're not sold check date if they do.They have to bring the whole pontiac line back and that's not gonna happen
@@johnrhodes101875 are you serious? You know how search engines work right. Here i will even help you. Type in Pontiac police cars. See how easy it is to NOT look like an Idiot even when you are!
If you pull an electric ⚡️ Pontiac and you think it’s going to be a hit …. It most DEFINITELY - will be a miss, a major disappointment
Bring PONTIAC BACK!!! Give us a Turbocharged V8!
Hopefully it would turn out better than the last V8 turbo trans am.
NEVER EVER will buy an EV. Appliances belong in the kitchen, not the garage.
Yes! Bring it back with the shaker hood and a monster 8 block!
A new Pontiac as a Firebird YES, but with and engine that is and improved version of Pontiacs V8 how doe's a tunnel port overhead cam Ram Air 5 sound, like a Hemi killer, if only had GM let Pontiac loose , in 1963. We would have seen overhead cam V8s than.
The Firebird is my all time favorite car and brand. Owned multiple Pontiacs over the years. As an original owner of a 1989 formula 350….BRING BACK A V8 gas powered FIREBIRD.
My love to Pontiac is back to ❤
I think a good compromise would be a V6 with hybrid electric boost. This combo could easily produce 500+ horsepower, but provide the low end torque of electric assist with better fuel economy as a bonus.
i would love to see what a new pontiac firebird & a new GTO it would be interesting to see what they make hopefully it won't be an awful looking cars & retain their amazing power
You know General Motors are not going to let Ford and Chrysler get the best of them.
That blue 79 T/A looks sweet.
3:14-3:22
Sad to say, this sounds more realistic.
Unfortunately...
The Grand Prix!
There is a company in Florida that already makes a Firebird/TransAm and they bought the rights to the Pontiac Firebird/TranAM name from General Motors. The company is Trans Am Worldwide and made a few different versions based off the popular ones from back in the day. They have a Bandit limited edition signed my Burt Reynolds and a supper duty one. They are build from the Camaro and have new drive trains, molded body panels and interiors. They are now coming out with a 70/SS based off the 1970 Chevelle Supper Sport. I don’t think they have the rights to the Pontiac Firebird or TransAm name anymore, but who’s to say they didn’t team up with them or even buy the branding back.
I would love to see the TransAm come back, I have one of each. A red ‘86 TransAm and a blue ‘87 Iroc-Z.
Had 2 Trans Am's they were great cars would buy another...
If they build it, I WILL buy it!
Yea if Pontiac build it.i will buy one
Yea I would like a electric firebird but it got to have at least 950hp twin turbo
@@user-pn9th9nq5myou mean hybrid?
I pulled up beside a tesla the upper level one in my 2019 corvette and the tesla could not go over 50 mph because low battery he said. What a joke. at the same time EV'S are wrecking our roads because of their heavy weight.
😂😂😂
I'm not buying that this was done to "test the waters." Unless no one at GM has been on the Internet in the last 14 years, it's pretty obvious that Pontiac fans have been wanting Pontiac to return.
In the end I'll believe it when I see it.
Clearly what makes sense is the 6.6 litre l8p crate engine. Plus 500hp the legendary 6.6 moniker. Its obviously a match made in heaven! imo
Good point! 6.6 L8T
@@toddb3394 I have an l8t in my van. its great. but the L8p is even better
Honestly I thought maybe you just hit the wrong letter. I didn't even know about the L8P. Looks pretty awesome!
If Pontiac comes back, it's nothing but the Camaro in Pontiac emblems, gm should bring back the Pontiac GTO and tempest!!!👍🤔🤓
Well, even today's Camaro is not old Camaro... Firebird or any Pontiac won't have anything from old cars but the name ☹️
Id love to see the TA make a come back maybe a WS6 with a Fire-Breathing V8. GM please don't disrespect the Bird with that EV-BS
We need it back
The new Firebird should be a copy of the very first Firebird, the plain model that looked very light and ready to go. If should look nothing like a Camaro.
Very unlikely ☹️ both styling and powertrains are about to be "modernized"... They're killing the joy of ride ☹️
As an owner of a 1st Gen, I can only agree.
How much 4 customized 4 in EU ?
People worry way too much about the Firebird being EV. It's even in the news that EVs aren't selling.
Bring back the bird!
I hope they start making Firebirds again, but ditch that retro look and start where they left in 2002. It should be made like before, use same engine as a Vette and lie about the horsepower numbers.
a car would be better than a crossover. there are enough already
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What body are they going to use since they haven't build a camaro in over a year
I hope the firebird doesn’t look like the Camaro in any way.
We all hope for sth new, not just rebadged Camaro
I’ll believe it when I see it, and if I see it, I’ll buy it!
BRING BACK PONTIAC!!!!
I hope that Oldsmobile will be coming back as well. I miss the 442, Cutlass, and Toronado.
Wow... You wish!
@@LetsDriveYT Yes, I certainly do wish!!!!
Dream on. There is no profitable market for any of the Big 3 to return to manufacturing muscle cars. That era was a short lived moment in time that will never be captured again. I lived it and I loved it. I sold new muscle cars in the era. Pontiacs and Chevrolets. The insurance companies and the oil conglomerates killed the muscle car. Today's buying public is too conservative and practical to give up their SUVs (modern day station wagons). I am 76 years young and my summer driver is a 2015 Chevy SS.
Well said, right on point!
Mom😅
Let's look at some very obvious reasons as to why the Firebird will never come back 1) it's always been based on the Camaro platform, which GM is discontinuing 2) GM got rid of Pontiac because they wanted to eliminate brand redundancy; bringing back Pontiac would go against that
I will believe it when I see it !
If is GAS I will buy one if it's an EV for get it no going to happen, I will never drive any car that I have to plug in to run GAS only.!!!!
EVs are too hyped, and companies will do these dirty tricks to draw even more attention to electric cars ☹️
It would be nice to see a really powerful Firebird again!!!
The Muscle Car Lives 🦅 GM ™️ 🇺🇸
Might be little too late GM, Why didn't a Pontiac Firebird make a
debut back when Chevrolet had
brought back the Camaro!?! It's
hard understanding that when..
the two F-bodied models were
virtual twins when first introduced
to the masses(1967). Sometimes I wondered why major car companies stop producing their popular models to begin with or totally ruin a model
(4dr. Charger?). Now, I'm told they want to make Crossover, 4dr. Sedan
or SUVs with the Camaro(like Ford's Mustang)WTF!?! What Major Car Companies NEED TO DO Is..THINK
BEFORE THEY START A BIG MESS & DON'T KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING!!!
We might like muscle cars, but crossovers and trucks generate more profit ☹️ I suppose Camaro and Mustang survived mainly because of the huge fan base. With Firebird alongside Camaro, GM would have more expenses and same sales...
They should bring back the Buick Grand National
transam is cool but a fiero that is a vett hiller would be bad ass
GM will never allow a relatively budget sports car to outperform its crown jewel!
It’s going to have a hydrogen power plant going to be bad ass just hard to get the hydrogen to run it
I'm all in for a Trans Am/GTO return. I've had Pontiacs up until GM killed Pontiac. I went to Jags since. I would make a come back for something fun with the old Pontiac badge!
Let’s go THE SCREAMING CHICKEN IS BACK !!!!!!!!
As long as it's not an EV, I'm interested.
Bring that shit back GM stop doing stupid stuff bring it back
They'll need to replace quota hire Mary Barra first.
We had an '80 Firebird Trans Am. Beautiful car. Not practical for a young family, which is why we sold it.
That's why ponycars are dying ☹️
Very curious.
If they brought it back 5.3L V8 revive the 3.8L V6 in naturally aspirated and supercharged and throw in a turbo 4 in the mix have the historically bullet proof V6 as the standard engine and pair it to their 10 speed auto as standard with a reliable automatic from the past and a 6 speed manual as optional you bring back the G8 as the Bonneville or grand am/prix and some new crossovers that are unique enough to not look badge engineered. Bring back Firebird/Trans AM and a few select nameplates.
Only old thing will be the name ☹️☹️
Hey guys. The joke is our first car is an EV, not Pontiac coming back. Pontiac coming back is true.
Bring it back with the new smokey an the bandit movie
The phraze "make some noise" is probably, becasuse you have to the car won't.
The problem is that all of the Pontiac muscle car brands are owned but trans am international
Isn't GM?
I hope its back!
v12 with a bulletproof 8 speed would be legendary, not that they would ever in a million years consider that.
☹️
Lt5 or lsa. Would be fantastic
If it is electric I won't by it. If it's a V8 I'm in.
C8 Corvette ZO6 costs 150-175k 😂
GM will find a way to ruin Pontiac again with greed and alienating you and I (the core fanbase) Who is running GM now? I have zero confidence in them. Ford started the war, and have now been declared the winner 🏆
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Didn’t see this coming. We’ll all be in mustangs at this point.
T-Top mandatory 😊
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I honestly think Pontiac should bring back 4 models! the Grand Am with the 2.7 turbo, the Grand prix with the v6 or optional 6.2, and the Firebird !!!
I think the Grand am and Grand Prix should be priced relatively affordable for people to purchase without breaking the bank! The Firebird should be priced competitive with what the Camaro is at!
So basically Camaro with Pontiac design
@@LetsDriveYT Hell no lol, design wise the Firebird should be designed I feel based off the first generation Firebird. Only priced similar to the Camaro
V8 as a generator for charging the EV battery. No plug-in.
Can you make a video about the possible return of oldsmobile and murcrey car brand.😊
We'll check reports and rumors and do a review as soon as we gather enough info!
Thanks
Thanks😊.
They could call the electric version the Thermal Runaway...
😂😂
You can put lipstick on a Camaro, but it's still a Camaro.
3rd times a charm they say... don't buy its a sham
I think that Pontiac is due for a full redemption, and what I think is going to happen is you're going to see a major comeback with Pontiac with the firebird! Who knows we might see an electric firebird down the road.
They better don't do that
In 2026?
The teasers always look fantastic but in reality it will be poorly designed without retro styling !
Bring that MUTHA back!
Firebird, and it would be also cool to see the new Barracuda replacing Charger and Challenger!
@@LetsDriveYT if Chrysler Corp. didn't have their heads up their butts they have found away to keep Plymouth, Charger and Challenger(V8), and brought back the Cuda a out 14 years ago! The big blocks can be designed to efficient. Also, there is synthetic gas that mimics petrol and is better! They don't want it to come to market! You know who they are!
They need to use a different grill too, because BMW warned them before they Went bankrupt😂. Stop, copying our grill!
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Who could afford the batteries
They already make them
Could't find any info about production... But where there's smoke, there's fire 😉
@LetsDriveYT I think he's talking about these aftermarket companies that makes a Camaro look like a '77/'78 TransAm
If GM doesn't change everything, but just repack Camaro's stuff into Pontiac, that will be basically the same ☹️
I love Pontiac too. I had 4 of them, but this fake ad was created by Car & Driver to create buzz/attention FOR Car & Driver magazine that's really not doing so hot. They've gone from a monthly to a bimonthly, and the next level down is a quarterly, like Motor Trend. To answer the question of why would C & D to to all the trouble of doing this, that's why. The ad is kind of like the bellowing Orwellian screen from an extremely well known film, to give the little man behind the curtain some attention. It's getting it now, but this too shall pass. What gimmick will be next, or will they make a series out of these. Car magazines are dying out like the film industry. Everything's all over with, and no one has the guts to say it, so I just did.
99% true, but we still hold out hopes for that 1% 😄
1927-Pontiac is born.
2027-Marks the 100th Anniversary of Pontiac. GM has nothing in the foreseeable future to compete against Ford or Dodge as Chevrolet's plan for the Camaro is to make it a guess what?..an EV. What better to fill that gapping hole then with..oh! I don't know...A Revised Pontiac!!!
We need to speak up if we want Pontiac back.
This is the opportunity we need to consider.
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Charger and Challenger are cancelled too, so the only muscle still being produced is Mustang... My guess is not for too long. Ford already started the transformation to the electric segment and as an SUV. They're just keeping the name alive.
Leave Pontiac alone and in the past, all the car would be is a slightly rebodied Camaro with an ENORMOUS price tag! 😠😠😠
These were affordable cars before. Now they're too expensive. No surprise why they are being shut down.
Small print says it fake. Guy ignores.....smart
😂😂😂
That's what we love to do
If Pontiac really want to finish kill the cars... Build ur EV 's. I always liked there Real cars ... the 66/ 67 68/69/70 .. GTO's Judges . Firebirds Trans Am. But the 1980's Pontiac went down hill fast .. But EV,s Nope ! Just as well close there doors again...
Don't open them at all 🤣🤣
Only F body I buy is Pontiac. I buy GMC trucks and not Chevrolet. I know it's all GM but rarely a Chevy fan boy.
No electric
Why would GM bring back the Pontiac name plate for only one vehicle? Not good business sense, let the past stay in the past, GM tried that before with the GTO……..,,
Good question. But only one ad in the magazine caused so much attention. Like we said in the video, it might be C&D trick to draw attention to their magazine, or GM is behind all this.
Not with an EV
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Fresh fuel?? Say on bottom of page. NOT HAPPENING
make one that runs on farts call it the biden
I'd rather GM bought back Holden
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If they built it you wouldn't be able to afford it anyway
Hope they won't overprice it. But it will be expensive...
Again I didn't look you up, this was CZcams. But The Firebird isn't back. It is a Camaro with a different front end on it and that is all that it is. Also when the Firebird and the Camaro first came out anyone could afford them, only the well off can afford these fake muscle cars. And could you please tell CZcams I don't want to see these video's, just because I look at dirt bikes doesn't mean I want to have cars that only the wealthy can afford. Tired of watch the rich play, that is why I don't watch NASCAR, football or any other sports today. A dirt bike anyone can afford if you buy chinese and get out there and ride. I know, because I do. and out run the cowardly rich people all day long.
Gas powered v 8 no ev crap
Hopefully they'll make a reasonable decision