1998 SLP Trans Am Firehawk | Retro Review

These were some of the coolest cars of the 90s and early 2000s and still cool today

As time goes on these cars are looking better and better

I liked the pop up and down headlights better. Still an awesome firebird in my opinion

This car looked so aggressive.. One of the main reasons Autozone started to sell out of them 3m tape dual hood scoops everyone had. I mean everyone had them. Vans, Trucks, Cars..

John Davis is a journalistic legend! thanks for 4 plus decades of motor week !

What a sick car this was. Imagine a modern day one if Pontiac was still around.

Never knew about the headlights on these, also thought all of them had pop up headlights. Looks really good this way.

The headlight redesign makes such a difference to its curb appeal.

💥Man during this time all of us GM W-body 3800s and GM F-body fans were in love with SLP modifications😎

Those last gen Firebird Trans Ams are one of the best designed American muscle cars of all time. Much more muscular and aggressive than the same gen Camaro.

I remember cross shopping a Trans Am in 2000, always loved the aggressive looks. I sure do miss Pontiac.

Still can't get over how much performance you were able to get for your money in the late 90's and early/mid 2000's. What a car.

I still own my 2001 Trans Am convertible. I can't let it go. I thought I was nuts with the high $33k sticker price back then but after 20 years I am averaging out to less than $2k per year with minimal repairs. Now the values are going up on these F-bodies with anything decent in the mid-teens and ultra low mileage examples in the $20's. These SLP Firehawks are bringing over original sticker if low mileage and excellent condition.

To bad the the 98 Firehawk was never available at the dealerships. There were 6 prototypes built and this is one of them. Very unique with the different fixed headlight design.

I owned a black/black '02 Formula Firehawk w/the 1LE suspension package. Bought it new and sold it September of 2020. I really miss that car.

I love watching these retro videos! I always watched MotorWeek as a child back in the 80s & 90s, hoping, waiting and anticipating a new episode or a rerun that would include a review of ANY model year of a Trans Am! MotorWeek never disappointed because they covered the 3rd and 4th gen cars quite often throughout the years. Which reminds me, there are only 4 generations of the Firebird / Trans Am... not 5 generations like John mistakenly said at the end of this video. Thanks for posting these wonderful old-school videos, MotorWeek!

Beautiful. Really impressed with that handling. Holy lack of body roll batman!! Love those fixed headlights too.

Nice to have all three gens of small block 350s in the SLP Firehawk reviews on motorweek

I may never be able to own a Firehawk, but I love my 2001 Firebird. She may just be a v6, but she’s survived most of her time in a garage and is still gorgeous.

I've always wanted one, based on this look and design with T-Tops, especially the 2002 WS6 manual. Could not afford it then, now, they cost more than original sticker price, I guess since this is the last model design ever to be made.