Recently Deceased: The Top 10 Reasons Why Pontiac Failed

[FenwickHockey65]

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

I'll give you the G8..

the G6 was a rebadged Malibu and the Solstice was a rebadged Saturn Sky..

They were on the same platforms, but had different sheetmetal and the G6 had a slightly different interior design if I remember correctly (minus switchgear). Torrent, G5, and G3 on the other hand were literally just the Equinox, Cobalt Coupe, and Aveo5 with the Chevrolet grilles cut out and Pontiac kidneys in place.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

I'll give you the G8..

the G6 was a rebadged Malibu and the Solstice was a rebadged Saturn Sky..

Far from rebadged. GM spent a lot of money and development making them unique as far as sheetmetal.

The only common parts on the Solstice and Sky for example were doors and decklid. Most everything else was unique for each car.

And Malibu/G6 just a rebadge? Not even close. Only the underbody, chassis and powertrain were common. That isn't a rebadge.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Far from rebadged. GM spent a lot of money and development making them unique as far as sheetmetal.

The only common parts on the Solstice and Sky for example were doors and decklid. Most everything else was unique for each car.

And Malibu/G6 just a rebadge? Not even close. Only the underbody, chassis and powertrain were common. That isn't a rebadge.

Hmm both the doors and deck lids on the solstice and sky were different. I owned a sky and the doors has a crease near the rocker panel and one near the belt line that matched up with the side vent, the solstice doors were smooth no creases. The deck lids although they looked the same the sky's peaks were sharper than the solstice and the taillight cutouts were different. Actually the only things the same were the tops, the side windows and windshield and the front side marker lights.

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Hmm both the doors and deck lids on the solstice and sky were different. I owned a sky and the doors has a crease near the rocker panel and one near the belt line that matched up with the side vent, the solstice doors were smooth no creases. The deck lids although they looked the same the sky's peaks were sharper than the solstice and the taillight cutouts were different. Actually the only things the same were the tops, the side windows and windshield and the front side marker lights.

Sooooo you are saying its even less of a badge job than I thought

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Number 3

Sooooo you are saying its even less of a badge job than I thought

Yep..... I liked the looks of the Sky better that's why I bought not just one but two.......

[lakersftbl69]

Originally Posted by Mr. iNCREDIBLE

I'll give you the G8..

the G6 was a rebadged Malibu and the Solstice was a rebadged Saturn Sky..

I thought the g series was basically the same as the cobolts. My fiance use to have an 07 g6 gt the car had nothing but problems so she traded it in for a 2012 Malibu which has been an excellent car

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by lakersftbl69

I thought the g series was basically the same as the cobolts. My fiance use to have an 07 g6 gt the car had nothing but problems so she traded it in for a 2012 Malibu which has been an excellent car

The G5 was the same as the 2 door Cobalt, the G6 was based on the same platform as the Saturn Aura and the Malibu. The Malibu was the last to be released and therefore had the most change from the G6 which debuted first.

[lakersftbl69]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

The G5 was the same as the 2 door Cobalt, the G6 was based on the same platform as the Saturn Aura and the Malibu. The Malibu was the last to be released and therefore had the most change from the G6 which debuted first.

Oh I see thanks

[ROBOSSRS]

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

I think the 2014 Impala is already better than LaCrosse. The only way LaCrosse is holding Impala down is the lack of AWD.

Seeing the Impala just makes me think the 3rd gen LaCrosse is going to be amazing.

Hopefully GM will stop making them look like a Toyota from the back.

[DGthe3]

Another reason why Pontiac was killed off while Buick survives is that owners of competitors to Pontiac tended to hold a negative opinion of the brand. Meanwhile many people had at least some respect for Buick and even if they wouldn't consider the car for themselves, they'd recommend them for friends or family members.

As such, GM would have to invest far more into Pontiac to turn the brand around than they'd have to for Buick.



Also, I'd have to disagree with almost everything regarding the Grand Am. I talked with a number of owners before I bought mine and about the only complaint that kept coming back was the electrical system. I haven't had any issues with the erogonomics of it, or the body cladding, or the brakes. From what I've seen on the Grand Am forums, owners seem to prefer the Twin Cam to the EcoTec -although to be fair, forums are never exactly representative of the general population.