2009 Firebird a Possibility?
Author: Michael Lawlor @ 1:02 am
Automotive News recently published an article about Pontiac’s plans to start phasing out all it’s front wheel drive cars in favor of an entire rear wheel drive model lineup. Why rear wheel drive? Word is that due to a decline in sales Pontiac is looking toward RWS as a way to differentiate it from the competition and to “revive the brand’s heritage of performance” Although it’s said that Pontiac is planning to unveil a RWD sedan concept at next years Detroit Auto Show there is no official word as to whether…
…one of the RWD vehicles in its future lineup will be a Firebird or not. With General Motors still on the fence we aren’t even sure if the Camaro will be built. If it does make it into production though one would think a Firebird sibling makes perfect sense. There is one hitch though. Pontiac is reportedly looking into building another GTO, possibly one that is based off the Camaro. If that’s the case then chances of seeing a new Firebird are diminishing. That’s not the only problem, it seems as though Pontiac may not even want a Camaro based car. Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson spoke on this saying, “We want a truly differentiated product. We don’t want a rebadged vehicle.”
So the question is, will there be a new Firebird anytime soon? Unfortunately it seems unlikely. One can only hope. Let the ponycar wars begin!
Below is a rendering (by yours truely) of the 2009 Firebird based off a General Motors photograph of the Camaro Concept. If you’ve got a Firebird rendering you’d like to share send it along and i’ll post it up.
Could this be the 2009 Firebird? Only time will tell.
