1965 Pontiac Tempest GTO
In 1965 both the Pontaic Lemans and Tempest were restyled to include twin vertical headlights. With the new look came increased horsepower from improved intake manifolds and radical camshafts. That year Pontiac sold over 75 000 Tempest GTOs which convinced Pontiac to make the GTO its own model.
Pontiac Tempest for sale from our partners at Lemonfree.com
Forum
| um | |
| cool | |
| add topic |
In Detail
| submitted by | Richard Owen |
| price $ | $ $2 787 USD |
| engine | V8 |
| valvetrain | Pushrod Operated OHV, 2 Valves per Cyl |
| displacement | 6377 cc / 389.1 in³ |
| bore | 103.12 mm / 4.06 in |
| stroke | 95.2 mm / 3.75 in |
| compression | 10.75:1 |
| power | 242.4 kw / 335 bhp |
| specific output | 52.53 bhp per litre |
| bhp/weight | 217.25 bhp per tonne |
| torque | 580.3 nm / 428.0 ft lbs @ 3200 rpm |
| driven wheels | Front Engine / RWD |
| front tires | 7.50 x 14 red stripe |
| rear tires | 7.50 x 14 red stripe |
| front brakes | Drums |
| f brake size | mm / in |
| r brake size | mm / in |
| steering | Recirculating Ball |
| weight | 1542 kg / 3400 lbs |
| wheelbase | 2921 mm / 115.0 in |
| front track | 1473 mm / 58.0 in |
| rear track | 1473 mm / 58.0 in |
| length | 5156 mm / 203.0 in |
| width | 1862 mm / 73.3 in |
| height | 1372 mm / 54.0 in |
| transmission | 4-Speed Manual |
| gear ratios | 2.56:1, 1.91:1, 1.48:1, 1.00:1, :1 |
| final drive | 3.23:1 |
| top speed | ~196.3 kph / 122.0 mph |
| 0 - 60 mph | ~7.2 seconds |
| 0 - 100 mph | ~18 seconds |
| 0 - 1/4 mile | ~16.1 seconds |
Supercar Spotlight
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |










