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You sir, tricky8, need to get your facts straight. Let me correct this, and lay down the facts. The biggest difference I know of between the GT and GTC is that you could only get the GT with a Turbo I engine and it did not have a monochromatic paint scheme like the GTC did. Let me break down the LeBaron GTC for you by year:
1988:
The GTC option was offered as a summer special. It got a different suspension, a Turbo I engine, and more options became standard. The GTC did not have a monochromatic paint scheme this year and was only available in white and in a hardtop. The GTC was not a separate model line either. They would take a Highline LeBaron off the assembly line and add the GTC performance package. GTC stands for Gran Touring Coupe. I am not too sure of the engine and transmission options for the 1988 GTC so I won't list them.
1989:
This year the GTC got a new treatment. There was the addition of the monochromatic paint scheme, the new common block was used, the Turbo II engine with the Getrag A-555 was an option, and more options became standard. The GTC was the best and most luxurious LeBaron money could buy. This year the GTC was now available in a hardtop and convertible. Turbo II cars were very rare. The engine/transmission combinations are:
2.5L Turbo I/A-520 manual.
2.5L Turbo I/A-413 automatic.
2.2L Turbo II/A-555 Getrag manual.
1990:
This year there were a lot of changes for the LeBaron. All LeBarons got the treatment of a new re-vamped interior. The GTC also got a new suspension. The Turbo II was also dropped in favor of the new Turbo IV (VNT). This meant a new Getrag A-568 manual, which was an A-555 with better syncros. Turbo IV cars were very rare. There was also a new engine availible the Mitsubishi 3.0L V6 with the problematic A-604 automatic transmission.
2.5L Turbo I/A-523 manual.
2.5L Turbo I/A-413 automatic.
2.2L Turbo IV/A-563 Getrag manual.
3.0L V6/A-604 automatic.
1991:
In 1991 the Turbo IV engine was dropped. The A-563 was used on Turbo I cars, but it was not a Getrag unit.
2.5L Turbo I/A-568 manual.
2.5L Turbo I/A-413 automatic.
3.0L V6/A-604 automatic.
1992:
In 1992 nothing really changed with the GTC. Turbo I cars were very rare for 1992.
2.5L Turbo I/A-568 manual.
2.5L Turbo I/A-413 automatic.
3.0L V6/A-604 automatic.
1993:
This year there were a lot of big changes for the GTC. All LeBarons were now a GTC. The LX, Highline, and Premium models were dropped and GTC officially became it's own model line. The header panel changed and the headlights became exposed rather than the fold down doors. The only engine offered was now the 3.0L V6.
3.0L V6/A-604 automatic.
1994-1995:
The only change this year was the removal of the hardtop. You could only get the car in a convertible until the LeBaron's demi9se after the 1995 model year to make way for the new J-body Sebring.
3.0L V6/A-604 automatic.
This is an account only of the LeBaron GTC. I did not talk about changes or engines for the LX, Highline, or Premium LeBarons. I assure you there was a GTC in 1995. As a matter of fact, all LeBarons were GTCs in 1995.
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