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G6 Pontiac
The Pontiac G6 is an
automobile released in 2005. It uses the GM
Epsilon platform, sharing it with the Chevrolet
Malibu. Introduced at the 2004 North American
International Auto Show, the G6 is a replacement
for the Pontiac Grand Am (which previously
shared its platform and components with the
Oldsmobile Alero). The
launch of the G6 was a major publicity stunt:
276 of the cars were famously given away to
audience members of The Oprah Winfrey Show
on the talk show's fall 2004 season premiere.
This promotion garnered international attention,
a reported US$110 million in publicity, and
put the G6, a previously unknown name, solidly
on the lists of many shoppers.
Although the G6 was
new to the public, in many respects it could
be considered the sixth generation of the
Grand Am, although that name was retired.
Within a year, this new car had become the
11th best selling car in the U.S. (2005),
and won several consumer-based industry awards
from JD Power (APEAL), Strategic Vision ("Total
Quality" and "Delight") and
became a Consumer Reports Recommended Buy.
Car of the Year by the Spanish magazine Automundo[1][2]
. Pontiac introduced a retractable hardtop
convertible version of the G6 at the 2005
Los Angeles Auto Show. It is expected to go
on sale in 2006 priced around US$30,000. The
other bodystyles available are coupe and sedan
(which incidentally looks similar in profile
to the Mazda6).
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