| Interior Features |
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| Standard Interior |
| Oxen Vinyl Bucket Seats |
| Standard Door Panels, all vinyl |
| Custom Interior (B18) available |
| Other Interior Features |
| Formula Steering Wheel (NK3) in Interior Matching Color |
| Nylon Blend Cut-pile Carpeting |
| Solid 1 piece Headliner |
| Manual Lap/Shoulder Belts with Pushbutton Buckles for Driver and Front Passenger. Manual lap belts for rear passenger positions. |
| Black Seat Belts (color keyed available AK1) |
| Steering Column-mounted Dimmer Switch |
| Engine-turned Instrument Panel Plate with Black Trim initially. The Rosewood Grain Instrum,ent Panel became standard Midyeon Octer 21, 1980 when the 6 cyl became the standard engine in Formula |
| Rally Guages & Clock (W63) and 80 MPH Speedometer Graduated in Miles and Kilometers Per Hour intially. On October 21, 1981 the standard guages were the base equipment with other guage packages available at extra cost with V8s. |
| Console with Floor-Mounted Shifter |
| Luggage Compartment Mat |
| High-Low Level Body Ventilation |
| Exterior Features |
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| One Piece Resilient Endura Front Bumper |
| New Grille Styling with Black Accent |
| FORMULA Decal on Front Bumper above air intake. |
| Bird Decal on Sail Panel |
| Endura Rear Bumper in body color |
| FORMULA Decal on Rear Bumper (except with W50 Formula Appearance Package that includes large FORMULA Lettering |
| Simulated Dual Air Scoop Design (New Offest Hood with Turbo V-8) |
| Firebird Nameplate on front fender |
| FORMULA Decal beneath Firebird Emblem |
| W50 FORMULA graphics Optional |
| Right- and Left-hand Body-colored Outside Mirrors - Left-hand Remote Controlled |
| Rear Air Spoiler |
| Concealed Windshield Wipers |
| No Rocker Panel Moldings |
| Black Windshield and Rear Window Moldings |
| Black Headlamp Bezels |
| Smoked Glass Taillamp Lenses with Integrated Bird |
| Chrome Side-splitter Tailpipe Extensions |
| Other |
| Dual Horns |
| Standard Engine |
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| LD5 231 cid (3.8 liter) V-6, 2bbl |
| Optional Engine |
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| LS5 265 cid (4.3 liter) V-8, 2bbl |
| LG4 305 cid (5.0 liter) V-8, 4bbl |
| LU8 Turbo 301 cid (4.9 liter) V-8, 4bbl |
| L39 267 cid (4.4 liter) V-8. 2bbl = Export Canada |
| Standard Transmission |
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| MX1 3 Speed Turbo Hydramatic |
| Optional Transmission |
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| MM4 4 Speed Manual with LG4 305 cid V8 Only |
| Steering |
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| Power Steering |
| Suspension |
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| Radial Tuned Suspension with Independent Front Suspension with upper and lower control arms, coil springs and tubular shocks. Rear Hotchkiss solid Axle with multi-leaf springs |
| Heavy Duty Front Coil Springs |
| Heavy Duty Firm Control Tubular Shocks |
| Stabilizer bar |
| Stabilizer bar |
| Optional Suspension |
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| Trans Am Performance Suspension optional (WS6). Includes 8 inch Cast Aluminum Snowflake Wheels, 225/70R-15 Tires, 1.250 inch front stabilizer bar and 0.750 rear stabilizer bar and 4 wheel disc brakes. |
| Brakes |
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| Power Front Disc (Low Drag), Rear Drum |
| 4 wheel power disc brakes available (J65). Included with Trans Am Performance Package (WS6) |
| Differential |
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| Solid Rear Axle |
| G80 Limited Slip (Safe T Track) Differential Available |
| Axle Ratios |
| 2.56:1 with with LD5 6 Cylinder |
| 2.41:1 with LS5 265 cid V8 |
| 2.56:1 with L37 301 cid V8 |
| 3.42:1 with LG4 305 cid V8 and MM4 4 speed. |
| 3.08:1 with LU8 Turbo |
| Optional Axle Ratio |
| 3.23:1 with LD5 6 cylinder |
| 3.08:1 with L37 301 cid V8 E/C |
| Wheels/Hubcaps |
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| Rally II Wheels with Trim Rings (N98) |
| 15" X 7" |
| Available Wheels/Hubcaps |
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| Body Color Rally II Wheels with Trim Rings (N67) |
| Cast Aluminum Snowflake Wheels (N90) (in 15" x 8" when the WS6 Trans Am Special Performance Package was ordered). Available in Silver or Gold. |
| Turbo Cast 15" x 7.5" Aluminum Wheels (N89). (15" x 8" with WS6 Trans Am Special Performance Package). Available in Silver or Gold |
| Standard Tires |
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| 225/70R15 Blackwall Steel Belted Radials (QGO) |
| Available Tires |
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| 225/70R15 White Lettered Steel Belted Radials (QGR) - included with Trans Am Performance Package (WS6) |