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Old Dec 21, 2004, 4:57 PM   #1
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Default Pontiac G6

Coupe / Cabriolet.
1st quarter of 2005.
V6, 250 HP (probably).

Pictures have leaked into the internet:



It looks cool, IMO.
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Old Dec 21, 2004, 6:30 PM   #2
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It looks alot like the Toyota Solara
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Old Dec 21, 2004, 6:43 PM   #3
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what do you mean leaked.... just go to pontiac.com and they have pics and everything...... plus there are like 20 different commercials about it.... or are you talking about a different year....
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what do you mean leaked.... just go to pontiac.com and they have pics and everything...... plus there are like 20 different commercials about it.... or are you talking about a different year....
I think he's referring to the coupe/cabriolet

Here's a better pic:




ooh, retractable hardtop, nice!
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Old Dec 21, 2004, 8:08 PM   #5
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i just knew about the sedan version with 200 hp. dang this is a lot better. they are pretty nice. ive seen some on the road but only the sedan model. the coupe and convertible look pretty good too.
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Old Dec 21, 2004, 8:21 PM   #6
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why would they restyle something so new? This didn't leak out. If you mean the cabriolet, it's nice.
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Old Dec 22, 2004, 4:35 AM   #7
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Okay, so right now Pontiac only has the G6 base and G6 GT out. The only performance difference between the two is the GT has sport suspension and a manumatic transmission. Otherwise both use the relatively dull 3.5-liter OHV V6 that finds its home in the Chevrolet Malibu and the new set of super-boring minivans from Buick, Chevrolet, Pontiac, and Saturn.

Before long, Pontiac will debut a G6 coupe, and, supposedly, a G6 convertible with a retractible hardtop. No Pontiac convertible has made it more than, I believe, five years since the 1970s, so don't expect much.

Hopefully around the same time, they're scheduled to come out with either a G6 GTP, which would feature a supercharged version of the current engine, or a G6 GXP, which would feature a 3.9-liter V6. Hopefully they debut both, but I'm more certain of the GXP (though I don't guarantee a 3.9, but the engine will be larger) so count on that and don't hold any high hopes for the GTP.

Finally, Pontiac will be adding a base engine to the G6's bottom end around the same time as the performance versions. Assumably it will be the same 2.2-liter four used in the Chevrolet Cobalt, Saturn Ion, and base Chevrolet Malibus. No excitement machine, but the hope is for a complete range here - a base model for advertising low prices, plain-vanilla and slightly-performance-oriented 3.5-liter models, a coupe, a convertible, and at least one truly-performance-oriented model. The only engine I'm sure the coupe and convertible will carry is the 3.5; no word on whether they get stuck with the 2.2 as well or if they get a shot at a performance version.

Most importantly, the hope is that the Grand Am will finally be cancelled by the end of the year. Truth be told, if you want a good deal on a fully-loaded vehicle and don't mind a 1999 design, head to Pontiac - I wouldn't be surprised to see them letting go fully-loaded Grand Ams for high-19s or low-20s (that's with a power sunroof, chrome alloys, an MP3 player, leather, and satellite radio - plus a 175hp 3.4L V6 doing 0-60 in around 8 seconds, EPA rated at 20/29mpg). Not a bad deal
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