Now that Pontiac's days are numbered, ponder the 100-year history of GM's once illustrious excitement division.
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Once upon a time in Oakland County...
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Only hours into his latest tenure at General Motors, Bob Lutz was back at what he does best, namely, slipping product information to the media and giving enthusiasts a reason to believe in the beleaguered auto company.
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Pontiac, the brand that thrilled us with the first muscle car but later embarrassed itself with a long series of plastic-cladded, rebadged Chevrolets, has reached the end of the road.
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The lack of SUV debuts at the 2009 Detroit auto show left much more room for driver's cars. Enough room, in fact, for us to find five driver-focused cars making their first appearance.
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The joy of this endeavor, then, lies in the surprises. And fortunately there were plenty of those, too. Consider the case of the Dodge Challenger R/T.
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Even at idle, the bruising nature of this 389-cubic-inch V-8 makes itself evident and suggests that the 120-mph speedometer is overmatched, that the conservative number was part of a ruse.
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Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima still stands as the King of the Mountain, though poor conditions kept him from breaking the ten-minute barrier.
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Want to go racing? Several manufacturers can help put you in the driver's seat.
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Eastbound and down: Driving from Texarkana to Atlanta in a celebration of the Pontiac Trans Am and the movie that made it famous.
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Pontiac hopes that they can back up their bark with some new muscle this year.
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2008 is a big year for the General. Read about all of the new and updated vehicles here.
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No, this isn't an Ed Roth sketch of what a Solstice might look like on acid. It's a real-life widebody kit made by Mallett, the crazy folks who managed to squeeze a Corvette V-8 under the Solstice's tiny hood. Called the Pitbull Edition, this six-piece kit wid
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Check out the two badges above. The left one is from the new Pontiac G8 show car shown at the Chicago auto show, while the right one is from the side of a Pontiac Solstice. Notice the difference? One is clear, while the other is red. Pontiac hinted to us that
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To celebrate General Tire's foray into the winter tire market, parent company Continental recently invited us to western Montana--just outside of famed Yellowstone Park--to play in the snow for a few days and learn a few things about cold-weather tire performa
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OK, I'll say it. I'll come out and say it, and everyone will hate me, and boos will rain down, and entire zip codes in Detroit will echo with the clatter of a thousand dropping jaws.
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With brilliant Franz von Holzhausen styling, this is one of the rare concept cars that went into production and came out almost exactly the same.
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Some much-needed color for your smoky burnouts.
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Will Pontiac make not only a rear-drive Grand Prix but also a good-looking GTO, or is it too good to be true?
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Touring Texas, from San Antonio to Fredricksburg, bigger-is-better style in a LS2-powered Pontiac GTO.
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The next wave of Pontiac's performance renaissance.
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Driving Pontiac's new GTO, formerly Australia's Holden Monaro
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