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Pontiac Aztek – Rally Edition?

admin — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:49:10 +0000

I don’t know who is crazier – our friends and fellow car nuts at Jalopnik, who found this lifted Pontiac Aztek, or Canadian car lovers. If you really want to own a piece of auto history, this may be the ride. Not a cool and positive piece of history, mind you – it’s more like purchasing Nazi memorabilia. Ok, that may be a little harsh, but the Pontiac Aztek has been known as the worse stylized car ever to be produced in America.

Shahin Auto out in Ontario has this Rally Aztek up for grabs, and with it comes full leather interior, colored caution orange, unfortunately. This Aztek’s power plant holds a 3400 V-6, which probably way underpowers any vehicle that you’d want to take off roading. But do you really want to be seen out in public in an Aztek like this…let alone any regular one?

$15,999 will get you this under 20,000km driven Pontiac SUV. What are the odds anyone will pay that much for it? Well…it is pre-owned certified!

GM Speeds Up Pontiac G6 Demise with More Incentives

admin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:04:13 +0000

General Motors is really trying to unload all those left over Pontiac G6 models. Along with GMAC, dealers can offer up to 3.9% financing for any certified used G6 model. Effective February 2 – March 31, GMAC Financial Services is offering qualified buyers 3.9% APR financing for terms up to 60 months. This attractive incentive program is available through GM Certified dealers on 2005-2010 models. “With the spring season rapidly approaching, it’s the perfect time for consumers to break out of the cold and take a look at our new line of inventory,” said Paul Pejza, manager, GM Certified Used Vehicles. “This program is designed to provide our customers peace of mind by offering a low, attractive finance rate on one of our most popular vehicles, all backed by our 12 month or 12,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty. This offer is only available at one of the 3,400 Chevrolet, Buick and GMC Certified dealers across the nation, providing buyers with the reassurance of a manufacturer-backed warranty. Customers must take delivery from a participating dealer by March 31, 2010.”

It’s an interesting time, the end of Pontiac. With offers like these Pontiacs won’t last much longer. And the G6 even received an unintentional plug in an upcoming Super Bowl ad:

Cars.com Super Bowl Ad Promotes Deceased Pontiac G6

The Last Pontiac G8 GXP

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:35:00 +0000

Jalopnik did a search of AutoTrader.com for Pontiac G8 GXP’s and seems to have found the very last model. On sale now at Pearson Buick Pontiac GMC (boy, I’d hate to be an employee at that dealership) in Sunnyvale, California (isn’t that where Buffy: The Vampire Slayer is from?) this manual-tranny Pontiac G8 GXP can be your for a cool $46,585.

There are, apparently, still over 100 auto-G8 GT’s without the extra boost of a GXP, if you still want to purchase one of the final Pontiac sports models. Check back, we’ll tell you when the last GXP goes!

The Source: Jalopnik

And Now, You Oversized Pontiac GTO Engine Moment of Zen

admin — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:40:31 +0000

And Now, You Oversized Pontiac GTO Engine Moment of Zen

Be Dialing! Only 16 G8 GXP Vehicles Left in the US

admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:45:58 +0000

That’s right – Pontiac’s twitter page reported their final round up of vehicles left for sale in the US yesterday. Low in numbers is the already hard-to-find Pontiac G8 GXP, with only 16 remaining (again, as of yesterday. I wonder if any more sold?) – coming in at a not so close second is the Solstice – which may or may not live on as a DMC automobile (Yes, THAT DMC). And it looks like no one wants a G5 (sorry Lordstown, OH). Here’s the full checklist for those keeping track.

As of November 11th 2009:

G8 GXP – 16
G8 GT – 570
G5 – 1500
Torrent – 400
Base Solstice Coupe – 139
Solstice Coupe GXP – 160
Vibe – 350
G6 GXP – 530

Smokey & The 2010 Camaro Pontiac Trans Am Conversion

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:31:57 +0000

Man, I miss Smokey & the Bandit – more so because of Pontiac’s Trans Am featured in the series, and less for Bury Reynolds’ acting. Well, now that Pontiac is dead you won’t see a new “Bandit Edition” Tranny – or will you? All one needs is a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS and an $85,000 Phoenix T/A Conversion kit. Well, actually the price tag includes one new Camaro SS, along with enhancements in both decal and engine form.

For the trouble to your wallet a Phoenix Conversion will get you a supercharged LS engine with a newly designed hood, and of course that iconic Firebird in gold & black. The vehicle will be lowered 1″-4″ w/sway bar and some Pirelli Pzero’s, Gold /Silver machined face snowflake wheels too! There’s also fender extractors, exhaust conversion (to handle the more powerful engine) a rear fascia clip with tail lamp lenses and rear spoiler.

As for your interior, embroidered head rests and console lid, turned aluminum door panels matching instrument cluster bring it back old school to the days of chrome-overkill and terrible gas mileage. The Chevy-stock shifters and steering wheel are replaced with a Hurst shift & Pontiac logo-wheel. 10-10 Bandit, Smokey’s on your tail.

Thanks for the great pics Jalopnik!

DMC Wants to Buy Pontiac Solstice?!!

admin — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:05:17 +0000

The automotive rumor mill has been throbbing with excitement that DeLorean Motor Company (you know, DMC, the DeLorean?!) wants to purchase the Solstice from Pontiac! It’s unconfirmed as of yet, but General Motors is getting rid of the auto maker by year’s end – so why not try to sell off models and design? The Pontiac Solstice convertible was one of the more original vehicles to come out of GM’s Pontiac brand in the past 5 years. But how do you get gullwing doors on a convertible?!

DMC’s higher-ups are curious about keeping the Wilmington Assembly plant that makes Solstice going. There’s no telling how realistic this all is, as today’s DMC only services the old DeLoreans. The company has reportedly acquired a Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe for closer consideration. All we need is the flux-capacitor and hover conversion – Back to the Future style.

1984 Trans Am Comes Complete with Kittens

admin — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:41:49 +0000

When you follow as many Auto Writers on Twitter as we do, you run into a lot of odd stories. One in particular comes from our friends @HemmingsNews – who took a photographer out on a little photo shoot, featuring a nicely maintained 1984 Pontiac Trans Am. After about a mile of driving this car started purring – literally.

Several Kittens were hidden up in the car’s undercarriage. Oh Noes! Luckily the little kitties were saved thanks to quick thinking and a phone call to Animal Control. They must have thought the warm belly of that exhaust system was their mommy.

pictures via Hemmings Twitpic

Remote Pontiac Starter Scares Kitty Cat

admin — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:41:26 +0000

Courtesy of Pontiac’s Twitter feed – a Remote Pontiac starter scares this adorable kitty cat.

Little GTO, You’re Lookin’ Fine

admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 22:31:49 +0000

I stumbled upon this great little GTO fan site and began to dream of a time I was born to late to witness – when men were men, muscle cars had true horse power, and everyone dressed like the cast of Happy Days (at least that’s how I picture it). This little Pontiac GTO fan club features hundreds of submitted photos; from restored cars to post-accident footage. And from the classic ‘64 GTO to that sad “rebirth” GM tied a few years back…you know, the one that resembles a Grand Am? No one is looked down upon at Ultimate GTO – as long as they OWN a GTO.

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Two posts on the home page really caught our attention here at Pontiacpedia.org – the first being an excellent summer Drive In movie shoot with a ‘68 GTO out in Ohio’s beautiful farmland. The second post, much sadder, shows off a totaled 1969 GTO Judge. What a waste. Enjoy cruising these photos and their website, we are sure you will!

via ultimategto.com