Manual transaxle, 5 speed

Years 1986–89, 1991–92 Models 3 Factory citations 2

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Also described as Transmission, manual, 5 speed, Muncie-built Getrag design, 3.61 final drive ratio

Also documented for Chevrolet Oldsmobile

Documented applications

Fiero (1984–1988)

1986–1988 Single-source

only in: V6; years from the OSG options list, whose transaxle page says the 5 speed arrived during 1986; the rparts and Halderman lists agree

Grand Prix — W-body (1988–1996)

1988–1989 Single-source

the Getrag HM-282 with the 2.8L; the W-Body Page's transaxle table gives MG2 for 1988–1989 (an enthusiast page that the tier map never verified); Wikipedia names a five-speed manual with the 2.8L in 1988 and 1989, and its Getrag 282 article reads MG2 as the version for GM's V6 applications

Sunbird — J-body (1988–1994)

1991–1992 Single-source

only in: V6; matched to the unit by meaning: Wikipedia's Getrag 282 article names MG2 as the 282's V6 version (from a 1987 GM service training manual) and the Sunbird among the 282's users, and its Sunbird article gives this generation the Getrag 282 and, from 1991, the 3.1 V6, and Consumer Guide's 1990–94 Sunbird review makes the 5 speed manual standard with the optional 3.1 V6 for 1991, but no Sunbird source dates the code; the kit's MVMA pages for the 3.1 V6 head the base manual line with MG2 (built by New Venture Gear); 1989 and 1990 are left out because the Sunbird had no V6 before 1991 (Wikipedia), and 1993 and 1994 because there is no 1993 kit and the listed 1994 pages print no MG2; shared J-body code; cited from the Chevrolet Cavalier kit

GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.41.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier, p.41.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of MG2 in the Pontiac reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.