Banks Pontiac GTA sets world record at 283 mph in 1987

From the Banks video archives comes an interview with Gale Banks himself talking about the company’s record-setting Pontiac GTA back in 2000. Powered by a twin-turbo 454 ci producing 1,800hp + and 2,000tq + the Banks / Pontiac Trans Am GTA reached a terminal speed of 283 mph made the Trans Am the world’s fastest stock-bodied passenger car on gasoline. Well before @bugatti, @koenigsegg, or @hennesseyperformance were breaking records. The Banks Trans Am GTA would hold the record for the next 10 years.⁠ The historic run was captured by an in-cabin video where you can hear the engine churning and the sound of the innovative Banks Shuttle Valve blow-off system working to keep the turbo spinning at full speed between shifts.

More on this amazing record-setting car:
https://official.bankspower.com/project/custom-projects/banks-twin-turbo-gt-trans-am/