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" WHY YOU WANT IT Few knew what to make of the turbo Firebirds when the cars were new. The performance of the force-fed 4.9-liter V8 was comparable to that of the recently departed 6.6, but without the traditional turbo craziness. Just the opposite: It was a relatively civilized, quiet car that happened to be as fast as a contemporary Corvette or Camaro Z28 on a road course. You could option the turbo 4.9 into any Firebird, but the Trans Am included a long list of standard features. And a hood bird. WHY IT&amp;#039;S A DEAL When equipped with the WS6 chassis package, it was one of the better-handling American cars of the decade.  WHAT TO PAY $8500\u2013$15,000. Special-edition models, such as the 1980 Indy/Daytona pace cars, usually command a premium.  RARITY Just 9604 turbo Trans Ams were built for 1980 and 1981. WATCH OUT FOR Cooked turbo bearings, cars that have been driven hard and put away wet. WHAT WE SAID THEN &amp;quot;Although the rear end can be provoked if you work at it, the T/A&amp;#039;s excellent steering and gobs of rubber on the road mean it&amp;#039;s easy to catch things before they really get out of hand.&amp;quot; (April 1980) Extra Content:      1980-1981 Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am Turbo "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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