2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Review - A Humble Hometown Hero!

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Drivetrain
3:53 - Interior
5:50 - BFB Test
6:08 - Interior
6:28 - Back Seats
6:53 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:46 - Exterior
8:17 - Final Thoughts
12:31 - Outro

[@somesketchystuff7121]

That’s my car!!!! I wish I had done all the rest of my engine before you came to review it. Just upgraded the whole ignition system and did shorter engine mounts and it’s running cherry. Awesome video man

[@joey86bu1]

Sweet ride!

[@matthewrodgers1219]

I have a 4dr 99 red

[@TechTokOffical]

400+hp with a pulley and a tune huh?😂

[@jons2364]

​@trpremote I was thinking the same thing lol. 400hp with no intercooler, gen3 blower, and by the looks of it a 3.4 pulley. He obviously forgot to show us the 150shot of nitrous. Very good condition GP though, looks very well maintained.

[@XxFieryXProductionxX]

@@TechTokOffical literally gen 3 blower not gen 5 no northstar tb no e85 large pulley still no headers /plogs, non intercooled and no cam ? not a shot mine .. my 2007 gt (supercharged gtp was dropped ) was making maybe 300 with a 3.2 e85 plogs and other bolt on parts , my gxp i built was making like 400 crank on a cam swap , tune e85 and that's a 5.3 ls ... \

[@11.9lsupercharged4]

Before the gxp and Monte Carlo SS in 2006. This was the hood king of the road

[@bricegraham8256]

Lol facts

[@imagri1]

Yuuup. I daily a 2005 impala SS and the older brothas know lmao

[@cub1009]

That supercharged 3800 is a blast. All the reliability of the bulletproof 3800 that GM made for a long time. With the power of a eaton m90 blower on top of it. Such a cool car. Even 21 years later it's amazing to see one in such great shape. The 1997 to 2003 Grand prixs used to be everywhere but as a kid I always looked for the GTP badge on the door.

[@bwofficial1776]

That engine was a sleeper and is easy to tune. It's rare to see one of these now because Pontiacs got cheap pretty quickly.

[@cub1009]

@@bwofficial1776 I did a look on autotrader, there aren't many for sale and the ones in good shape are about $10,000 now. I remember a time when you could buy these cars in good shape for $5,000 with less than 100k miles. I don't think you can even find them like that today .

[@lougrubb8434]

I think it's a great looking car for the era! I still remember the late 90's Pontiac commercials where they touted the Grand Prix's "Wide-Track" design echoing heritage ads from the 1960's. I had a 2002 GTP for 3 or 4 years and it was fun and reliable. A good value, for sure. I miss that car and wish I hadn't sold it. Wouldn't be surprised at all to see it on the road today.

[@TheFalseProdigy]

That ending was downright poetic. Idk if you watch Regular Car Reviews, but your final thoughts on this car really made me think of his more serious reviews where things get deep. Love your reviews!

[@Rampant_Colt]

Super fun car to drive. My old one was modded, but not 400hp. That much horsepower tears those weak transmissions up

[@torythefanman]

Fun fact this generation Grand Prix was the last GM vehicle to have a mechanical odometer.

[@metalmusic2813]

I wish gm still made pontiacs like these with the same motor

[@christopherlaflam6383]

Had this engine in a 2003 Bonneville SSEI. Terrific powerplant.

[@hakeemsd70m]

Quite possibly my favorite Pontiac sedan, the 00-05 Bonneville. I want one to replace my '05 Camry in the near future.

[@getcake.dieyoung]

i've had a 40th anniversary since i was 12... it's still bone stock but one day my baby will be a rwd monster 💯

[@kevinpike1364]

Completely failed to talk about the H.U.D. …one of the coolest features on this car

[@astrocellofficial]

shoutout to my man ian, one of my closest friends with a great eye for cars, love the pontiac

[@somesketchystuff7121]

Wassup buddy lol

[@bwofficial1776]

That gray early-00s GM switchgear is oddly comforting. The supercharged 3800 was a sleeper engine and is easy to tune. This car is clean. It seems that Pontiacs turn into beaters especially fast so to see one running, let alone one that's in good shape is rare. Early 2000s Pontiacs all kind of look and sound the same. It's hard to tell the difference between a Grand Prix, a Grand Am, and a Bonneville. The ribbed taillights and curved sides are distinctly Pontiac. The one with four reverse lights always fascinated me.

[@danielc1417]

Stupidest comment yet.

[@hakeemsd70m]

It's extremely easy for me to recognize the differences between early 00's Pontiac sedans, especially since the Bonneville has an very pronounced wedge shape and an extremely distinctive tail light cluster with amber turn signals, the only Pontiac with them at the time.

[@christopherpotomski8463]

The one with the four reverse lights would have been the 1999-2005 Grand Am.

[@raymondjefferson5866]

“I got all nervy” lol you’re great my guy

[@sladewatkins9627]

I love this! I had a 2001 Pontiac GTP coupe but black. I replaced the stock rims and had 18” chrome ones that looked great! Loved the interior and the feel of driving this car. The gage you mentioned in the video with the fuel economy is spot on. I loved the “boost” part when you cracked on it you could see it go up and down lol. Just a fun car at a good price

[@aenoymotors]

Back in 2005 when Tokyo Drift was all the rage this dude I worked with at AutoZone had a very modified one of these. It was really fast for what it was. I wish I remembered his name, he was an awesome dude.

[@calvincooley1074]

I had a Buwreck Regal GS Supercharged. Fun and fast for what it was.

[@birdwife589]

i always enjoy his little speeches at the end of the reviews

[@boostedbird4799]

Are you sure this thing is making 400 hp? Does the owner have a build sheet? That sounded very tame for 400 hp. Most exhaust, smaller pulley, and a tune 3800's don't even crack 300 crank hp, much less 300 whp. Most M90 builds need E85 and/or rockers to be over 300 whp.

[@fabiolas4]

Had my 2dr turbo intercooled GTX for 11yrs. Excellent car and I still miss it to this day. That one is absolutely mint! Good to see another 2dr still around in great condition.

[@metalmusic2813]

I got one without a supercharger and I love it same color I just love the body style and I rlly like the headlamp assemblies that red color is also just so good looking. The 3800 is a rlly good engine and the 4 speeds are reliable too i was able to get a 86 park avenue running after sitting for 6 years outside, you just can’t kill them

[@jaysoncolbert6187]

Dude great review and a meal idea. Incredible, I'm picking up a 02 Pontiac GTP 40th anniversary today

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Lol, true. I had a Pontiac Bonneville and I've known a few people that had Pontiac Grand Prix, or Grand Am 😂

[@danielc1417]

Nobody cares.

[@flexin1422]

Love that body style of the grand prix it's my favorite

[@tuffy16]

I still drive a 1995 Bonneville. SSEI

[@danielc1417]

You must be Brown.

[@tuffy16]

@@danielc1417 not likely goes nice with my 98 12 valve

[@firefoxgaming735]

Never touched on the hud. Besides that im turboing a 02 gt coupe

[@MrJayrock620]

These and the Monte Carlo SS’s were seriously quick cars back in the early 2000’s. I’ve driven dozens of these at the dealership I worked at, and the only sedans you wouldn’t pull away from were the M Series or AMG’s. Even the STS Cadillac would haul with the Northstar…. at least until the head gasket exploded lol

[@nathanassenmacher914]

If they made a new one of these around 15k I bet they’d sell like crazy

[@Hazus00]

Yup! My mom had two! A new 1989 LE model. She had that until 1998, and she leased a red GT two door, until 2001.

[@phillipcastillo8519]

I love this car definitely need to get another one my last one was from Wisconsin and it started bending in the middle so bad they couldn’t lift it at the mechanic shop anymore and they all refused to touch it

[@ItsUhPigeon]

My first car was a 2003 GTP. LOVED that damn car. I also ran into a guy who was selling parts off of a GTX and i bought the ram air GTX hood for $200. Oooooo man that thing looked slick. Made that thing straight piped and i was setting off car alarms left and right 😂

[@CF-bg3jd]

When I was a kid my parents had a gold 1997 Grand Am from 1997-2009 and a silver 2001 Montana from 2001-2014.

[@davidp2888]

Good looking car. In my early 20's I had a 1973 Firebird that was pretty ordinary but it was a blast to drive. It's pretty hilarious to think my 2023 Corolla SE has more horsepower than my old Firebird, but the 'bird could get out of its own way quite well.

[@lesklower7281]

What caught my eye was the front end it is similar to the Holden Comodore of this era and the comadore used the same engine but the comadore was rear wheel drive and in the later on built in Australia by GMH you got the Pontiac which was a rebadged Holden Comodore

[@user-mo1mi2bq7u]

That smiles 3:41 when supercharged is pulling 😂felt

[@steveschmidt5574]

Spot on! My grandpa had a 98 4 door and was one of the first cars I drove.

[@alexcuevas5633]

One thing that was left out was that this car also has a heads up display. The controls are on the left side of the radio

[@Project_Low_Expectations]

This is what I am in the process of putting into my Chevette. Desmogged L67 supercharged 3800, tuned, larger injectors and E85 fuel with a smaller boost pulley for more boost. Thats going through a T5 trans. I’m shooting for a sub 2000 pound weight, but I’ll be happy even if it’s 2300. Hoping for 300 horse at the wheels. If these numbers work out… she’ll be a little screamer.

[@joekelley5121]

I bought an '04 in 2016 out of desperation, because my Monte Carlo was totaled, and needed a car asap. It had about110,000 miles on it. I bought it because it was the only one on the car lot that didn't look like a mutation. I didn't qualify for a car loan, so I put it on a credit card. Not many places will take a credit card, because THEY want the interest money. Unfortunately, whoever had the car before me didn't perform oil changes, as there was a large amount of sludge in the oil pan when I had a remanufactured engine installed last year (2022). They also poured green anti-freeze in with the Dexcool. In the last year, I've replaced nearly every other component under the hood. I even had to replace the steering rack. It now has 238,000 miles on the car, but the engine and the other parts are only a little over a year old. I had to declare bankruptcy shortly after I purchased the vehicle, so I got it next to nothing. In spite of having to replace all of that, I'm glad I bought it. The 3800 engine is extremely reliable, as long as you change the oil regularly. I'm looking forward to keeping this car for the next decade or longer: hopefully I'll drive it into retirement. If I was making more money, I'd still probably own one of these. I still like it better than the new cars that I've rented while I had this one repaired.

[@looneyjoe1988]

I had a 97 GT coupe. I loved that car. I ended up seeing it years later once outside the gym I was going to. That car was awesome. Not the fastest but powerful enough to be fun. I had that car at 19 so it took a beating. I blew the tranny within the first year doing burnouts. My dad was kind enough to flip the bill because I was in college. Thanks dad. But it took way more of a beating than that but kept going. Loved that car would like another again... But in better shape lol.

[@horizonnp5153]

My dad had 2 Pontiacs and probably would've had a third if they didn't get shutdown 🥲

[@Erplane1]

You have great reviews! I cant believe I didnt have an GP in my life. Grand Am, G6, G8, but never a Grand Prix. GM needs to bring the Poncho back. Ugh...

[@stephendavidbailey2743]

I have a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP bought new. It’s somewhat of a money pit, but I know its history, so replacing it with another used car is not on. Can’t afford a new car. I still love the styling. It drives fine (adding front and rear strut tower braces and switching to synthetic power steering fluid helped greatly). Those strut braces stiffened and quieted the body considerably. But would still like to have a Bonneville. Thanks for this review.

[@fishtropiccanada4747]

2002 Gtp for me ❤ 12 years. Id buy another one. Maybe gt model no premium gas. Easy to Work on too. Parts probably expensive now

[@mlr06121974]

Try that engine in a Fiero. We have the L32 2007 3.8 supercharged. It is pretty quick

[@v8bait_16]

I own the 1997 Grand Prix now the one you drove in the interview a couple of years ago of the car I bought it off a dude and he mentioned your video you made

[@ROB-cc5nv]

Had 3 loved them - smooth soft fast 😂

[@anthonykiedis1765]

No way this thing is over 400hp

[@scitizenkane1]

Especially not with just a pulley and tune

[@danielc1417]

Yep! The reviewer is obviously an idiot!

[@Llggd]

Probably making 300 to the crank. 220ish to the wheels

[@OdditiesOffcial]

You didn’t believe that now, did you? 😂

[@anthonykiedis1765]

@@OdditiesOffcial hell no. I own/owned multiple cars that have over 400 hp and the acceleration is quite different than what is shown in this video 😂

[@quentenriddle7728]

God, this makes me miss my 2001 GTP. Such a reliable car with a fun twist imo (Only downside is that the rocker panels rust really bad on most of these 😂)

[@mast3rmatteo]

I love my 40th GTP

[@BenyKorenberg]

Maybe I'm confused, but I think Lethal Weapon 4, had this one to star in a pretty big chase scene... Also for some reason this reminds me very much of a series of pc game called Midtown Madness... I actually love the front, not crazy about the rear... The rear seems to be as a seperatley designed part... At least to me.

[@chaseman94]

It was 1999 Grand Am in that movie.

[@robertdiehl9003]

Beautiful condition. Showroom new

[@nostovatia]

i love this car

[@voltageyt2576]

Do a 99 gtp require premium gas? Or unleaded fine

[@chop2093]

Damn. I’d love to find a clean/ unmolested one of these. I’d buy it in a heart beat.

[@StevenGilbert88]

Felt like I was watching an RCR video for a bit

[@OldFordTaurus]

Pontiacs of this era use to be literally everywhere back in the day. I miss them.

[@andybokoredufiakofi9701]

Great car

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Nice 🥰

[@motorcityrcattack9872]

I've had a few of these. love them. My last one was nicely built. I have a video of a cammed 2004 monte carlo ss on my page. car i built years ago for a friend.

[@jeffanderson3962]

Has he reviewed a Fiero yet?

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

A guy I used to work with used to have a black 2002 Grand Prix GTP the same time I had a white 2005 Grand Am GT ram air. He liked my car better & I liked his car better!

[@danielc1417]

Nobody cares.

[@emperor002002]

I had a 2002 Bonneville SSEI and to this day I'm still scrubbing the web for a decent one. 😢

[@dave11686]

Nice

[@user-mo1mi2bq7u]

Can’t get rid of my 99 gtp same engine new tranny , currently 165k

[@voltageyt2576]

Got a 99 gtp 165k my daily driver still

[@CaptainGameSlayer]

I am not sold on this car being 400hp. I don't see an intercooler, there was no mention of e85, it is on the stock manifolds, and it didnt really pull like a car making even 400hp at the crank, for how light that car is. I think the owner may have been misled on promises related to the mods he has. It requires a ton of work to reach 400hp even at the crank, and I am just not convinced this car has that work. Clean car though.

[@phillyspitta8147]

All my homies had these or riviera super

[@ToesInTheSand6927]

Owning a 03 Monte Carlo SS, Always Wanted the 3.8 SC lol. Or The GP GTP. Everyone Saying There Slow has to realize early 2000s was a way different time.

[@MrCamarokid83]

I have a 2000 gtp Daytona 500 with NASCAR wheels on it.

[@Crispychicken4u]

And fast forward a few years later and the introduction of colbalt ss / Saturn ion redline changed everything .over 800 lbs lighter than the GTP

[@danielc1417]

No shit, Sherlock.

[@aw294man]

Slow unless they're an lsj turbo, my l67 riviera 3.4 pulley non intercooled would always pull on my buddies ion redline.

[@TechTokOffical]

With 2 less cylinders and half the build quality...

[@STREETRACEN4U]

im watching this and i have one in the garage😂

[@Llggd]

I love my comp g. I had a wrx and a civic si prior to this. Although I do miss those cars, I love the comfort of driving a Grand Prix and also feeling that instant torque on the highway. Nobody expects it either. The best is when some douche driving a wrx or gti tries to pick on what he thinks is a NA V6 and gets proven wrong very quickly.

[@theschof96]

God I miss Pontiac.

[@RaymondHaley-bi8lx]

When you raise the horses in the 3800S/C engine make sure you switch the cheap factory cast aluminum pistons to forged aluminum pistons.

[@shirleybarney7282]

I have an 89 grand prix

[@bholtmeier]

i want that car so bad

[@voltageyt2576]

Got a 99 gtp for sale 165k ,

[@beforeyourimmigrants8471]

Unfortunately it's front-wheel drive and to Midwestern.

[@Siviqs]

no intercooler? no cam? a small pulley and a tune and it makes 400hp? the math ain’t mathin.

[@karstenpagel8611]

Yes never 400hp......maybe 260-300 but not more

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

My ex next door neighbor had one of these and absolutely ran it into the ground!

[@bwofficial1776]

Seems to be a common theme with Pontiacs. I can't tell you the last time I saw a modern Pontiac that wasn't a beater. Even the G8 and GTO aren't immune.

[@danielc1417]

Fascinating! Idiot.

[@danielc1417]

@Jonathan-mp7xg ok Karen.

[@Llggd]

The Grand Prix Gtp is a solid. And when modded right, they will embarrass seemingly much faster cars.

[@Jswag2929]

Pontiac, grand pri the car for your neighborhood parolee , with an ankle monitor

[@TechTokOffical]

Lol there is NO WAY dude pulled and additional 160hp to an engine by only swapping a pulley and doing a tune. Lemme guess this 3800 was a special one GM only put in a few top secret concept cars and accidentally ended up in this consumer car....aside from that how could u actually allow him to claim 400+hp without uncontrollably laughing?

[@paulm6481]

Too bad Pontiac is gone. It was an affordable car that was sporty and a little different.

[@jeffanderson3962]

ah yes, the 90s...I remember every other sports car that pulled up next to you would flick a cigarette butt out the window and spit on your wife before leaving you in the dust.

[@3800TType]

Yes it's a ghetto car now but I still want one. When I was a kid I had a dentist who leased new Pontiacs every year SSEis and GTPs...eventually he got an STS I would've stuck with the 3.8 tbh

[@kevinturley6670]

Just talk about the car

[@PlanetX87]

A smaller pulley and a tune = 400HP. Lmaoooo. Bruh... You might get extra 20HP on top of the 240 if you're lucky. You're gonna need a TON of supporting mods to accept enough boost from a pulley and get that much HP. And not just screwing around with the intake. We're talking new camshaft, complete exhaust, heads, valves, lifters, fuel injectors, among other changes to even come close to 400HP. You (and possibly your friend) don't seem to know much of anything about these engines.

[@TechOTuesday]

I bought the orignal 1997 GTP new & fully specd out (1st model/year) and was the best American car I owned and loved until it starting fallint apart at the 25k milestone. Pure American junk and its no wonder Pontiac doesn't exist. Interior plastics and leather aged terribly, creaks and cracks everywhere at 10k miles, buttons print wore out, you could hear the wind and road noise at anything over 40mph. In closing a fun car, decent drivetrain for its time especially for a FWD "sports sedan" but honestly an overall terrible GM craftsmanship and build quality of a car. I had high hopes for my 1st ever American GM vehicle purchased in 1997 but instead felt like I bought one of those cheap 3d printed animal figures from a zoo and promised myself to never ever buy American vehicles again. #SorryNotSorry

[@bricegraham8256]

Im not a big fan if these. These arent bad cars however they seem to attract a lot of annoying scum bags. And those same people like to brag about these as well. I guess its just the area I live in

[@Llggd]

Where do you live? I barely see any of them in PA.

[@bricegraham8256]

@@Llggd I live in Texas around the Houston area

[@bricegraham8256]

@@Llggd around here these old GM cars especially the 90s Buicks have a reputation for being drug dealer cars. The majority of them are owned by sketchy people. And like I said about these Pontiacs, they're always owned by annoying 20 smgs tryna show boat. Some of those dudes tend to be sketchy too. Idk what it is about old GM cars but they attract a certain crowd of people around here.

[@Llggd]

@@bricegraham8256 ah yes, I've seen the videos. (Recently the one of two Buicks ramming each other and the other dude flashing $400 at the other dude lol) They don't rust down there so it's probably why they are everywhere. I agree. I have gotten many looks from hood people when driving into the inner city of Harrisburg. They love the car because it's dirt cheap for the horsepower. Old Pontiacs have had a reputation of being a ghetto car even back in the 80s. They had an acronym for it which I will not say because its pretty racist. I think I own one of the few Grand Prix GTPs in my area. I know it's not super fast but it will surprise many faster modern cars due to how it puts power down to the wheels right away. The big turbo four cylinders are always playing catch up on the highway.

[@OdditiesOffcial]

The time when Pontiac was making nothing but JUNK! Nice try bud!

[@voltageyt2576]

The car u drive is junk fam

[@OdditiesOffcial]

@@voltageyt2576 like yours!

[@celsovera91]

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