Sunday, 4 March 2012

Name That Shifter, No. 65: 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ

Name That Shifter, No. 65: 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ:

Name That Shifter 65


Shifter No. 65


On Monday, we presented this week’s shifter and asked you to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence it came. We figured the anonymous-looking shifter might give you more trouble than it did. The first commenter to correctly identify it as a 1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ’s five-speed manual was Mike Jackson. Mike will receive a Save the Manuals button and sticker as a reward.


The Beretta GTZ pictured here is from our December 1989 issue. Conceived as the top-dog Beretta, the GTZ combined GM’s most powerful Quad 4 engine with a sportier suspension tune. The 180-hp Beretta charged to 60 mph from a standstill in 7.7 seconds, and stuck to the skidpad to the tune of 0.84 g. At the time, the GTZ’s skidpad figure was the highest we’d recorded for a front-drive car.


1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ


1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ



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