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As I look at the cars I drive by every day, I notice something, too many of the same performance cars. What happened to the high number of performance vehicles? Olds 442s? Buick GNS/ GNX? Pontiac GTO? Firebird/ Trans Am? Oh yes thats right, they are all gone; to the dust they are, to echo through the halls of automotive makes like that of Oakland and AMC. Pretty sad isn’t it? Now I did have an idea a while back and was wondering what all of you would think of this. Why not make Pontiac a sub brand under Chevy? Kind of like Pontiac was originally to Oakland. By doing this Pontiacs may be a little generic but it would be there. To make this, make the Pontiacs a little more luxurious/ higher performance but very similar in looks to lower cost. I think it would be good to test this for a few years or so to see what can be done for Pontiac. Why let a brand that had so much life left in it die off? Sure it is gone, but what does that mean? Pontiac could still have a chance at making it big; all it needs is a team like those under the command of John Z Delorean.
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@PontiacPerformance1964: I like your idea. I’ve had five GTOs, a Firebird Formula 400, and two Trans Ams. I currently own one of those two Trans Ams. I’d be all for Pontiac returning as a sub-brand of Chevy. Better THAT than no Pontiac at all. Indeed, seeing that Pontiac was #3 at GM when it was shut down, it should NOT be left dead. Pontiac has a large following, and I think GM should seriously consider reviving it in some way, such as a sub-brand of Chevy, as you suggest.
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Well, today’s performance segments have been relegated to the following general categories:
Mainstream (non-luxury) segments:
1. Subcompact, front-drive performance defined by the Fiesta ST, Polo GTI
2. Compact, front-drive performance defined by the Focus ST, Focus RS, Civic Si, and Volkswagen Golf GTI
3. Full-size, rear-drive performance as defined by the Chevrolet SS Sedan and Dodge Charger
4. Full-size, front-biased all-wheel drive performance as defined by Taurus SHO
5. Compact, rear-drive coupes as defined by Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, Genesis Coupe, Nissan Z, Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-SLuxury segments:
1. Compact, rear-drive sedan/coupe segment as defined by the M3/M4, C Class AMG, Cadillac ATS-V
2. Midsize rear-drive sedan/coupe segment like the M5/M6, E Class AMG, Cadillac CTS-V
3. Full-size rear-drive sedan/coupe segments like the upcoming M7, S Class AMG, and possibly the upcoming Cadillac CT6-V
4. Specialty, rear-drive coupe/convertible segments as defined by Corvette, SL-Class, etc.
5. Compact roadsters as defined by Z4, SLK-Class, Boxter/Cayman, etc.
6. Performance CUVs of all shapes and sizesThen there are specialty segments that we can get into, but shouldn’t for purpose of this discussion.
That said, @PontiacPerformance1964 — you should have a look at the following thread, as this topic has been covered over and over and over again:
http://gmauthority.com/blog/topic/who-thinks-its-time-to-start-talking-about-pontiac-again/
Closing this thread for the sake of consolidation.
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