Pontiac Solstice
The Pontiac Solstice is a roadster automobile from the Pontiac division of General Motors. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the Solstice began production in Wilmington, Delaware starting in mid-2005 for the 2006 model year. The exterior styling of the production Solstice is similar to that of the 2002 Solstice concept[1] that preceded it. Pricing begins at US$19,995. Production of the Solstice was to be running before Summer 2005, but delays at the Wilmington plant pushed volume production to the fourth quarter. The Solstice uses the GM Kappa platform, which will also underpin the Saturn Sky and Opel GT. Pontiac may eventually build a fixed-roof coupé version, which would allow the Solstice to be eligible for certain racing events not open to convertibles. The Solstice was nominated for the North American Car of the Year award for 2006. It has been a runaway hit for Pontiac, with 7,000 orders in the first 10 days of availability and 6,000 more orders before winter. Although first-year production was planned at 7,000, GM apologized to customers for delays and increased production, delivering 10,000 by March 1.

Pontiac Solstice GXP
The GXP version of the Solstice debuted at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006. It is to be powered by a new 2.0 L turbocharged Ecotec engine with 260 hp (193 kW) and 260 ft·lbf (353 N·m). The turbocharger is of the dual-scroll kind. This is the highest specific output of any engine in the history of General Motors at 2.1 hp (1.6 kW) per cubic inch, and it is the first gasoline direct injection engine from an American auto maker. Unlike the standard Solstice, the GXP is available in yellow. Other GXP features include standard Stabilitrak traction control, a limited-slip differential, and anti-lock brakes. Summer tires on 18 in wheels will be standard.

Pontiac Torrent
The Pontiac Torrent is a SUV built by the Pontiac division of General Motors and replaced the Aztek as the company's SUV in 2006. It shares the GM Theta platform with the Chevrolet Equinox and Saturn VUE. The Torrent was introduced at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show and went on sale in late summer 2005. The Torrent shares its basic body structure and mechanicals with the Equinox; however, the Torrent has a different front and rear end which makes it appear like a Pontiac rather than a Chevy. The suspension was also modified to be firmer and sportier and was dubbed FE2. Finally, the electronic power steering was also recalibrated to deliver a firmer, less artificial feel. The Torrent shares the Equinox's 3.4L 3400 V6 rated at 185 hp. It is mated to a 5-speed automatic transmission.

Pontiac Vibe
The Pontiac Vibe is a car produced in Fremont, California, in the United States by NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc), a shared endeavor between General Motors and Toyota. Prototypes were shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January 2000 and production vehicles came on the market in 2002 for the 2003 model year. It is a short and tall station wagon that is being marketed as a trendy, quasi-SUV vehicle for young adults. Toyota calls their North American version the Matrix, although lack of capacity at the NUMMI plant means that the Matrix is produced in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The car features a standard household-style 115 volt AC electrical outlet so that common electrical devices can be used inside the car without a separate inverter. The Vibe is available in an economical base model, in "sporty" GT trim with more power, or also in an all-wheel drive model. Powertrains available for this car are a 1.8 L I4 16-valve engine producing 126 hp on the base model (manual or automatic transmission), 118 hp on the all-wheel drive model (automatic only), or a version with VVTL-i producing 164 hp for the GT (manual only). The Vibe is currently the most fuel efficient vehicle sold by GM in North America.

Pontiac G8
The Pontiac G8 is a full-size car to be released by the Pontiac division of General Motors for either the 2007 or 2008 model year. The G8 will be built on the GM Zeta platform. It will replace the Grand Prix and is expected to absorb most of the lost sales from the cancelled Bonneville in the marque's lineup, though the Buick Lucerne will also take on some Bonneville sales.

Pontiac G6
The Pontiac G6 is an automobile released in 2005. It uses the GM Epsilon platform, sharing it with the Chevrolet Malibu. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the G6 is a replacement for the Pontiac Grand Am (which previously shared its platform and components with the Oldsmobile Alero). It is currently reminescent of the Mitsubishi Galant and Ford Fusion. The launch of the G6 was a major publicity stunt: 276 of the cars were famously given away to audience members of The Oprah Winfrey Show on the talk show's fall 2004 season premiere. This promotion garnered international attention, a reported US$110 million in publicity, and put the G6, a previously unknown name, solidly on the lists of many shoppers. Although the G6 was new to the public, in many respects it could be considered the sixth generation of the Grand Am, although that name was retired. Within a year, this new car had become the 11th best selling car in the U.S. (2005), and won several consumer-based industry awards from JD Power (APEAL), Strategic Vision ("Total Quality" and "Delight") and became a Consumer Reports Recommended Buy. Car of the Year by the Spanish magazine Automundo. Pontiac introduced a retractable hardtop convertible version of the G6 at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. It is expected to go on sale in 2006 priced around US$30,000. The other bodystyles available are coupe and sedan (which incidentally looks similar in profile to the Mazda6). Beginning in April 2005, the G6 became the first General Motors vehicle since the electric-powered EV1 to wear a "GM" badge. It is placed on both fenders behind the front wheels. All other GM vehicles will eventually wear similar badges.

Pontiac Aztek
The Pontiac Aztek, introduced late in the 2001 model year (launch alongside competitors the Hyundai Santa Fe and Toyota Highlander) and produced through the 2005 model year, is a mid-size Crossover SUV produced by the General Motors marque Pontiac. The vehicle is most noteworthy for its polarizing exterior styling which is a source of extensive ridicule from both the public and the press. Given the fact that the vast majority of Sport Utility Vehicles were rarely taken off-pavement by their owners, much less driven under serious off-road conditions, a new type of car-based "cross-over" SUV was marketed that was hoped would provide all the elements that customers actually wanted from their SUVs such as cargo carrying capacity, elevated seating height and the suggestion of an active outdoor lifestyle with less of the negative attributes typically associated with traditional SUVs such as poor gas mileage, uncomfortable ride, high step-in height, propensity to roll over, etc. The formula of a car-based "soft-road" SUV had proved marketable by the highly successful Lexus RX300 and Toyota Highlander and was thought to be a promising new market niche within the highly profitable and increasingly popular SUV category. In lieu of four wheel drive the Aztek offered Versatrak, a full time, fully-automatic all-wheel drive system which provided sure-footed traction in the snow and wet could handle moderately rough off-road surfaces, but was not meant for serious 4X4 boulder-climbing, Rubicon Trail-type activities.

Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO nameplate was revived for the 2004 model year, now as an American-market version of the Australian-built Holden Monaro. This version sold poorly due to bland styling and was cancelled after 2006. The Pontiac GTO was relaunched in the United States in late 2003, based on the Holden Monaro's Omega-derived platform. The fact that the new GTO is based on an entirely different vehicle (the "Old Goat" being a down-and-dirty muscle car and the Holden Monaro being an Australian sports car) has provoked much criticism from muscle car enthusiasts, stating that redesigning the GTO from the ground up would be more nostalgic and would possibly bring better sales for the car. The revival was prompted by former GM chairman Bob Lutz, who drove a Holden Monaro while on a business trip in Australia. The 2005 model year continued the optional hood scoops, split rear exhaust, optional 18" rims, and offered a new engine, the LS2 engine. This increased power and torque in the GTO to 400 hp (298 kW) and 400 ft·lb. The increased torque necessitated moving from the 4L60-E automatic to the stronger 4L65-E transmission.

Pontiac Montana
The Montana is a minivan from the Pontiac division of General Motors. The Montana nameplate was used as a trim level of the Pontiac Trans Sport van from 1997 to 1998, but dropped the Trans Sport for 1999. This generation was similar to the Buick GL8, the Chevrolet Venture, the Oldsmobile Silhouette, and the Opel Sintra. The 1999-2004 Montana came in both Short(SWB) and Long(LWB) Wheelbase models. The Montana is one of the few minivans which provides seating for eight. For the 2005 model year, the Montana was updated to have a design more similar to an SUV, resulting in its new name, Montana SV6. The 2005 Montana used a 3.5 L High Value 3500 LX9 V6 that generated 200 hp and 220 ft·lbf. Similar to the Chevrolet Uplander, Saturn Relay, and Buick Terraza, it is the third costliest of its cousins and starting at US$24,840. The van is built near Atlanta, Georgia. On November 21, 2005, GM announced that it would close the Doraville, Georgia assembly plant, which produced the Montana SV6, in 2008. However, several months later, GM announced that the Montana SV6 would be discontinued after 2006 due to poor sales and because it did not fit within Pontiac's performance image.

Pontiac Bonneville
The Pontiac Bonneville was an automobile that was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1958 to 2005. Introduced as a limited production performance convertible in the Pontiac Star Chief model range during the 1957 model year, the Bonneville became its own series in 1958. The Bonneville name first appeared in 1954 on a pair of bubble-topped GM Motorama concept cars called the Bonneville Special. It entered the production linup as the Star Chief Custom Bonneville, a high-performance, fuel-injected luxury convertible, late in the 1957 model year. Only 630 units were produced that first year, making it one of the most collectible Pontiacs of all time. The Bonneville endured until 2005 as the division's top-of-the-line model. The term was taken from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the site of much early auto racing and most of the world's land speed record runs. One of the 2 existing 1954 Bonneville Specials was last seen in 2006 Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction, selling for $2,800,000(+8% commission). The Bonneville expanded into its own series and added a coupe in 1958, and it paced the Indianapolis 500 that year. In its third year, the 1959 Bonneville gained a four-door bodystyle and formed a nearly complete line in itself. It played an important part that year in the introduction of two of Pontiac's greatest marketing inspirations — the split grille and the Wide Track slogan. The latter was not just ad copy, either, as Pontiac pushed its wheels further out toward the fenders than anyone else and created what were considered to be the best-cornering full-size cars in the industry. Both the grille design and the Wide Track phrase are still part of Pontiac's image today. The Bonneville remained as Pontiac's costliest and most luxurious model throughout the 1960s and was instrumental in pushing Pontiac to third place in sales from 1962 to 1970.

Pontiac Sunfire
The Pontiac Sunfire was a compact car made by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors. It was introduced as a 1995 model year replacement for the Sunbird. Not only was the name changed, but dramatic styling changes were included as well. The new styling was shared with the Chevrolet Cavalier, though Chevrolet did not change the Cavalier name. Also during this time, the J platform was updated structurally to meet more stringent safety standards. The Sunfire could be purchased as a coupé or a convertible. However, the convertible models were not sold after the year 2000, when Pontiac introduced a refreshed Sunfire. The Sunfire name was recycled from the Canada-only Asuna Sunfire sold only in 1993 (note Asuna was a Canada-only division for General Motors for only 1993). The Pontiac Sunfire was available in standard and GT trim. In the US, only the coupe was available from 2003 to 2005, becoming the only sports car on Pontiac's lineup between the demise of the Pontiac Firebird in 2002 and the relaunch of the Pontiac GTO in 2004. The sedan was replaced by the Vibe for 2003, but the sedan continued to be sold in Canada until the Sunfire was discontinued. Sunfires were built in Lordstown, Ohio or Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Production of the Sunfire ended in June 2005. Over 36,000 Sunfires were sold in the US and 33,724 units were sold in Canada in 2004, each for approximately US$11,500. The Sunfire has, as of 2006, not yet been replaced in the US market, while GM Canada sells a version of the Chevrolet Cobalt as the Pontiac Pursuit.

Pontiac Trans Sport
The Pontiac Trans Sport, along with its siblings the Chevrolet Lumina APV and Oldsmobile Silhouette, were a trio of minivans that débuted with radical styling in fall 1989 as 1990 models. First shown to the public in 1986, the Pontiac Trans Sport concept car was extremely well received. It featured futuristic styling, individually removable bucket seats with built-in stereo speakers, a gull-wing rear passenger door and extensive use of glass including a glass-paneled roof as well as many other "dream car" features. Based on the warm reception the concept vehicle received, the Pontiac Trans Sport was approved for production, but as is often the case, the styling and features showcased on the concept did not make the translation to the mass-produced edition. The gullwing door was deemed too expensive to produce and would probably have impacted overhead garage doors in suburban garages. The glass roof was too heavy and too expensive, so the resultant production vehicle made-do with high-gloss black painted panels for the roof to suggest the glass canopy the concept sported. Chevrolet and Oldsmobile were also given production vehicles based on the Trans Sport in order to cover the widest possible range of potential customers. It was intended that the Lumina APV would be the value-priced version, The Pontiac Trans Sport would net the more sport- and style-oriented buyers, and the Oldsmobile Silhouette would be the minivan for the premium market.

Pontiac Grand Prix
Pontiac Grand Prix is an automobile produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors Corporation. First introduced as part of Pontiac's full-size model offering for the 1962 model year, the Grand Prix name has also been applied to cars in the personal luxury car market segment and the mid-size offering, slotting below the large Bonneville in the company's lineup. As of mid-model year 2006, the Grand Prix is Pontiac's largest automotive offering in production, superceeding the recently cancelled Pontiac Bonneville program. The Grand Prix appeared in the Pontiac line in 1962. It was essentially a standard Pontiac Catalina coupe with minimal outside chrome trim and sportier trim (bucket seats and a center console) inside. The performance-minded John De Lorean, head of Advanced Engineering at Pontiac, contributed greatly to the development of both the Grand Prix and the GTO. Early models had full access to the Pontiac performance option list, including the factory-race Super Duty 421 powertrain installed in a handful of 1962 and 1963 cars. The full-size Catalina-based Grand Prix did very well through the 1960s, and is often credited with the move towards minimal exterior trim seen in the 1960s. Yet its clear resemblance to the other full-size Pontiacs caused some to consider it a lesser model than the other personal luxury cars. At the same time, the Grand Prix had a much stronger performance image than its competitors. For 1963, the Grand Prix received revised sheetmetal shared with other full-size Pontiacs, but with its own squared-off roofline with a concave rear window that contrasted with the convertible-like roofline of the 1962 Grand Prix and continued on the 1963 to 1964 Catalina and Bonneville. Other distinctive styling cues found on Grand Prixs of this era included "hidden" taillight lenses and exclusive grillework up front. Inside, Grand Prixs had luxurious interiors featuring all-vinyl bucket seats separated by a center console with a floor shifter, storage compartment, courtesy light and optional tachometer or vacuum gauge. Starting in 1965, the Grand Prix was offered with a no-cost option bench seat with folding armrest as an alternative to the bucket seats and console. Standard engines included a 303 hp 389 in³ V8 with four-barrel carburetor and dual exhausts from 1962 to 1964 and a 325 hp version of same engine from 1965 to 1966. Optional engines included higher output four-barrel and Tri Power versions of the 389 and larger 421 in³ V8s with up to 376 hp. In 1967, the 389 was replaced by a 400 in³ V8 rated at 350 hp as the base engine while the larger 421 was replaced by a 428 in³ V8 with up to 390 hp. Transmissions included a standard three-speed manual and optional four-speed manual or a Hydra-Matic transmission. The three-speed Roto Hydra-Matic was offered from 1962 to 1964 and replaced by a new three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic for 1965 and later years.

Pontiac LeMans
The Pontiac LeMans was a model name applied to a compact and intermediate-sized automobiles offered by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1962 to 1981. The LeMans was replaced by the downsized Pontiac Bonneville for the 1982 model year. Introduced as the top-line version of the compact Pontiac Tempest, the LeMans featured sportier and more luxurious trimmings than the Tempest. When the Tempest line was restyled and upsized from a compact to an intermediate-sized car in 1964, the LeMans continued in that role with the same 215 in³ six-cylinder and 326 in³ V8s found in the regular Tempest. Shortly after the start of the 1964 model year, the LeMans became available with a new performance car package designated as the GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato). The GTO option was priced at just under US$300 and included a larger 389 in³ V8 from the full-sized Pontiac line that put out 325 or 348 hp, a three-speed floor shift manual transmission with Hurst shifter, heavy-duty suspension, red-line Tiger Paw tires and GTO nameplates. GTO sales ended up at 32,000 for the first year, well beyond initial estimates of 5,000 units and accounted for a large share of Tempest/LeMans sales. The success and the image of the GTO helped increase sales of lesser Tempest and LeMans models in coming years, cementing Pontiac's lock, stock and barrel on third place in industry sales standings behind only Chevrolet and Ford. The GTO became a separate model of its own for 1966, though retaining the same basic body as the Tempest and LeMans models. For 1966, all Pontiac intermediates got swoopier styling featuring tunnelback rooflines on two door hardtop and pillared coupes.

Pontiac Tempest
The Pontiac Tempest was an entry-level model line produced by the Pontiac division of General Motors from 1961 through 1970. It shared the new GM A platform with the Buick Special and Oldsmobile F-85. In its first iteration (1961-63), the Tempest was a compact car with an innovative curved driveshaft and a rear-mounted Corvair-derived transaxle - a combined differential and transmission that makes the weight distribution between front and rear more even. The Tempest was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1961. Road & Track also praised the Tempest as "exceptionally roomy" and "one of the very best utility cars since the Model-A Ford." Power came from a 194.5 in³ (3.2 L) straight-4 derived from Pontiac's V8. This engine produced 110 hp (82 kW) (gross), barely enough to push the 3000 lb car. This early Tempest was soon also available with the innovative aluminum Buick-built 215 in³ V8, which was discarded in 1963. The aluminum V8 was replaced in the new proto-muscle car Tempest Le Mans by Pontiac's 326 in³ (5.3 L) V8, which produced a respectable 264 hp (197 kW). This heavy cast iron engine brought weight up to 3400 lb and was not accompanied by much chassis tuning. Road & Track called it "a spooky combination of too much power, marginal steering, inadequate handling, and poor brakes."

Pontiac Ventura
The Ventura trim package was first introduced in 1960 on the Pontiac Catalina four-door Vista sedan and two-door hardtop. The package included exterior identification, deluxe wheel covers, a sport steering wheel, and distinctive tri-tone seats done in Morrokide (Pontiac's imitation leather). In 1961 and 1962 the Ventura was a stand alone model, although it was still based on the Catalina. The Ventura's length was 209.7 in, and its wheelbase was 119.0 in. Weight was between 3680 and 4005 lbs, depending on what options and engine the car had. The 389 in³ engines were standard, but the special-oreder 421 in³ could be had as well. The Ventura returned to its trim package status on the Pontiac Catalina from 1963 through 1970. The name was resurrected in 1971 when name (augumented by the suffix II) was applied to the Pontiac version of Chevrolet's compact Nova. In 1971, Pontiac moved the name to their new X-body variant, the Ventura II. The Nova-style Ventura II had a production run from 1971 to 1977. The "II" suffix was dropped after 1972, and the Phoenix name replaced the Ventura in 1978. In 1974, the legendary Pontiac GTO name moved to the Ventura, a move which greatly upset GTO enthusiasts. The GTO package gave the basic Ventura a 350 in³ engine with a four-barrel carburetor that produced about 185 hp. The package also came with a functional "shaker" hood scoop, tri-color GTO decals, Rally II wheels, and special grill-mounted driving lights. The GTO package could be ordered on the hatchback Ventura, as well as the base and Custom coupes.

Pontiac Fiero
The Pontiac Fiero was a mid-engined sports car built by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors from 1984 to 1988. The Fiero was designed by Hulki Aldikacti as a Pontiac sports car. Because of a "cool" reception by GM mangement and accountants, it was finally sold to GM as a fuel-efficient commuter car. The public, however, had other ideas for the only mid-engined car ever mass produced in North America. The Fiero was also the first and only two seater Pontiac ever made, until the 2006 introduction of the Pontiac Solstice. The Fiero was modified slightly, borrowing many parts, into a performance vehicle. The sports car potential of this car was greatly reduced due to cost-cutting however, and came under fire from critics—its publicity did not match its initial performance. By the end of production, the Fiero had received updated suspension and body styling, but kept a limited offering of engines—the use of turbochargers or the newer DOHC straight-4 engines never made it to production. Officially, production ended because of insufficient profits. Budget constraints on Pontiac forced them to borrow parts from other product lines. For example, some of the front suspension was taken from the Chevrolet Chevette[1] (the rear being partially from the GM X-body cars) like the Chevrolet Citation and Pontiac Phoenix. GM technicians blamed these borrowed parts for the engine fires (which was not entirely true) that resulted from a number of mechanical design flaws.

Pontiac Catalina
The Pontiac Catalina was part of Pontiac's full-sized automobile line. Initially, the name was used strictly to denote hardtop body styles, first appearing in the 1950 Chieftan Eight and DeLuxe Eight lines. In 1959, the Catalina became a separate model, as the 'entry-level' full-size Pontiac. Pontiac first used the Catalina name when it applied it to its vehicles that were hardtops in the top-line Chieftain series (Series 25/27) during the 1950 model year. Originally referred to as 'hard-top convertibles', these vehicles offered pillarless design in the door and window areas, along with the top-grade convertible appointments. The advantage that these fixed-roof designs offered consumers was in its sporty, airy feeling without the expense and drawbacks normally associated with convertible top vehicles. For 1959, Pontiac dropped the name Chieftain for its entry level model and renamed it the Pontiac Catalina. At the same time, Pontiac advertising placed higher emphasis on top trimmed Catalina models such as the two and four door hardtops, convertible and station wagon instead of its base two and four door sedan variants.

Pontiac Star Chief
The Star Chief was a car built by General Motors Pontiac division between 1954 and 1966. Between 1954 and 1957, the Star Chief was Pontiac's prestige automobile model; the car was easy identified by its chrome star trim along its sides. When the storyline of I Love Lucy pointed towards a Hollywood setting in the 1954-1955 season, the characters "drove" (episode #100) to the West Coast in a 1955 Star Chief convertible. In 1957, the Star Chief line introduced the high performance Star Chief Custom Bonneville as part of its divisional head's push to raise the marque out of the doldrums. In 1958 the Bonneville was first given its own position in the Pontiac line up as the ultimate Pontiac, and was only available as a two door hardtop and two convertible. While no longer Pontiac's prestige model the Star Chief remained a well appointed line of cars. However in 1959 when the Bonneville gained a full range of body styles, the Star Chief was limited to sedans and hardtops, the Bonneville and the new Catalina lines received the lion share of Pontiac's attention in the marketplace.

Pontiac Executive
The Pontiac Executive was an automobile line produced by the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors from 1967 to 1970. The Executive name replaced Pontiac's long running mid-range Star Chief beginning the 1966 model year when all Pontiac's in this range were named Star Chief Executive for this one year only before the line became simply the Executive in 1967. Executives featured more deluxe trim, more standard amenities and a longer wheelbase and overall length than the lower priced Catalina models, but were not quite as luxurious as the top-line Pontiac Bonneville, whose wheelbase and other dimensions the Executive shared. Mechanically, Executives were virtually identical to the Catalina sharing similar standard and optional V8 engines starting with the base 400 in³ V8 with two-barrel carburetor rated at 265 hp and ending with a 390 hp 428 in³ HO V8 through 1969 and a larger 455 in³ V8 rated at 370 horses in 1970. The standard transmission each year was a three-speed manual with column shift with a floor-mounted four-speed with Hurst shifer optional in 1967-68. However 98 percent of Executives were equipped with the three-speed Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic during the model's four year run. Executives were available as a four-door pillared sedan, two-door hardtop coupe, four-door hardtop sedan, and Safari station wagons in two and three-seat versions. The Executive Safari wagons differed from the Catalina and Bonneville Safari wagons by featuring simulated wood paneling. No convertibles were offered in the Executive series.