1997 Pontiac Trans Am User Reviews

A Fun And Sexy Car That's Well Worth The Money! — This car is F-U-N! She's an Arctic White 5.7 L-16V-V8, 4-sp automatic. Her sleek interior and exterior always turns heads. Having previously owned a 1977, the difference in handling is definitely noticeable. She handles corners as well as most of the high priced exotics, even with the stock suspension. She got all the power and torque of an old school muscle car, with most of the newer conveniences (i.e. power locks/windows, 4 wheel anti-lock disc brakes, roomier truck space w/custom T-top slots, on board chip that "learns" your driving style). One really nice feature that GM has stayed true to is rear-wheel drive (she can lay some serious rubber!). At just over 100K mileage, I haven't needed any major repairs, though I have found that some of the less common parts have been discontinued and are difficult to find. Tune-ups are a little inconvenient due to the placement of the plugs/distributor and her mpg are not for the "green-hearted", but then nobody buys a Pontiac with the environment in mind, do they? All in all, if you are a fan of the All American automobile, she's a dream car and unless they decide to bring the Trans Am back, she's part of the last generation of her kind. I don't see many like her anymore (less than 14,000 Trans Ams produced in 1997) and she's a guaranteed conversation piece wherever she goes.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

Beauty And Beast All In One Package. Truly A One-of-a-kind Driving Experience — Granted I have a WS.6 version with rims from an '02, but this car drives like no other. It responds VERY quickly. The absoulte LAST car you wanna drive in the snow, or a drenched road. On good weather conditions, with the T-tops out, it is amazingly fun to drive. The car is very good about abuse as well. I'm a Fireman/EMT, so I have to start it up and haul something serious at a moments notice, and it responds as if it had been warmed up and ready long before the call went out. I will more than happily admit my feeling of utter satifaction when an import rev's its motor only for me to either; scare it off with just a single rev, or to put it in its place in a drag race. Out of all the cars I have driven/owned, I'll never get rid of this car.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

I Wish They Never Stopped Making Them. — This car is absolutely amazing. It handles like a dream and has a ton of power to show off. The gas mileage is pretty good for a V8 and i'm never disappointed with it. Get ready to be thrown back in your seat.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

One Of The Best Cars I've Owned — Loved it, probably the best styling of the fourth generation F-Body. I miss it to this day, if it only had an LS1 I probably wouldn't have sold it. Oh well, I have the Z28 now so no more tears for this car!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Amazing — Its amazing i love it. it runs great i even looks amazing in great condition runs smooth gas is good just not when your stomping on it and it will get up and go when you need it to. its got power looks style the whole nine yards.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)