DETROIT — Pontiac fans will soon have their own version of the Chevrolet Cobalt SS and Saturn Ion Red Line performance cars: a sporty compact coupe, and possibly a sedan, will arrive this fall at U.S. dealerships, priced from around $20,000.
Designated "G4," the new small Pontiac fills the gap left by last year's demise of the old Sunfire. Pontiac dealers in Canada have been selling a version of the Cobalt called Pursuit, and that vehicle will provide the sheet metal and styling cues for the new G4, sources say.
The Cobalt, Ion and G4 all share the corporate Delta front-drive, small-car platform and architecture.
The G4 coupe is expected to come in a performance variant powered by the same 205-horsepower, supercharged, 2.0-liter four-cylinder that propels the Cobalt SS and the Ion Red Line. Pontiac also reportedly is considering installation of the even hotter 260-hp, turbocharged, 2.0-liter four from the upcoming Solstice GXP.
The arrival of the G4 as an '07 model will give Pontiac another affordable entry in the sub-$20,000 segment, joining the Vibe, with the Solstice starting at just over $20,000.
What this means to you: Another sporty Pontiac — with an attractive sticker — is in the pipeline. GM may actually be defining a brand here.
Posted from Cobalt SS .net
and link from edmunds.com
link:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=109347#2
I wish they would do something a little different with the exterior, the cobalt and g5 are almost identical, I dont care if it shares 95% of the same parts, make it look different..........stupid GM.
the only problem i have is that it's just the cobalt front bumper with a pontiac insert. you can obviously see the outline of the cobalt grill. yuck. glad they're getting a nice smaller car. should be ok as long as they include a performance version. i think a couple months ago when they started talking about it they werent going to include a performance version, or they were just gonna stick with the VVT 2.4. either way, pontiac is GM's "performance devision", so they should have the quickest car, IMO
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the turbo charged verson would be hot but you know GM ... not so bright in knowing what the consumer wants
Ya, umm... Edmunds is wrong.
No LSJ or LNF in introduction, unless GM later decides to offer them in the mid-year 2007 model year.
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That doesn't make sense. You make a G5 car, then a high performance version of the car and call it a G4? Pontiac doesn't usually brand their cars that way. If anything, I would expect a G5 GTP or something along those lines.
well in mexico its a G4 , in canada its a prusuit
why they were gonna call it a G5 here didnt make sense , G4 makes sense
its called the G5 here, alteast that was Pontiac calls it on there website and when ordering it.
Actually not having the LSJ kinda makes me a little happy right now, maybe that means they will put a better engine in the GXP version, if they make one.
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hmmm.....well the ION i belive is moving on to a different platform in a year or two so at least they won't have 3 of the same damn car for very long.
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]well in mexico its a G4 , in canada its a prusuit
why they were gonna call it a G5 here didnt make sense , G4 makes sense
Now if they would just come out with a "PURSUIT special on methane", that would be "super hot"..Mad Max...
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[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]well in mexico its a G4 , in canada its a prusuit
why they were gonna call it a G5 here didnt make sense , G4 makes sense
True, G5 doesn't make any sense at all. But making the G5 the base, then the G4 the high performance? That makes even less sense.
It was origionally called "Pursuit" In Canada; now Pontiac calles it the "G5 Pursuit". To me, that suggests the US version will be called G5, and the Canadian version will later be called the same, "g5 Pursuit" being an interim measure.
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Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Ya, umm... Edmunds is wrong.
No LSJ or LNF in introduction, unless GM later decides to offer them in the mid-year 2007 model year.
There will be no G4, just a G5. There will be no 4-door, just 2-doors. There will only be "G5 Base Coupe" & "G5 GT Coupe." And of now, only the L61 & LE5 will be offered.
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Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Mr.Goodwrench-G.T. wrote:Ya, umm... Edmunds is wrong.
No LSJ or LNF in introduction, unless GM later decides to offer them in the mid-year 2007 model year.
There will be no G4, just a G5. There will be no 4-door, just 2-doors. There will only be "G5 Base Coupe" & "G5 GT Coupe." And of now, only the L61 & LE5 will be offered.
forever?!
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