I'm at a weird point in my life where I see something like this Pontiac Firefly and think, "Hey, that's pretty neat. I wouldn't mind driving a nugget like that."
Photograph by Mark Langello
GM’s entry into the day’s hot hatch wars? Its 1987-’88 Suzuki-built Chevrolet Turbo Sprint, sold in Canada as a Pontiac Firefly. Mike Cove of Wilsonville, Ontario, brought down a Pontiac variant to Florida for our $2000 Challenge.
Stock power came from a turbocharged 1.0-liter, three-cylinder engine, but Mike upped the boost from 8 psi to north of 22. It ran a 15.8 in the quarter.
Make your own low-buck memories at the Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is Presented by Tire Rack and Powered by AutoBidMaster, held April 18-19, 2026.
The Grassroots Motorsports $2000 Challenge is Presented by Tire Rack and Powered by AutoBidMaster, in Association with HPX Show, CRC Industries, A&A Manufacturing, Knight's Automotive and BendPak.
I'm at a weird point in my life where I see something like this Pontiac Firefly and think, "Hey, that's pretty neat. I wouldn't mind driving a nugget like that."
I test drove an Isuzu mk1 Turbo in 1987. That car was a blast. I think they only imported them for a couple years. The Tubo sprints remind me of that car.
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