MKT, All Up in Its Grill

[nester7929]

...No one is going to say anything about the specs of the eco boost?

355-hp

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by nester7929

...No one is going to say anything about the specs of the eco boost?

355-hp

I'm thoroughly impressed with that sort of performance. This proves that a market is available for performance V6s with forced induction and that such performance will be practical for mass sales as opposed to simply a small market segment for production.

[DGthe3]

Originally Posted by The_Blur

I did read that part! Pontiac makes very classy performance cars compared to some of the abominations out there.

you feelin' alright? I can understand thinking that way about BMWs. But Pontiacs . . . well they are many things but classy isn't one of them. Thats one of the reasons I bought a grand am over an alero, I didn't want my car to be considered 'classy' or 'refined' in any way. Not saying Olds was classy, but it was more upscale than Pontiac.

Anyhoo, I seem to have sidetracked things. Lincoln MKT

[storm79]

hmmm i remember the concept interior, i like that a lot better, see thats the problem with these companies they make really cool concepts especially interiors, then they make the production and theyre boring and idk like look this concept is all futuristic looking and then its the production

[Camaro68]

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

Umm....Normally I kinda like lincolns....but the first thing I thought of when I saw this was



A Hippo.

+1

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by DGthe3

you feelin' alright? I can understand thinking that way about BMWs. But Pontiacs . . . well they are many things but classy isn't one of them. Thats one of the reasons I bought a grand am over an alero, I didn't want my car to be considered 'classy' or 'refined' in any way. Not saying Olds was classy, but it was more upscale than Pontiac.

Anyhoo, I seem to have sidetracked things. Lincoln MKT

As far as performance cars go, I see Pontiac as classy in style without being ostentatious. Hummers, for instance, are ostentatious with all of the chrome and the ridiculous size of those things. They are flashy. Pontiacs have a subtle flashiness to them in that you can identify a Pontiac from any other brand. Their collective identity is obvious. Every Pontiac I've had the pleasure of riding has had an attractive interior with features that are usually slightly ahead of the times. For instance, I remember my grandma's Grand Am featuring a little screen with a picture of the car from above that served to diagnose any problems with the car. Such a diagnostic system was not standard in my Saturn. Those sorts of simple improvements impressed me. At the same time as the little things, like the front end design, the grille, and the features drew my attention, the big picture is that Pontiac was not designed to promote parts that don't function. Another way of explaining this perspective—let's look at ricers. They add cosmetic features to draw attention to otherwise undeserving cars. Pontiac cars do not tend to feature huge wings, enormous rims, or other cosmetics that draw attention to the car. They are focused on performance alone with a distinctive style. That is classy, as I am defining it. Pontiac has class in that it focuses on its objective of being a performance brand with the cars it produces. Obviously, there are plenty of exceptions—G3 comes to mind—that contradict the trend, but I still see Pontiac as a performance-oriented brand rather than a cosmetic-oriented brand.

Obviously, this is all just my opinion.

[DGthe3]

Pontiac cars do not tend to feature huge wings, enormous rims, or other cosmetics that draw attention to the car.

Cosmetics? Remeber the days of cladding? Including the grey plastic on Assteks?
Wings: G6 GXP

[Rocks RS]

That is one of the ugliest grills I have ever seen!!