1982 Pontiac Grand Prix: Onto the G-Body

This record's own dek states that the Grand Prix is now on the G-body for 1982, with production dropping to 80,367. This record's own overview states that MuscleCarClub, crediting the Standard Catalog of Pontiac, gives 1982 Grand Prix production as 80,367, split between a base "J" hardtop at 37,672, an "LJ" hardtop at 29,726, and a Brougham hardtop at 12,969, and that the compiled engine tables list a 231 cid V6 at 110 hp and 190 lb-ft, a 350 cid V8 diesel at 105 hp and 205 lb-ft, and a Buick 252 cid V6 at 125 hp and 205 lb-ft, all SAE net as compiled with no rpm given.¹

This record's own keyFacts section states that for 1982 every Grand Prix came with automatic transmission and a V-6 or diesel V-8, the 3.8 V-6 standard with a 4.1 V-6 and a 5.7 diesel V-8 available, and that no gasoline V-8 is listed for the year; it also gives factory prices of $8,333 for the Grand Prix, $8,788 for the LJ, and $9,209 for the Brougham. This record's own prices section carries these same three factory prices, and this record's own engines section carries the matching three entries: the 231 standard on all three models, the 350 diesel available on all three requiring optional air conditioning, and the 252 Buick V6 available on all three, each certified nationally.²

This record's own production section carries four rows, the 37,672-unit J, the 29,726-unit LJ, the 12,969-unit Brougham, and the 80,367 total, with a note that the source presents the base, LJ and Brougham rows as summing to the total, and a second note stating plainly that no engine, transmission, paint or trim counts were found. This record's own transmissions section lists a single entry, Automatic. This record's own paint and interiors sections are both empty for the year.¹

This record's own options section itemizes a Brougham Landau Package by its own full content, luxury acoustics, Tampico carpeting, pedal trim plates, a lamp group, power windows, a padded landau vinyl top with formal window, opera lamps, courtesy lamps and chrome bumper guards, restricted to the Brougham; a digital quartz clock not offered with the diesel; cruise control with resume; a remote deck lid release; an electric rear window defogger; a Rally cluster and trip odometer, with tachometer not offered with the diesel; tinted glass for all windows; a removable glass-panel hatch roof with rear quarter courtesy lamps; cornering lamps and a dome reading lamp; reclining bucket seats with console; custom sport and tilt steering wheels; a glass or steel power sunroof; a padded landau top; cast aluminum wheels, custom covers, Rally IV wheels with trim rings, wire wheel covers and wheel locking packages; and 195/75R14 and 205/75R14 steel-belted radial tires with a puncture-sealant whitewall option.

This record's own specifications section gives a single 3,276-pound shipping weight that this record's own scope note flags as appearing identically on all three model rows in the source's search text, along with a 108.1-inch wheelbase, 201.9-inch overall length, 72.1-inch width, 54.7-inch overall height, front/rear tread of 58.5/57.8 inches, front head room of 37.6 inches and rear of 37.8 inches, front leg room of 42.8 inches and rear of 36.3 inches, front shoulder room of 56.4 inches and rear of 55.9 inches, front hip room of 51.7 inches and rear of 54.9 inches, 16.1 cubic feet of trunk capacity, and an 18.1-US-gallon fuel tank enlarged to 19.8 gallons with the diesel.²

This record's own performance and conflicts sections are both empty for the year, leaving no period road test and no disputed figure on record for the 1982 Grand Prix. This record's own identification section gives series 2G, body style J37 for the Grand Prix, K37 for the LJ, and P37 for the Brougham, sourced to the same Standard Catalog tables that carry this record's own production and price rows.²