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Pontiac Grand Prix -- 2004 Review: What's better.
Pontiac Vibe -- Review: Let's say that like so many residents of the United States, your heart tells you to buy an American car to support both your country and your neighbors, but your head tells you to buy a Japanese car for long-term reliability and proven resale value.
Pontiac Solstice - 2006 First Drive: The first GM vehicle to fully bear the design imprint of GM vice-chairman and car-czar Bob Lutz, the Solstice did indeed catch the eye of viewers...
DETROIT, MI - Based upon a new General Motors global architecture that will spawn several fun-to-drive small cars around the world in coming years, the gorgeous 2006 Pontiac Solstice roadster is not only intended to become an icon for GM's performance division but also is gunning for the best-selling roadster on the globe, the Mazda Miata.
Despite the shared powertrains, Pontiac officials say that the Torrent is different from the Equinox in that it offers a "crisper" suspension setup that's designed to provide a feeling of more sporty control.
On the whole, the 2006 Pontiac Torrent is a fine vehicle, one that would have been somewhat impressive in 1995.
Getting you while you're young is imperative for car companies, and that's just what Pontiac hopes to do with the more aggressive and powerful 2009 Vibe...
Pontiac G5 - 2007 Review: Factoring in the GT's $17,480 price and $615 destination charge, the total tally for this Performance Red G5 GT rang in at $20,520...
Pontiac G6 Convertible - 2007 First Drive: The Pontiac G6, while perfectly fine in many respects, is not a performance car...
Pontiac Solstice GXP - 2007 First Drive: With the release of the 2007 Solstice GXP, Pontiac has effectively stapled shut the flapping mouths of incessant naysayers...
Introduced at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP has the most powerful production engine in the Ecotec family...
New Cars: 2008 50 Cent Pontiac G8 Preview - Cue the bass.
The 2009 G8 GXP is the pinnacle of the brand's reinvigorated and more legitimate lineup.
2009 Pontiac Solstice Preview - 2008 New York Auto Show: It feels like a lifetime ago when the Pontiac Solstice was new.
2010 Pontiac Sport Truck Preview - 2008 New York Auto Show: The 2010 Pontiac G8 Sport Truck is like cats and dogs living together.
Pontiac G8 - 2008 First Drive: The G8 GT becomes the flagship sedan for Pontiac, a likely object of desire among urbanites looking for a bad "whip,"...
2008 Pontiac G8 -- 2007 Chicago Auto Show Preview: Pontiac: Designed for Action.
Thankfully, there's no such shipwreck with the Pontiac G6, the Grand Am's replacement. Of course, the sedan version was rolled out last year, amid the buzz generated when Oprah gave away 276 of them to her television studio audience. Sales didn't exactly skyrocket as a result, but in fairness, let's remember that only V-6 models.
GTP models look similar to the GT, but with a standard spoiler chrome exhaust tips. The base version has almost no decoration at all, and is even a bit soulless in style when compared to the previous high-energy, hot-looking Grand Am, even duller than the Honda Accord.
We drove one of our favorite roads, from San Diego to Borrego Springs, over winding roads with good visibility into the desert in full springtime bloom. We came back without a single dissatisfaction with the performance of the G8 GT in those qualities that matter most: engine, transmission, suspension, brakes.
G8 GXP is a new flagship high-performance midsize sedan in Pontiac's GXP series, boasting a 6.2-liter, small-block V-8 engine delivering an estimated 402 hp, mated to a standard 6-speed automatic transmission.
The G8 is a rear-wheel-drive sedan, Pontiac's first full-size car since the Bonneville was discontinued in 2005. It becomes the Pontiac flagship, being bigger than the mid-size front-wheel-drive G6, and it takes that spot at the top of the line with pride, being a very good car, with no weaknesses.
The shape of the new Pontiac G8 is exactly what it should be. Muscular but smooth, and not overkill. It's a body that will appeal to both sexes and pretty much all ages: men and women, boys and girls. Unmistakably a Pontiac, especially from the front, with the signature split grille and hood scoops, no big bulges, just tidy slits.
The Grand Prix is fun to drive in the twisties, yet it's practical. You can stuff a nine-foot kayak inside and still close the trunk, thanks to an optional front passenger seat that folds flat for long loads.
While GTO hardliners wanted a retro GTO, à la the next-generation Ford Mustang where modern mechanicals hide behind a near-copy of the old hard-creased sheet metal, what GM product-domo Bob Lutz saw in the Holden Monaro was what the GTO would have evolved into had it remained in production nearly four decades.
The Pontiac Solstice has predictable handling, good reflexes, and an impressive amount of usable horsepower and torque. One of the notable positives about Solstice is its solid, flex-free chassis; there's little of the windshield-frame flexing that's common on other convertibles.
The Pontiac Solstice comes out of the chute as a full-blown, wind-in-the-hair, delight-to-drive, true-blue, yet affordable sports car, something we haven't seen from Detroit in more than half a century.
All the rest come via a process called hydroforming, which uses extremely high water pressure to press sheet metal into a mold. Slow and low-volume, yes, and labor-intensive, but the best way Pontiac's engineers found to translate the idealized, flowing lines of the original concept car to reality.
Certain shortcomings keep the 2009 Pontiac Torrent from claiming the top spot in its segment, but its spacious cabin remains a strong attraction.
The Pontiac Torrent gets good acceleration out of its 185-horsepower V6 engine. It uses an older, overhead-valve design, however, so it's not as smooth and quiet as, say, an overhead-cam engine from Toyota.
The Pontiac Torrent emphasizes a smooth ride and interior versatility. The Torrent is a crossover SUV, meaning it's built more like a car than a truck. The Torrent shares its basic structure with the Chevy Equinox. Torrent comes standard with a V6. It's built on a front-wheel-drive platform, but all-wheel drive is available for winter weather.
Torrent is the same shape as the Equinox, but Torrent's split kidney grille announces it's a Pontiac and gives it some distinction. Distinction is in fairly short supply in this class, however, and the Torrent looks similar to most SUVs in this category.
The 2009 Vibe employs Pontiac's twin-trapezoid grille split by the vertical arrowhead emblem, with dual-light elements in singular clear housings; the honeycomb mesh of the grilles is mirrored inside the headlight housings and some upholstery.