All of GM's A-bodies received a complete makeover this year. The new body style was called the Colonnade hardtop/sedan, and no convertibles were produced off of this platform.

The GTO option was offered as a 2-door hardtop on both the base LeMans and the LeMans Sport Coupe. The Sport Coupe featured louvered vertical slats over the rear quarter windows and an upgraded interior with bucket seats up front. A non-functional ducted hood, performance suspension, and GTO badging were also mandatory items.

New in the lineup this year was the Grand Am. This is everything the GTO had been in Pontiac's previous nine model year offerings. De-chromed, soft urethane-covered front nose, sporty appointments, handling-enhancing suspension packages, and powerplants up to 455 cubic inches (the Super Duty 455 was dropped before the start of production) all made for a distinctly attractive and unique offering. Unfortunately, the GTO would not be allowed to strut its stuff in the guise of the Grand Am coupe.

At this point, Pontiac had lost interest in the GTO idea and had turned their creative juicies loose on the Firebird and its performance Trans Am version. In fact, there were no GTO-specific ads released this year promoting that performance option.

Production:

LeMans production total: 111,357
LeMans Sport Coupe production total: 50,999
Luxury LeMans production total: 43,293
Grand Am production total: 43,136

GTO coupe production total: 494

GTO Sport Coupe production total: 4,312

A-body production total: 248,785

Pontiac production total: 919,872

Available GTO Engines: