And we were wondering why GM pulled the plug on Pontiac..

1speedbike · 02-06-2010, 05:58 PM

BMW F22 · 02-06-2010, 07:42 PM

Assuming that was real, I'm conflicted. It's a pretty cool concept but there are so many things wrong with it. It's kind of like a golf cart and a smart car having a baby.

JayKay335i · 02-06-2010, 08:25 PM

This car evolved into Saturn.

Look at the similarity between all those materials and Saturn cars via 1990's.

1speedbike · 02-06-2010, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JayKay335i

This car evolved into Saturn.

Look at the similarity between all those materials and Saturn cars via 1990's.

Never thought of that!

I was just thinking it's really funny and really ridiculous

Dan in PA · 02-06-2010, 08:47 PM

Pontiacs are just so fucking ugly.

quagmire · 02-06-2010, 08:52 PM

Wouldn't mind owning this Pontiac though..... As it was one of three modern Pontiac's that deserved the Pontiac badge.

JayKay335i · 02-07-2010, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan in PA

Pontiacs are just so fucking ugly.

I had a room mate with one in black. Thing was dumb ugly, but he could take us and 10 friends to the bar

Dan in PA · 02-07-2010, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JayKay335i

I had a room mate with one in black. Thing was dumb ugly, but he could take us and 10 friends to the bar

The front looks like some kind of optical illusion...maybe their design software had a glitch when it was outputting the instructions to the robots and no one caught it. After a few thousand rolled off the line someone finally said WTF but it was too late.

ncarter124 · 02-07-2010, 11:56 AM

I'll be honest, I kind of like it. Yeah it's kind of funky, but keep in mind this is 1989 (I looked it up) and it looks far better than the Aztec ever did, not to mention it was useful assuming you live in the South. I think with some minor design tweaks it could have been a winner. I also read it was slated to come with a 3.0 V6 with 170hp, and AWD. Looking at it that thing would probably be pretty light and therefor pretty fast.

In summary, I would have much rather seen them selling these as opposed to Aztecs.
Interestingly enough this thing apparently is still alive and part of Pontiac's "historic fleet" in Detroit at some museum.

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BMW F22 Major General 3681 Rep 9,783 Posts Drives: ///M235i Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (8)	Assuming that was real, I'm conflicted. It's a pretty cool concept but there are so many things wrong with it. It's kind of like a golf cart and a smart car having a baby.
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quagmire I am Gundam 199 Rep 1,211 Posts Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Wouldn't mind owning this Pontiac though..... As it was one of three modern Pontiac's that deserved the Pontiac badge.
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ncarter124 Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 220 Posts Drives: A lot of them Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nashville iTrader: (0)	I'll be honest, I kind of like it. Yeah it's kind of funky, but keep in mind this is 1989 (I looked it up) and it looks far better than the Aztec ever did, not to mention it was useful assuming you live in the South. I think with some minor design tweaks it could have been a winner. I also read it was slated to come with a 3.0 V6 with 170hp, and AWD. Looking at it that thing would probably be pretty light and therefor pretty fast. In summary, I would have much rather seen them selling these as opposed to Aztecs. Interestingly enough this thing apparently is still alive and part of Pontiac's "historic fleet" in Detroit at some museum.
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