Pontiac is coming back and GM has tasked you with picking 3 models to bring back (a car, a suv/crossover, and one model that can be rebadged from their existing lineup), Which vehicles are you choosing and why?

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LandCruiser76@reddit

Aztec, TransAm, GTO

Aztec- funky fun, cool design, way ahead of its time, the reason it failed is because they chickened out from the concept and made it share a chasis with a buick

The other two speak for themselves.

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Coyoteatemybowtie@reddit

Unfortunately trans am wouldn’t work, there’s already been so much of shutting down the Camaro line and the trans am is just a rebadged and sexier Camaro

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Direct_Run_3513@reddit

Put it on the CT4V platform. As much as I want a manual LT4/5 trans am, the blackwing is awesome for not being a v8. Coming from someone that’s owned 6 f bodies, I’d drive a new WS6

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Direct_Run_3513@reddit

GTO was always the big chassis. Out that on CT5 platform. F body was always the smaller pony car

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FreshCords@reddit

The Camaro and Trans Am would and will always have a ceiling on them because GM will always protect the sales of the Corvette.

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NoobensMcarthur@reddit

No necessarily true. Look at the typhoon/cyclone!

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jondes99@reddit

Those all sold in extremely low numbers and also probably involved some sort of trickery to ever get made. Hell, I think there were more Ferrari F40s built than GNX.

The thing of it is that even cars as seemingly lame as the Fiero and Allante weren’t allowed to realize their full potential because they couldn’t upstage the Vette. So just imagine how that translates to Firebirds over the years.

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CoxswainYarmouth@reddit

De tune the Corvette Body a little and add a six speed manual.

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wickedcold@reddit

This is actually somewhat of a pet peeve of mine how people talk so much about the GNX almost mixing it up with the standard Grand National. Like don’t get me wrong, Grand Nationals were cool as fuck and they’re fairly uncommon to see these days. But the GNX barely existed at all. They made like 500 of them and they didn’t really “make” them in house, they sent them out to be heavily modified by ASC McClaren.

It’s not as though GNXs were all over the place.

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jondes99@reddit

I’d love to know how that misconception that the GNX was as common as a K car started. I was pretty much obsessed with Grand Nationals and T-Types as a kid, and I think I’ve seen one GNX in the wild in the last 4 decades.

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4RealzReddit@reddit

I would love a typhoon. For me it would be like a tall 2 door hot hatch.

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ToughOk9044@reddit

Or the twin turbo V6 Trans Am....didn't that do 210mph....in the 80s😱😱😱😱😱😱

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NoobensMcarthur@reddit

Not really the same since those were built by Knudsen in Nebraska. It wasn’t sanctioned by GM, but you couldn’t walk into a dealership and buy one like you could with the ones I mentioned.

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zinten789@reddit

Well, luckily with the ZR1X existing the sky is basically the limit when it comes to that ceiling.

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ThirdSunRising@reddit

I think the execs who are so protecting the ‘Vette will surely soon either retire or be retired by God Himself. They could cancel the corvette tomorrow; I’d like to think there are wiser people there who are aware that the goal is to make good cars across the line and not worry about protecting a nameplate from the 1950s

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Dierks_Ford@reddit

Yeah. They’re not going to do anything to harm Corvette sales. Won’t happen.

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ThirdSunRising@reddit

It’s a slightly different car though, the current Camaro is based on the 1st gen Camaro/Firebird while the Trans Am that matters is the late 70s Burt Reynolds one with the sleek body and the t tops, you could sell those side by side as two totally different cars. Or if you’re GM you could sell the exact same fucking car with two badges as two different cars. But I digress. As long as there is a Silverado, as long as they’re making LS engines, they can still re-enter the car market without too much hoopla.

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wickedcold@reddit

The fire chicken

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simpleme2@reddit

I'd be happier with an El Camino then a T/A

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therin_88@reddit

It could be a detuned, cheaper, softer V6 version of a Corvette.

But yes GM executives should have their toenails pulled out for killing the Camaro.

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NOLA-VeeRAD@reddit

I always liked the Fiero anyway.

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AKABrokenArrow@reddit

True, but it was just announced that the Camaro is coming back (again). The T/A could rise from the ashes like a Phoenix! (not a Pontiac Phoenix)

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LandCruiser76@reddit

Shhh. Don't ruin my hypothetical situation dreams.

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Mac-Tyson@reddit (OP)

I feel like GM would make the Aztec an EV

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LandCruiser76@reddit

I could be convinced for that IF it had a solar roof option and a solar package for the jet ski trailer the OG concept had. That could be sweet. But I would concider it viable with a hybrid drivetrain too.

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Informal_Ad4399@reddit

A fold out solar roof for camping would be fire on an EV Aztec. Hard case top to protect when folded up and possibly act as a bed for kayak roof haul.

I'm imagining a central panel and 2 fold out. A hard top shell covers, and a roof rack clips into slots on either side to both hold it down and act as light duty tie downs.

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digitalwankster@reddit

The weight and drag of that would be crazy though and negate any charging benefit

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LandCruiser76@reddit

Omg have it double as a sun shade/ canopy?

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Informal_Ad4399@reddit

Exactly my thought. It'd be perfect for that. Easy fold up for increment weather and the protective cover.

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morganlandt@reddit

Mom, the weather is incrementing again!

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Informal_Ad4399@reddit

Damned auto correct haha!

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Pitiful-MobileGamer@reddit

A reimagined Aztec but probably work off of Equinox EV platform

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ThirdSunRising@reddit

I would buy an Aztek EV

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bravejango@reddit

That’s fine

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Fr4nzJosef@reddit

I came here to say this, especially regarding the Aztec.

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DjImagin@reddit

We look at it fondly now as a dead reliable, excellent use of space and quirky car. That and it looked like nothing else on the road (which is funny how people complain everything looks the same, but when it dosent look the same they complain more).

But remember, Breaking Bad deliberately wrote Walt having an Aztek to drive home the point that Walt was an underachieving loser.

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Many-Pomegranate-33@reddit

I think personally because the original Aztek was a flop that theyd keep that name away. Its associated with bad sales and marketing vibes.

Im a big Pontiac nut and I dont see them bringing that name back.

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skinisblackmetallic@reddit

Things change. Breaking Bad made the Aztec name cool again and boomers , who are the primary readers Aztec originally failed, are irrelevant for any future marketing.

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LandCruiser76@reddit

Why not? crossover SUV's are all the rage these days. And its become a cult classic. Its Got the name recognition, branding that people like (sporty and city focused but capable for dirt roads)- had fun packages like the cooler that went viral a couple years back, and got famous because of breaking bad- they did dog on it but everyone can point and go-thats an aztec. - they weren't lemons, just kinda ugly. And if given a half decent design team and a reasonable price point, i could see it taking off and competing with the CRV, Rav4, Blazer etc.

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Many-Pomegranate-33@reddit

Im by no means saying a crossover SUV wouldnt work. By far it would.

Just the name. It was bad news back around y2k when it came out. I dont believe if GM were ever to bring Pontiac back, that theyd resurrect one of the items blamed for its demise.

I believe theyd use the Venture name but associate it with more of what the Aztec was before theyd brand the aztec again.

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noblehoax@reddit

A Walter White edition would be sweet.

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CoxswainYarmouth@reddit

There’s a METHod to your madness…!!!

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Altruistic-Rip4364@reddit

GTO was first thought for me too. Maybe a GTO Judge.

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Positive_Courage_309@reddit

Aztec to CyberTruck: "Itzame, Aztec(o)!"

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StandByTheJAMs@reddit

Replace the TA with the Holden-based G8 (or G6, and then also offer it as a hatchback) and I’m right with you.

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BC999R@reddit

Holden? It’s as dead as Pontiac.

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StandByTheJAMs@reddit

Yeah but Holden-based Pontiacs were some of the best Pontiacs ever. If we're bring a Pontiac back, it should be one of those!

Or my '78 Grand Prix SLJ, but I don't think that's on the table. 😄

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WorriedMarch4398@reddit

Bring back the sunfire as the first EV convertible. Would sell like crazy as the only EV option if you want a ragtop.

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Exaveus@reddit

Just do a collab with the cyber truck, slap a Pontiac logo on and ship it.

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Demented-Alpaca@reddit

I thought of the Aztec too...

And yesterday I saw an honest to god Aztec GTi... didn't know that was a thing. Or it's not a thing and they badged it but they did a really good job with the badge placement.

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PuzzleheadedAd6401@reddit

Beat me to it. 2 are legendary. 1 is legendary for the wrong reason.

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SALAD-@reddit

The first gen Vibe (03-04). I own two, one gt and one base. Best cars I've ever driven, they handle well and are incredibly reliable

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Radykall1@reddit

Trans-Am, GTO, G8

Pontiac's problem was a lack of identity. I would argue that Pontiac should have always EITHER been the sports focused brand, OR a mass market brand, but not both. Since Chevy has mass market covered, Pontiac should be focused on the sports line.

These can even be performance based EVs for all I care, but it needs a focused identity to keep the market from getting confused.

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OkSchool619@reddit

Whichever is an EV. easy.

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NeverEnoughSunlight@reddit

Cruze could be badge engineered into an amazing sport compact.
The Bonneville was a suh-weet upscale car for middle aged motorists who didn't have a foot in the grave yet.
As far as an SUV goes, I don't know. Badge engineer a crossover or SUV in the performance direction of a Range Rover Sport (see my comment below). Capable yet track-ready.

We need Pontiac back. The driver-centric interiors were amazing. Driver-centric cars have a place.

/!\ STOP LAZILY RELYING ON PLASTIC CLADDING. /!\

Excitement means sport suspension, sport tires and sport brakes as a MINIMUM requirement. Those three alone will enable even a pedestrian powerplant to do exciting things.

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K31KT3@reddit

I still think about that G8 I passed on a decade ago

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Zealousideal-Fix9464@reddit

Targa top Fiero with 250-300hp would be the tits.

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Feeling-Visit1472@reddit

I got weirdly excited when I read the first few words.

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Flat-Dream-5199@reddit

Olds 4-4-2, Road Runner, Barracuda

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pdxhimbo@reddit

Vibe, Le Mans, and a CT5-V rebadged as a GTO

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Live_Ingenuity_8117@reddit

I've owned a 67 GTO vert, a Montana, a grand am, aztek, and probably a grand prix at some point. I can without a doubt say that Pontiac's greatest car ever built is the first generation Vibe. I'd actually take it a step further and say that an 03-08 Matrix/Vibe (especially XRS or GT) are the greatest cars ever built.

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ThePurch@reddit

The Vibe can come back only if it remains a rebadged Corolla with a fat ass and a stick shift.

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ThirdSunRising@reddit

You have my attention. Tell me more about that ass.

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ThePurch@reddit

She can fit a whole lot of junk in her trunk.

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ThirdSunRising@reddit

Sounds super hot. Is she all wheel drive? Cause rumor has it Fonda ain’t got a motor in the back of her Honda

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EchoesFromWithin@reddit

It was a rebadged matrix.

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AverageEcstatic3655@reddit

Matrix is a Corolla.

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EchoesFromWithin@reddit

Yes and no, it's really easy for me to buy same year Matrix parts for my Vibe outside of some glass and body panels it's all the same, ordering Corolla parts isn't as straight forward.

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ThePurch@reddit

And the Matrix was mechanically identical to the Corolla, just with a fat ass. I’ve owned 3.

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Odd-Staff6245@reddit

Solstice, Torrent and Firebird

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tez_zer55@reddit

GTO, with retro body styling. The Bonny in a luxury edition & the Fiero with a V8.

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coopnjaxdad@reddit

Fiero, Firebird/TA/All variants and the Catalina Station Wagon

No rebadges allowed. That is part of what killed Pontiac.

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skinisblackmetallic@reddit

Fiero, Aztek and GTO. Fiero would be the only new build. Aztek would be re-badged ev crossover & GTO would be Alpha platform.

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zinten789@reddit

Yep and the Fiero could be based off the C8 corvette with a 4 or 6 cylinder out back. Manual transmission would make it perfect.

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skinisblackmetallic@reddit

That's what I was thinking. Shrink down the C8 a bit.

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jcmach1@reddit

Firebird, Aztec, Montana

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Forward_Employ_249@reddit

Solstice, Vibe, Aztek.

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birdpix@reddit

Trans Am. Aztec. Lowered Fiero.

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joe_winston@reddit

I’ll take my Fiero not lowered…..I had an 1987 lowered 2”, fell down into it and almost needed a crane to get me out……

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birdpix@reddit

Lol, great mental picture. Sorry for laughing. You do have a valid point!

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DefrockedWizard1@reddit

Vibe hatchback

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Melodic-Picture48@reddit

Impala SS, Roadmaster stationwagon and the Camaro with available 6 speed manual on all trim levels

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ScaryfatkidGT@reddit

Weren’t all of Pontiac’s SUV’s rebadges? Heck all of their cars… everything for the last 15 years of Pontiac for sure…

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ScaryfatkidGT@reddit

Fiero I guess?

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FitFormal7363@reddit

64 Bonneville

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Traditional_Can_3983@reddit

Car: Tempest. Small, lightweight, build for fun on a AWD-train.

Crossover/SUV/Wagon: Safari. I hate SUVs and Crossovers but wagons are great. Built to a similar form factor as the Subaru Outback and you have something pretty cool. If it must be a crossover, build it like the Crosstrack.

Rebadge: GTO on modern Camaro platform. Vertical headlights like the 67. Better visibility and less aggressive edges.

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Galopigos@reddit

I'd like to see them bring back the Solstice, then a version of the Holden Ute in US trim, and the Grand Prix That would cover the sportier crowd, the luxury folks and the Ute gets the folks who like quirky trucks.

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MagnusAlbusPater@reddit

New Car: Bonneville - Full size RWD sedan with a GXP version featuring the LT2 V8.

SUV: Aztek - RWD/AWD unibody platform as a PHEV.

Rebadge: Fiero - Hey, the corvette is already mid-engine, it just works.

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Nev-Ret-Dude@reddit

So a G8, Traverse and a Corvair. Hey it’s GM. Can’t expect much.

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Dnlx5@reddit

This!

Fiero is a 2+2 turbo 4 on the corvette chassis. Manual optional.

Zr3 version with e-ray's awd.

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dlickyspicky@reddit

GTO, Solstice, Banshee

GTO: mostly from their last generation was a sports car. We need that again

Solstice: they would definitely revive a name just to make it a crossover like Mitsubishi and countless others

Banshee: rebadged Chevy corvette

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Attarker@reddit

I would bring back the G6 sedan / coupe / hardtop convertible and the Chevy Blazer would be an obvious pick to badge engineer a Pontiac crossover

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ScarySpikes@reddit

Firebird - The Mustang needs competition. Make it a classic pony car, 2 doors, 2+2 seats, coupe or convertible.

Safari - It was a wagon, we're bringing it back as an SUV. Put it on the VSS-T platform the current Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon use, but in terms of design very much the Jeep Wrangler/Ford Bronco competitor that for some reason GM doesn't make. Boxy, off road focused, removable doors and removable top (both hard top and soft)

Le Mans - The rebadge, a down market CT5.

For all models, 'Trans Am' would be used for a top trim big V8 version with the upcoming C8 Grand Sport/Grand Sport X LS6.

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L00PDAED@reddit

Way too many people want to use the Aztec name on the SUV, terrible idea, that car was puke on wheels. Go OG and use the Safari and Grand Safari name. In today’s market this will likely be the sales leader in the relaunch (Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V were 3rd and 4th best selling vehicles in 2025).

Car needs to be midsize sedan to compete against the Camry (8th best selling vehicle in 2025). Go with Grand Am for the 4-door family car. The same chassis make a sports package, aggressive looking (front bumper, side skirts, rear spoiler, etc.), this is the GTO.

Re badge you have to go sports car, Firebird/Camaro is the only choice just make sure to offer a T-top TransAm trim level.

Tempting to push to launch with a fourth car, an affordable compact car (Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic were 11th and 12th best sellers is 2025). Use the Phoenix name since we are talking about the rebirth of Pontiac. Could open the door to an interesting logo playing off the Firebird - affordable little brother of the sports car, could offer a T-top Fiero trim level, lol.

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BondGoldBond007@reddit

If the Trans Am isn't 1000% at the top than what are we even doing here?

The last WS6 to this day still looks like it's kicking ass and taking names.

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waverunnersvho@reddit

Aztec. Fiero. Century.

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thesockmonkey86@reddit

car: wagon based on the CT4. SUV: Aztek Rebadged: Equinox

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Mrcarlosvega@reddit

Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am or Fiero Pontiac G8 GXP

Bonneville

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Gmod-Racer-Overdrive@reddit

Car - Pontiac GTO. Full size muscle coupe bigger than the mid size Camaro designed to compete more directly with the larger Dodge Charger/Challenger.

SUV - Pontiac Vibe. A sporty hatchback crossover SUV.

Rebadged Chevy - Pontiac Fiero. A rebadged C8 Corvette with a high revving naturally aspirated in V10 based off the C8 Z06 V8 and a manual transmission option. There would be no base model, only the 700+ horsepower V10 and its performance and price would be in between the C8 Z06 and C8 ZR1.

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pon_d@reddit

*Car: a practical but lightweight RWD compact car, target a starting MSRP of <$30k. Focus on driving dynamics/handling over outright speed, but have a high-performance, high power, high margin trim available. Think like the 1-series RWD hatchback available in non-US markets in the early 2000s.

*SUV/crossover: who gives a fuck badge engineer something but give it firmer suspension and pretend that means it’s “sporty”.

*rebadge: ok this one’s controversial. We’re gonna bring back the Fiero by rekojiggering the Corvette platform. Smaller, lighter, fewer cylinders as standard, and crucially, CHEAPER. Available with a stick shift. Likely to sell DOZENS!

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belinck@reddit

Fiero rejiggered from a Vette?

So a Solstice?

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Buckeyebornandbred@reddit

Make a Fiero so it gets sued by Ferrari for styling lol

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HyperionsDad@reddit

That Fiero idea is fire

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RestaurantDry621@reddit

I'd like to see a new Pontiac 6000 LE. I think there was a Pontiac 2000 as well, bring that back. Then turn the fiero into a little plastic truck.

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illinest@reddit

I have a Firebird proposal.

Lean into the phoenix rebirth themes. Make this new Firebird very different. Position it as GMs hybrid-electric sports car. A front-engined, fastback 2+2. No convertible.

In order to avoid competing with other GM sports cars - continue positioning the Corvette as the mid-engined exotic with 2 seats and an ICE. Also continue shrinking the Camaro's size and weight. The Camaro should compete directly with the Toyota 86.

As for the other 2 vehicles, I'm tempted to do a sports sedan but I think Buick is going to be doing that soon and there are other targets that we could chase.

So instead I want a new Fiero and I want it positioned to compete with the Miata. 4 cyl turbo with a manual transmission. 2 seats only. Rear engine.

And I suppose the last one has to be an SUV. I like the idea of redeeming the Aztec.

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dontdomelikethatgirl@reddit

Grand Prix as a sexy as fuck full size coupe. Chieftain as a full size proper wagon similar to the V90. And hear me out…the Solstice as a true miata killer

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mpgomatic@reddit

Lightweight Aero Hot Vapor Fiero Roadster with the turbo three-banger and a manual.

Grand Prix EV with swivel seats

GTO

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steveo242@reddit

Aztec and rendezvous!

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CanadianTrump420Swag@reddit

Bring back the Sunfire so 10K brand new shitboxes can exist again. Doesnt even need power windows, idc. I just want something I can wrap around a light pole while drunk and not feel too bad about.

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Square-Wild@reddit

Solstice, Aztec, and in the spirit of nothing ever mattering, Id rebadge the Brightdrop and call it a Grand Prix.

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Random_User_1337_@reddit

The Firebird, Aztek, and ofc whatever sedan exists can be a Grand Am.

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Any_Marketing_3033@reddit

The Safari or Tempest wagons. That is all.

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wuhanbatcave@reddit

Vibe (Corolla Hatch), Vibe GT (GR Corolla), and the Vibe MPG (Rebadged Prius)

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49ersBraves@reddit

I like the all-Vibe lineup!

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Prior-Conclusion4187@reddit

Pontiac Vibe would sell now. Also, it was a rebadged Toyota Matrix.

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porcelainvacation@reddit

Needs a station wagon

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Woah_Bruther@reddit

Leave the Firebird alone, it had its day and left on a really strong note. The Firebird conversions on Camaros look so bad, and that’s essentially what the Firebird is.

They’re just going to ruin the name to market more sales. The Firebird will now be an electric SUV.

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senditallback@reddit

2001 Grand Am 4-cyl, silver, with a Garfield suction-cupped to the rear window. 1989 Sunbird, green, Garfield hanging onto the rear window by 1 suction cup. 1980 Phoenix, kidney red, Garfield hanging himself off of headliner scraps dangling near the rear window

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MetsIslanders@reddit

Solstice GXP with over 300 hp, Vibe but bigger, more powerful and 4wd (think modern Eagle) and from the GM rack, and if we must do a rebadge and can’t bring back the Trans Am then I think I go with the Firebird, but with its own styling à la WS6 and no engine below 350 hp. Make it a boutique brand with styling like only Pontiac could and no model that isn’t a performer.

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ID_Poobaru@reddit

Pontiac Vibe, joint partnership with Toyota. There's a Corolla hatchback just waiting for a Pontiac badge

Fiero but make it Corvette

Aztek, someone's gotta motivate Honda to bring back the Element

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Blu_yello_husky@reddit

I dont much care for pontiac anyway, but if I was in charge of this whole operation, this is what id go with:

•Bonneville, full size sedan, RWD with AWD optional, shared platforms with the cadillac CT5 with a significant price cut, emphasizing on low budget luxury, just as it did back in the day.

•grand prix, 2 door mid size, RWD or AWD, full electric EV personal luxury car, driver-centric cockpit - Tesla model S competitor.

•GTO, 2 door v8 powered RWD sports car, shared platforms with the corvette, similar performance specs but with more optional luxury features and a slightly higher price tag.

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suckducknfuk@reddit

Fire bird.

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dcamnc4143@reddit

88 Fiero Gt

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joe_winston@reddit

Just make a V-8 an option this time around

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wickedcold@reddit

Nah that little thing wants an inline 6 or a turbo 4

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angrycanadianguy@reddit

A turbo 4 would be good, but a high rpm inline 4 or 6 would rip 😁

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4Q69freak@reddit

We saw one a couple of years ago at the Street Machine Nationals that had a Northstar V8 squeezed in it.

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teachthisdognewtrick@reddit

On YouTube there is a supercharged LS7 swapped Fiero. Not sure how much more engine can be squeezed into one.

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ScalarBoy@reddit

The 05-08 Grand Prix GXP was a FWD LS4-V8 powered car. I'd like to see that power train swapped into a Fiero. ...with the cylinder deactivation hardware removed.

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dukbutta@reddit

https://barnfinds.com/wild-1984-pontiac-fiero-wheelie-stander/

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builtbysavages@reddit

The SE was better. Exactly the same mechanically with smaller blind spots.

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External-Leopard4486@reddit

J2000

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Efficient-Fan3976@reddit

Fiero, aztek, GTO.

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musicpeoplehate@reddit

Pull a couple of Chevy models and put the eagle thing on the hoods of them. Done.

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Expert-Masterpiece70@reddit

Safari 2-Door Station Wagon GTO Convertible Firebird T-Top

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buickboi99@reddit

The aztek, three times

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jasonreid1976@reddit

Grand Prix >> GT >> GTO - Intermediate Coupe and Sedan options, GTO coupe only. Competes against BMW and Mercedes.

Firebird >> TransAM >> Trans Am WS6 - Sports car to compete against the Mustang. The Corvette is invading Super cars these days.

Sunbird/Sunfire >> Base models are you standard small cars but high end trims would be meant to compete against the WRX and Golf GTI.

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Johnlc29@reddit

Aztec. Then on the ATS platform the Grand Prix or Tempest as a four door and the GTO as the two door.

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Zkill@reddit

TRANS Am with the tagline “now more than ever” …kidding lol. TA, The Montana, rebadge the canyon as a Torrent.

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FastEddieMoney@reddit

Pontiac Vibe. That car was bulletproof! Not one problem but unfortunately mine was rear ended and totaled.

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oldvikingbas@reddit

Bonneville convertible....GTO....Grand Prix...

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Iambetterthanuhaha@reddit

Grand AM, Sunfire and Bonneville!

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Firm_Mycologist9319@reddit

Solstice and Fiero. That’s it. We don’t really want another SUV or rebadging exercise, do we?

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Nafinchin@reddit

Easy... Bonneville, GTO and Firebird

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BrilliantThought1728@reddit

make them all hybrids ❤️ and fwd ❤️

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_Dolamite_@reddit

Grand Prix

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Informal_Ad4399@reddit

Grand Prix was my first thought. They were everywhere and a pretty good budget sports car. The 3800 engine was good. Paired with the super charger in the GTP version, it could really move.

A hybrid one might be good. A good EV engine for launches and to take the place of a super charger. Gas portion more geared towards long range drives. Battery range of maybe 120 to 150 miles. Not too much that it significantly increases the curb weight but enough to be useful for most as an everyday and weekend sports car.

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Independent-Lead-601@reddit

V8 2 door rear wheel drive with manual transmission with a retro design. They had that with the Camaro but watered down the retro too much. So did the Mustang.

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willast@reddit

Firebird, GTO, and an F150 Lightning inspired Silverado

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uncleduddly@reddit

If they come with their current quality and problems, I wouldn't have any of them. Until GM remembers how to build cars, you will not see one casting a shadow on my driveway

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BlueMonday2082@reddit

The 1000, the 3000, and the 6000. I need a good laugh.

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shundi@reddit

Do we get credit in your business school final ?

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FunkyViking6@reddit

Base model Sunbird…. Base model sunbird with AC…. Crappy Turbo Manual Sunbird… bring me my sunbirds back

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720hp@reddit

TransAm, GTO, and an EV SUV version of the Lyriq

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brybry631@reddit

Since we’re having fun, instead of a run of the mill SUV/CUV pull out a longer car, that you could slide a sheet of plywood into or 3 rows of seats and lower to the ground, oh I don’t know, how about a station wagon, use the pickup platform and pop in a LS , keep it to fifty grand and sell a million

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IAmTheBoiledFrog@reddit

G8 GXP, GTO, Holden v8 Ute

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Hotdogger99@reddit

Man the g8 was my first attainable and totally realistic to own “dream” car when I was just out of college while I was driving 20 year old beaters. That was going to be THE cool but totally practical car I was going to drive the wheels off of.

Reality then hit and my first new car was a Hyundai accent looooool.

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Professional_Alps_36@reddit

Bring the aussie cars back

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Zerofawqs-given@reddit

…..sadly Holden is GONE in Australia! Mary Barra has single handedly destroyed all that was ever good & great about GM…..wasted all their profits turning over technology to China operating partners and blowing billions on EV development in an ICE & Hybrid world….That O’bummer Era DEI appointment need to GO!

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Professional_Alps_36@reddit

Go play at politics somewhere else

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Zerofawqs-given@reddit

Truth hurts doesn’t it! She’s responsible for the decline of GM! Needs to GO! ASAP!

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Professional_Alps_36@reddit

No, I don't care. It's more the noncognitive word vomit that annoys.

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Sombra_del_Lobo@reddit

Firebird, Rebadge Fiero, and screw SUVs. Make a sportwagon, like the CTS-V Wagon.

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Benchod12077@reddit

Aztec as a crossover coupe thing. GTO as a rebadged CT6 from china and the Firebird on the new alpha platform they’re doing for the Camaro and ct5

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farsh_bjj@reddit

The fiero could’ve been a beast. If they weren’t held back by the corvette guys at GM, it coulda been a contenda!

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KingChuffy@reddit

Firebird, low cost, low feature, give it every engine option you can, it will be T-Top only.

Aztek, built as a crosstrek competitor.

Safari, built off the canyon and slammed on its nuts, a BoF street wagon.

Keep em cheap, keep em frill free, keep em fun.

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Educational_Bench290@reddit

1960 Catalina Convertible. Ok, I'm an old boomer......

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TdangerkT@reddit

I would rebadge a chevy trax as a whole new model then I would bring back the vibe and the aztec

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AmchadAcela@reddit

I would make a Pontiac G8 Ute based on the Alpha platform, a RWD based EV Crossover called the Aztec, and a rebadged Cadillac CT5 called the Grand Prix.

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No_Educator_6376@reddit

Pontiac tempest it had a radical drive train and power

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Pitiful-MobileGamer@reddit

There's only three real answers here.

Pontiac Fiero, build it off the Bolt platform

Solstice, ct4 all the way.

Aztec, Equinox EV platform, or if you really want to make it an off-road superstar the Canyon.

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DiddyEpsteinSixSeven@reddit

Firebird Trans Am, GTO, Aztek. Make the SUV actually good looking and all manual V8 only. No base models. You either get all or you get nothing.

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AutomaticBearBait@reddit

I think quirky should work. Fiero and Aztec, but I'd love to see a new Parisienne. Make it long and wide. Thank you.

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Shroomboy79@reddit

The Grand Prix. Grand am. And gto. Used to be you’d see a Grand Prix or grand am almost anywhere you’d look and they came in so may different trim levels to and some were pretty quick for what they were to, I definitely got in trouble with my buddies moms gtp. You still see em from time to time which is noteworthy imo because don’t see any other pontiacs hardly anymore.

The gto is just badass. That doesn’t need an explanation

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daubs1974@reddit

I want the 2 L turbo in a Fierro. I want it to look like the mid engine Corvette has a baby cousin. Make it with an all-wheel-drive option if you must, but I want to see the Fierro come back. Small, incredibly agile, maybe with a targa or convertible option.

For the re-badge, I’d like to see the current Tahoe/Yukon but stanced down low and sitting on some wide low profile tires. I want to see what the Saab 97X was to the trailblazer on a Tahoe/Yukon platform wearing Pontiac badges. Maybe they only come in a turbo V8. Maybe you ditched the timing chain on those V-8’s in favor of timing gear gears and make them whiny as all hell with exceptionally loud exhaust.

Since nobody is making a large sedan anymore, I feel like the last car I wanna see come back would be the last Chevy Impala body. Turbo charged V6 or naturally aspirated V8 only, stanced down low. Incredibly powerful and incredibly quiet. They should look angular and aggressive, but be smooth as silk and incredibly powerful. It should favor ride slightly over handling.

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brybry631@reddit

And offer a two door on the Caprice rebadge

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murpheeslw@reddit

I’m never buying a GM at this point. They need to go bankrupt and learn a lesson.

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therin_88@reddit

Pontiac doesn't make an SUV, nor should it.

Grand Prix, GTO and Firebird.

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Zerofawqs-given@reddit

G8 GXP for starters…..was just getting a following and BAM! It’s gone! My Ex specifically forbade me from shopping for a used one in 2012 when we were looking for a daily driver….Had to buy her an IS350 Lexus instead ….Oh and please don’t throw a lot of chrome crap on it like they did on the Chevy SS later…never liked the SS like I loved the G8 styling

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owlwise13@reddit

The Grand Am with a manual transmission otption. Make the Grand Prix a high performance crossover SUV. A stripped down Firebird with a manual option.

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gthomps83@reddit

The SUV/CUV has gotta be the Aztek.

Rebadge: the return of the Pontiac Chieftain (a rebadged Blazer EV).

Car is the hardest for me. I know a Firebird won’t sell enough. Neither would a Fiero. So I’m going to say: Grand Am — a nice midsize sedan with solid performance/handling.

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_Thorshammer_@reddit

Midsize sedan on a reworked Alpha 2 platform, Catalina.

Firebird / Trans Am.

Entry lux SUV on the Traverse platform, call it the Bonneville or Safari.

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xpert_98@reddit

Solstice (there aren’t many options in that segment), Montana (one American minivan is from Stellantis and it has horrible quality), and rebadge a Blazer (throwback to Blazer/Jimmy/Bravada)

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Itchy-Lingonberry-90@reddit

Acadian, Sunbird and Firefly. GM is lacking in crappy econoboxes. They have plenty of expensive crap though.

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gravelpi@reddit

Aztec, Grand Am, and rebadge a Silverado 2WD as an El Catalina.

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rickybobbyscrewchief@reddit

I admire your outside the box thinking...but nobody wants the Grand Am back.

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Recent_Performer4189@reddit

The Grand Am was the biggest piece of garbage I ever owned. Live and learn.

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_Dolamite_@reddit

Lol true, I had one with the V6 and the crank broke in half... Like 2 pieces. Apparently it was fairly common?

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Harkers144@reddit

Firebird specifically Trans Am Pontac Vibe, Pontiac Bonneville

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prowlin@reddit

Regal T-Type 3x

Seriously though, GTO and TA

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skspoppa733@reddit

Firebird, GTO, nothing else.

No more rebadged Chevy’s. No more shitboxes. Just pure performance focus.

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nissanfan64@reddit

Bring the G8 ST put you cowards. Utes are perfect vehicles.

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BigAssStonks@reddit

2 door hot hatch - Sunfire or Grand Am Sports car - GTO or Firebird 4 door sedan - Grand Prix Suv - Aztec

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guywithshades85@reddit

Bonneville, Grand Prix, GTO

Pontiac will not make crossovers or SUVs under my watch.

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ChildhoodOk8873@reddit

GTO built on the Cadillac CTS Chassis, Lemans built on updated Impala chassis, and a rebadged Silverado pickup, both gas and diesel models. Maybe down the road a model to compete with the Mazda Miata.

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95jw85so84bs@reddit

Pontiac vibe!

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jastwood1@reddit

I would do GTO built on the Camaro, Grand Prix built on the CT5, Montana built on the Tahoe

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Internal_Essay9230@reddit

Monte Carlo, Solstice and GTO

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kcbass12@reddit

Grand Prix for old heads like me. Grand Am for the youngsters. And the GOAT!

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Scoobienorth@reddit

Grand Prix gtp.

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Few-Confusion-9197@reddit

American Pontiac or Joint-Venture Pontiac? Unpopular opinions to follow but this is just me.

Fiero... something to make it different than the mainstream Miata and Toyobaru 2-seater sports car genre...but if not then fine just do the Solstice. Doesn't have to be convertible or retractable hardtop either...just go hardtop and be done with it. NA-manual or SC/TC-manual...unless the manual can't handle the torque then fine...DCT...no slush box. If they're being cheap and instead want to rebadge a Camaro so we get a TransAm again then that'll be fine too.

Rebadged Cadillac V-series sedan... something 4-door performance-oriented.

Rebadged Holden UTE. Fullsize sedan-like pickup body. We don't need any more super sized pickup trucks...some people that are settling for Ridgelines and Mavericks (could be just me) wouldn't mind something even more carlike in ride height.

All 3 should likely stick to the same or limited engine/transmission choices...no need for 3-8 different engines and transmission combinations with arbitrary power numbers or shift logic across them either. Just 1 engine and transmission...or 2 at most...and definitely offer a Manual since everyone else is just doing CVT stuff. But just stay inline with being performance oriented..and that's it...no SUV/CUV, no big trucks, no econocars, no EVs...just something nobody else is currently doing (preferably). I saw so many times people end a sentence with "...but [arbitrary feature/option] was better (or only available) in the Chevy/Buick/Whatever version of it so I just got that instead".

That is why I pick those 3. If Pontiac were to come back is should be somewhat unique and not just aka some-other-GM-too lineup. It's not logical, but that's my take on it.

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SnooDonuts4503@reddit

Grand Am, Bonneville, Trans Am

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ThirdSunRising@reddit

The SUV is obviously the Aztek. So hilariously tone deaf when it came out, but give one to a legendary TV villain and now it’s one hot machine. Restyle it to make it even uglier of course.

Car? GTO. They’ll have to get Holden back together to design it. So we also get a new Commodore and Ute and El Camino in the deal. Pure win.

Rebadged car? C’mon. Firebird. Rebadged Camaro. As always. Though there’s some temptation to change the sheet metal and re-release the Burt Reynolds edition Trans Am with the T tops and the screaming chicken and the whole deal.

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Specialist_Heron_986@reddit

I'd bring back modern versions of the G6/Grand Am(mid-sized sedan that can also be sold as a wagon or lifted wagon ala Subaru Outback), Montana (A minivan in a stable and profitable niche), and a rebadged Buick Envision ( a slightly upmarket crossover with no other GM badge variants).

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Driftwood71@reddit

For a car, I'd do a reimagined/restomod version of the 1947 Pontiac Torpedo in fastback and convertible.

I realize it's completely unrealistic, but fun to think about.

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Shot_Statistician184@reddit

Corvette, GTO and g8. Move the sportier cars to Pontiac. Chevy for base products. Buick for entry level luxury, Cadillac for higher end luxury.

Blackwing is an oddball.

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not4wimps@reddit

Pontiac Grand Prix

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3Oh3FunTime@reddit

Aztec, Trans Sport, and the 1987 LeMans

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CanadianExiled@reddit

Aztek as a hybrid, Fiero as an EV, and Trans Am as a beastly V8 it was always meant to be.

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4158264146@reddit

Grand Prix, GTO, ???

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BJoe1976@reddit

Definitely a Firebird and T/A, a SUV, but revive the Ventura name for it, and perhaps bring back the Bonneville on the big Caddy platform and/or GP on the upcoming CT-5 and Buick platform.

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bandit1206@reddit

SUV/Crossover- Bonneville as a mid size SUV, with a sportier/performance focus

Car: GTO- Full size performance coupe, 6.2L standard. Bonus points for a 4-door version as the LeMans

Rebadge: this one’s obvious to me. With the potential return of the Camaro, we get a Firebird/TransAm variant.

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signaloptimizer76@reddit

Vibe

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NathenJee@reddit

A new G8, GTO and Fiero should be the top ones they bring back.

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TranslatorOutside909@reddit

Gto and El Catalina version of the gto.

Rebadge one of the crossovers/suv. Without knowing the sales numbers of the Tahoe, blazer, trailblazer, Trax and equinox I don't know which one I would copy and name the Aztec

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alexseiji@reddit

1992-1997 Grand Am with a CVT or optional 7 speed straight cut geared sequential transmission and 10 inch carbon ceramic brakes

Any gen Pontiac Sunfire - exact same drivetrain options as above. Regular brakes.

Pontiac Aztec track edition - mid engine front wheel drive ecotec 400hp. CVT option only, fully gutted, caged, air jacks. Uses the sunfire brakes.

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Many-Pomegranate-33@reddit

Grand Prix based off Cadillacs car platform. (There has been talks about future bigger camaro off this platform. GP is less of a big swing)

Suv off of the Blazer platform.

Theyd probably do a 3rd off of the traverse/acadia platform.

SUVs is what sells and what automakers push. Not much demand for cars anymore.

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Working_Farmer9723@reddit

An aluminum bodied 2026 Fiero GT with a 2.0l exotec making near 300hp. They’d cost a little less than an entry level vette. They’d sell like 300 and I would absolutely buy one.

Vibe. This car would have no upgrades and be exactly as it was. It would sell for $9,999. They would sell hundreds of thousands before being sued by the EPA for emissions violations and DOT for safety violations.

Aztec. Make it a hybrid full time AWD or EV just a little nicer than the “mustang” EV. This one would actually sell at a profit.

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Burner5647382910@reddit

G8 GXP with a stroked and canned na LT4. That’s all I’d need.

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riptomyoldaccount@reddit

Aztec as a 4Runner/XTerra/Bronco competitor. GTO. Firebird as a rebadged version of whatever the possibly new Camaro thing that’s been in the news lately will be.

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LV_Devotee@reddit

Aztec as the suv/ crossover, GTO (2 door) and G8 (4 door) based on the CT4-V, and a Solstice. Every one would have a gas model Aztec Turbo V6, GTO/G8 same as the CT4-V, and a turbo 4cyl on the solstice. But all would have a battery electric option without changing the styling at all. And all would have CarPlay and android auto!

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Jalapeno-milkshake@reddit

Aztek EV, firebird and LeMans

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blahyawnblah@reddit

Did you guys forget about the v8 stick shift sedan the G8?! First things first

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Few-Bear-7510@reddit

Fuck it. Give me back the Grand Prix. Rear wheel without the Northstar

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TiFist@reddit

Spicy take:

Bring back the Fiero

Re-badge the Blazer EV as the Firebird "Mach-E"

get 'er done in two.

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builtbysavages@reddit

Grand Prix, Fiero, Aztec.

A 4 door with some grunt, a 2 door with some fun (needs the V6 option), and a family weekender.

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Brilliant-Onion2129@reddit

Solstice GXP all day!

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One_Purchase_3127@reddit

Fiero, Aztec, and the T1000

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Link_inbio@reddit

In order of priority: GTO, Bonneville, Grand Prix

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inkplots24@reddit

Fiero GT, Turbo T/A, Bonneville SSEi

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Any_Stop_4401@reddit

Aztec as a hybrid crossover/suv the ultimate "soccer mon grocery getter"

Fiero there are not enough mid engine American cars.

For obvious reasons GTO or Firebird Transam. Give it the old Dogde doing lines of coke off strippers treatment. You know big enginge, big HP, only thing that matters is performance and literally nothing else.

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No-Exchange8035@reddit

"Fiero" has to be on the list.

"Aztec" that is more honda element outdoor type based.

Maybe a small truck, like "G4"

All rwd based. Suv and the truck have 4 wheel options.

All use the same 4cyl hybrid 250-300hp motor to save costs all on the same platform.

Focus on affordable fun vehicles in that 30-40k range.

Then you can add your 4 door car and cuv with the same setup.

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yotmokar@reddit

Pontiac Matrix aka vibe. Holden Comandor

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Natural_Psychology_5@reddit

Pontiac is a sports car brand. 1 Fiero 2 FU SPORTS CARS ARE NOT CROSSOVERs 3 Trans Am (camero)

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Frequent_Ambition_66@reddit

GTO or GTFO

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69FireChicken@reddit

GTO on the Cadillac CT5 platform as a luxury performance sedan, Pontiac Safari Wagon as a Crossover , and the Fiero done properly as a mid engine sports car

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Bigcouchpotato1@reddit

According to AI (which is never wrong by the way), the Pontiac is coming back campaign is fake. I wish it was true. AI: " Pontiac is not officially coming back as a brand, and rumors of a 2026 revival are based on fake advertisements and fan renderings. While GM has renewed Pontiac trademarks, this is likely to protect intellectual property rather than signal a brand revival. ..."

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ActionJackson75@reddit

Solstice and idgaf about the other 2 I'd only buy the solstice. It's the only hope for competition against the ascendant Miata

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HBSV@reddit

G8 and Ute G8, with manual trans please. Lastly, a facelifted Aztek would probably serve as the high volume money maker for the company.

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silvermoonhowler@reddit

Aztek, Grand Prix, and Firebird

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RoundChampionship840@reddit

The Firebird obviously has to come back.

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TheNeech@reddit

Reskinned Camaro as a Firebird (funky retro inspired digital interior and everything).

An AUD UTE RHD converted (should be the same dash as the Firebird but can be regular ol’ gauge cluster).

Take an Alpha 2 sedan, do a Pontiac G8 revival, stuff the smallest NA V8 you can into it, give it basic level everything, profit?

It should not get an SUV.

Maybe a next generation EV but make it cool.

Sell through the Chevrolet network as the “cool” brand like Scion:Toyota did.

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PracticableSolution@reddit

Grand Prix and Firebird/Trans Am based off a stretched Alpha platform. SUV is a modern ElCamino called the Formula and it has a removable back end cap/back seat option like the Slate. Jacked flared 4WD variant has an overtop cap with a pop-top like a Chevy Chalet.

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The Aztec but make it a joint venture with Toyota like the Saturn vue was. Toyota power train.

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ThePartyLeader@reddit

you mean the GTO, Aztec and Firebird?