List of Pontiac vehicles

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This is a list of Pontiac vehicles. Pontiac was a brand of automobiles manufactured and sold by General Motors (GM); though production ended in 2009, Pontiac remains a registered and active trademark of GM.[1][2]

Past models

United States

Exterior Name Year Introduced Year Discontinued Platforms Generation Vehicle Information Note
Six 1926 1940 GM A 2 Full-size car
Torpedo 1939 1948 GM A,
GM B,
GM C (RWD)
2 Full-size car
Eight / Streamliner 1941 1951 GM B 3 Full-size car [n 1]
Chieftain 1949 1958 GM A,
GM B
3 Full-size car
Catalina 1959 1981 GM B 5 Entry-level full-size car. [n 2]
Star Chief 1954 1966 GM A,
GM B
6 Upper trim of the Chieftain (1954-1958) and intermediate trim of the Catalina (1959-1966)
Safari 1955 1957 GM A,
GM B
2 Full-size station wagon [n 3]
Bonneville 1958 2005 GM B,
GM G,
GM H
10 Full-size car except a brief period of 1982–1986 [n 4]
Tempest 1960 1970 GM Y,
GM A
3 Compact (1960–1962), mid-size (1963–1970) [n 5]
Ventura 1960 1977 GM B,
GM X
2 Full-size, later compact [n 6]
LeMans 1961 1993 GM Y,
GM A,
GM T
6 Compact (1962–1963), mid-size (1964–1981), subcompact (1987-1993) [n 7]
Grand Prix 1962 2008 GM B,
GM G,
GM A (RWD),
GM H (RWD),
GM W
8 Personal luxury car (1962–1987), full-size car (1996–2008), mid-size car (1988–1996, 1996–2002 coupe) [n 8]
2+2 1964 1967 GM B 1 Upper trim of Catalina (1964) and GTO
GTO 1964 2006 GM A,
GM X,
GM V
5 Muscle car, later compact car [n 9]
Executive 1966 1970 GM B 1 Middle range full-size car
Firebird 1967 2002 GM F 4 Pony car, muscle car
Custom S 1969 1969 GM A 1 One year only replacement for Tempest Custom trim
Grand Safari 1971 1978 GM C,
GM B
2 Full-size station wagon
Grand Ville 1971 1975 GM B 1 Top range full-size car
Ventura II 1971 1972 GM X 1 Compact, rebadged Chevrolet Nova
Astre 1973 1977 GM H (RWD) 1 Subcompact car, rebadged Chevrolet Vega
Grand Am 1973 2005 GM A,
GM G,
GM N
5 Mid-size and later compact car
Sunbird 1976 1994 GM H,
GM J
2 Subcompact, later compact
Phoenix 1977 1984 GM X 2 Compact
T1000 1981 1987 GM T 1 Subcompact car, rebadged Chevrolet Chevette
6000 1982 1991 GM A 1 Mid-size car
J2000 / 2000 / Sunbird 1982 1984 GM J 1 Compact car
Fiero 1984 1988 GM P 1 Sports car
Trans Sport 1990 1999 GM U 2 Minivan
Sunfire 1995 2005 GM J 1 Sport compact
Montana 1997 2009 GM U 2 Minivan
Aztek 2000 2005 GM U 1 Mid-size crossover SUV
Vibe 2003 2010 Toyota MC 2 Compact
G6 2005 2010 GM Epsilon 1 Mid-size car
Solstice 2006 2010 GM Kappa 1 Sports car
Torrent 2006 2009 GM Theta 1 Compact crossover SUV
G5 2007 2009 GM Delta 1 Compact car, rebadged Chevrolet Cobalt
G8 2008 2009 GM Zeta 1 Executive car, rebadged Holden Commodore
G3 2009 2009 Daewoo T200 1 Subcompact car, rebadged Chevrolet Aveo (T200)
  1. ↑ From 1940 to 1942, Pontiac renamed it's entire line-up to "Torpedo", with the Streamliner becoming the "Pontiac Streamliner Torpedo Eight".
  2. ↑ From 1950–1958 the 'Catalina' name was used as a trim level for the Pontiac Chieftain.
  3. ↑ From 1955–1957 the Safari was a station wagon variant of the Chieftain/Star Chief, and from 1957–1989 was a station wagon variant of the Catalina.
  4. ↑ In 1957 the name 'Bonneville' was used for a luxury convertible trim of the Pontiac Star Chief. From 1959–1981 the Bonneville was the upper trim level of the Catalina.
  5. ↑ From 1987–1991 the 'Tempest' name was used for a rebadged version of the compact L-body Chevrolet Corsica in Canada and Israel.
  6. ↑ From 1960–1970 the Ventura was a trim level of the Catalina.
  7. ↑ From 1961–1972 the LeMans was the top trim of the Pontiac Tempest.
  8. ↑ From 1962–68 the Grand Prix was a performance-oriented trim of the Pontiac Catalina.
  9. ↑ From 1964–1973 the GTO was a trim tier of the Tempest/Le Mans, and in 1974 as a trim of the Ventura. In 2004 it would be introduced as the US rebadge of the Holde

International

Concepts

References

  1. ↑ "Pontiac". General Motors. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Truett, Richard (February 1, 2014). "Make GM whole again with some Pontiac dust". Automotive News. Retrieved June 17, 2015.