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The History of Pontiac
Pontiac automobiles are produced by General Motors and sold in the United States from 1926 to the present. Pontiac is a mid-level GM line brand featuring a more sporting, performance-driving experience for a reasonable price, and a youthful feel.
The Pontiac brand was introduced by General Motors in 1926 as the "companion" to the GM’s Oakland Motor Car line. The first General Motors Pontiac was conceived as an affordable six cylinder that was intended to compete with more inexpensive four cylinder models. Within months of its introduction, Pontiac outsold Oakland. As Pontiac’s sales rose and Oakland’s sales began to decline, Pontiac became the only companion to survive its parent company.
Since the introduction in 1957 of the Pontiac Bonneville, their marketing has emphasized performance; the division’s slogan for many years was "We Build Excitement". Traditionally, each GM division had its own market niche - Chevrolet was equated with value, Oldsmobile with technology, Buick was marketed affordable luxury, Cadillac as ultimate luxury and Pontiac embraced performance.
The Pontiac GTO was introduced in 1964 by Pontiac’s John DeLorean as an option package on the LeMans/Tempest (GM A-body) car. It was the first intermediate GM vehicle to be powered by the Pontiac division’s 389 in³ V8. By being the first brand to feature a large engine in an intermediate car, Pontiac is often credited with launching the muscle car era.
The Firebird, introduced in 1967, closely mirrored the styling and motor offerings of the LeMans and Tempest cars. As competition for sporty cars like the Ford Mustang or the Dodge Challenger, the Firebird was perfect. After reaching record sales levels in the 1970s, in part due to such publicity as the Smokey & the Bandit movies and in part due to being one of the very few performance cars on the market, Firebird sales slowly began to fall in the 1990s and GM pulled the plug on the Camaro and Firebird lines in 2002, after 35 years of continuous production.
The Pontiac Fiero was introduced in 1984. Drawing heavily from GM’s parts bin, the Fiero was initially billed as a commuter car. While it was not performance oriented in its initial release, its final versions with improved suspension geometry and available 2.8L V6 made the Fiero a potent mid-engined sports car.
Beginning late 2004, GM’s Holden division produced a version of their Monaro coupe with Pontiac trim and all the attitude of the original 1960s editions. Debuting with the potent 350 hp LS1 V8 and a world-class chassis, the new GTO is at least as good as its predecessors. But its lackluster styling turned off many buyers and forced GM to add hood scoops and other styling touches in order to make the GTO look like the originals. GM increased the Performance of the GTO in 2005 by adding the Corvette derived LS2 V8 producing 400 hp.
In the summer of 2005, the Pontiac Solstice sports roadster arrived, and with it the renewed promise of style and driving fun. It was launched on an episode of The Apprentice; the following day the first thousand Solstices were sold in just 41 minutes. Solstice became one of hottest American cars throughout 2005 as Pontiac reported orders far beyond their ability to produce the car, and dealer mark-ups of thousands of dollars over sticker price, a rarity for GM in this time of deep incentives. Pontiac is upping the ante even more for 2007 with a high-performance version of the Solstice, the Solstice GXP, drawing its power from a Turbocharged, Direct Gas Injection, 2.0L 4 cylinder Ecotec producing 260 hp.
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