Pontiac Solstice News

Only 1,100 units of the Pontiac Solstice will roll off the lines X the once-mighty firm s last new model before it closes for good.

The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP is the final, ultimate Pontiac. The 2009 Pontiac Solstice GXP is neither.

A nice, red 2008 Pontiac Solstice is for sale at Elliott Chevrolet in Staunton. This convertible beauty has only 558 miles on it.

Add a bit of thrill to your Founders Festival experience this year as the Farmington/Farmington Hills Chamber of Commerce presents the annual Fantasy Raffle.

I get most of my column ideas from conversations I have with people. Russ Bond Luckily for me, some of those people think I am a wealth of automotive knowledge and they tend to ask me questions.

See what I mean? Sexy. I am totally distracted. I just went across the street for coffee and right in front of the building was this red convertible.

ASC Creative Services told HPP that it has been inundated with responses to our August 2009 story a oeTrans Am of Tomorrow.a Pontiac fans from all walks life are telling ASC to make its 2011 Trans Am proposal a reality and are providing suggestions for the production model.

Well, maybe it is, but since the PT Cruiser had been on the market since 1999 , it does seem reasonable that GM would want to get in on the retro wagon market after Chrysler had been in the market without competition for 6 years.

Not that it matters much at this point, but even the Vibe will bite the dust by August 2009.

The Pontiac G8 GXP is getting closer to being completely sold-out. The rarer colors like Striker Blue Metallic and Pacific Slate Metallic are now nearly impossible to find new.

Q In November, I was promised a price on a new Camaro at $500 below invoice, and I would be in the dealer's third allotment of vehicles.

This is my second Firebird I sold my 1977 esprit to buy it in 1984 It had 50K on it when I bought it.

It was a long winter for the auto industry. All through those dark months, the media chronicled the startling realities of bankruptcy for Chrysler and GM, as well as the nation's plunging car sales.

Our GM 2.0L Ecotec produced 372 hp and 292 lb-ft from 122 ci with basic bolt-ons. Developed by an international A-team of GM engineers and then refined by Lotus Engineering, the DOHC four-cylinder Ecotec is considered by the General to be the small-block Chevy of four-cylinders. A true world- class engine design, Ecotecs use an aluminum block and ...

Review: Pontiac Solstice GXP Coupe goes quick, just don't look back The Solstice Coupe is little more than a targa-topped variant of the roadster we've known for two years, but in many respects it's symbolic of what was right and wrong with GM and Pontiac .

General Motors can't shut Pontiac down fast enough. Pontiac Vibe and the Toyota Matrix.

S6 STYLE RAM AIR HOOD AND BLACK LIGHTS. THE ENGINE IS UPGRADED WITH 3.4 THRASER PULLEY AND A NEW INTAKE.

Fairfield County Concours d'Elegance celebrates Pontiac - " An American Icon - Famed American brand changed the way Americans looked at cars - Demise of the brand "a sad day for American car enthusiasts" - Star Chief, Bonneville, GTO, Firebird, Trans Am - " nameplates for generations - Looking for America's oldest Pontiac as well as the oldest ...

The original Mazda Miata MX-5 caused quite a stir because there was a dearth of affordable, two-seat, rear-wheel-drive convertibles back when it was introduced in 1989 as a 1990 model.

Owner Victor Weitzel says, "I like all the wows when people see it and say, `That's a badass ride.' Even some of the old guys who are purists and say they are not fans of customizing a car, tell me it's very well done.