I was scrolling through the brochures to see if I missed anything interesting. Ford doesn't seem to have many interesting vehicles sadly. Then I came across the EXP. It looks like a weird combination of the Mustang and the RX-7. Apparently this vehicle was a "sports compact" and it ran from 1982 to 1988. It shared wheelbase and powertrain with the Ford Escort, the EXP was longer, lower and more aerodynamic than its five seat counterpart.
Much like the Mustang, it had quite a few transmissions as well. Either a 4 or 5 speed manual or a 3 to 4 speed automatic. Like the Mustang, you could get a convertible or coupe variant. But there was no fastback. The new Camaro received positive reviews for its styling and handling but was also criticized for the low power ratings for the Camaro Z28.
But this isn't the vehicle that caught my eye, nope.
it's a Chevrolet Citation. I know, I know!!! You don't like the Citation, this one's different however. It's the X-11, the sporty one.
With the performance enhanced Citation X-11, Chevrolet wanted to remind the car buying public this front wheel drive newcomer was made by the same people as the Corvette and Camaro. They even went to race it in the SCCA! "The SCCA classified the X-11 in Showroom Stock B class. In 1981, the X-11 got itself to SSB National Championships in 1982 and 1984. Impressive right?
You could get it with either a 4 speed manual or a 3 speed automatic. You also got sport type suspension, Goodyear P205/70R-13 white lettered tires with rally rim trim and a rear spoiler.
You could also get the Pontiac 2.5-liter 4 cyl Iron Duke or the optional Chevrolet 2-bbl LE2 2.8-liter V6 engine that produced 115 hp (86 kW). Later in its life, the Citation X-11 got a handling upgrade as well.
This is the fourth gen Monte Carlo, the SS weighing in at 3,239. This weight makes it lighter than the heaviest Camaro, but not by much. This had many engines, so many so I can't be bothered to list them XD. Interestingly enough in 1985, they resurrected the option for a T--Top. I guess T--Tops were a 80's thing? It also had P205/70R-14 Goodyear Eagle GT tires.
Much like the Mustang, it had quite a few transmissions as well. Either a 4 or 5 speed manual or a 3 to 4 speed automatic. Like the Mustang, you could get a convertible or coupe variant. But there was no fastback. The new Camaro received positive reviews for its styling and handling but was also criticized for the low power ratings for the Camaro Z28.
But this isn't the vehicle that caught my eye, nope.
it's a Chevrolet Citation. I know, I know!!! You don't like the Citation, this one's different however. It's the X-11, the sporty one.
With the performance enhanced Citation X-11, Chevrolet wanted to remind the car buying public this front wheel drive newcomer was made by the same people as the Corvette and Camaro. They even went to race it in the SCCA! "The SCCA classified the X-11 in Showroom Stock B class. In 1981, the X-11 got itself to SSB National Championships in 1982 and 1984. Impressive right?
You could get it with either a 4 speed manual or a 3 speed automatic. You also got sport type suspension, Goodyear P205/70R-13 white lettered tires with rally rim trim and a rear spoiler.
You could also get the Pontiac 2.5-liter 4 cyl Iron Duke or the optional Chevrolet 2-bbl LE2 2.8-liter V6 engine that produced 115 hp (86 kW). Later in its life, the Citation X-11 got a handling upgrade as well.
This is the fourth gen Monte Carlo, the SS weighing in at 3,239. This weight makes it lighter than the heaviest Camaro, but not by much. This had many engines, so many so I can't be bothered to list them XD. Interestingly enough in 1985, they resurrected the option for a T--Top. I guess T--Tops were a 80's thing? It also had P205/70R-14 Goodyear Eagle GT tires.
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