Pontiac 6000

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The Pontiac 6000 is a mid-size car that was sold by Pontiac from the 1982 to 1991 model years. As Pontiac downsized its mid-size model range, the 6000 was the successor of the Pontiac LeMans (which continued production as a downsized Pontiac Bonneville). Initially offered as a two-door and four-door notchback sedan, a five-door 6000 station wagon was introduced for 1984. During the 1980s, Pontiac was transitioning towards a numeric model nomenclature, with the 6000 ultimately becoming the largest model line to use it. The 6000 used the front-wheel drive GM A platform. Sharing a platform with the Buick Century, Chevrolet Celebrity (replacing the Malibu), and Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera (replacing the Cutlass sedan), the 6000 shared its roofline with the Cutlass Ciera. Introduced for 1983, the 6000 STE was a sport-tuned version of the four-door sedan, which was named to the Car and Driver 10Best List from 1983 to 1985. For 1987, the 6000 Safari wagon was introduced, denoting versions...

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