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 Solstice coupe is a toy. That would be OK if it were a thoroughly entertaining one, but dynamically, it's a mixed bag.
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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 Vibe (a Toyota/General Motors joint venture) is an extremely important vehicle: it's a versatile, useful, small wagon from the two top automakers in the universe.
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The G8 GXP may look similar to the 6.0-liter V-8-powered G8 GT, but underneath its vented hood is the 6.2-liter LS3 V-8 from the Corvette.
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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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The G8 really does resonate as a half price BMW 5-series. The 361-hp V-8 provides strong low-end acceleration. It rides beautifully. Steering and stability are very good and on center.
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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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In the interest of going against the automotive grain, we took a base G8 for a spin to see how it stacks up against other big V-6 sedans. Boring? We'll see.
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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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A big, bold, Australian sedan with a 361-horsepower V-8 engine hits the market as gas prices top $4.00 per gallon. Will it succeed?
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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's 361-hp Aussie rock star meets its twice-the-price Bavarian twin. Has GM finally built a bargain BMW?
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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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Ann Arbor The Pontiac Solstice has been the rare ray of sunshine in General Motors' winter of discontent. The Wilmington, Delaware, plant is working three shifts and Saturdays keeping up with Kappa-car demand, now stretching beyond Pontiac and Saturn (Sky) to
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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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To paraphrase the Bard, a Pontiac G6 with any other roof still drives like a G6. The steering and brakes feel artificially heavy in an attempt to seem sporty, its throttle and engine calibration deliver maximum thrust only from the get-go, and the interior pla
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