1988
Pontiac Banshee (IV?)
According to General Motors Corp. designers, this concept car was to suggest what the 1990 high-performance Pontiac Firebird might look like. In addition to a new racy body the car had a host of innovations in electronics and other equipment not found on other cars-for example, a keyless entry system activated by an infra-red signal from a wristwatch, electric telescoping steering wheel, adjustable spoilers, and a fiery 4.0L V-8 engine. Even the name "Firebird" was to change.
Plans were to call it the Banshee (which means a fairy-elf who, by shrieks and wailing, foretells the approaching death of a member of a family), The exterior, constructed of fiberglass skins over a tubular frame, had a sleek, sloped profile and smooth-flowing sides with no interruptions, all glass waas flush-mounted as were the doors, with no door handles or exterior mirrors. The Banshee had a steering wheel smaller than normal for better visibility and contained twenty buttons
for radio and other functions (all reachable with your thumb without taking your hand off the rim). The steering wheel telescoped and tilted electrically and pedals adjusted fore and aft. Other features included a TV monitor for rear traffic; headrest-mounted radio speakers; and a computer showing the road Banshee was on, the terrain, traffic, and data on oncoming cars-and even suggesting the speed to travel.
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