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Originally Posted by dindak
Kind of a waste, at least the Sunfire looked different inside and out than the Cavalier.
Small cars a big biz in Canada and Pontiac dealers demanded it. Seems to have paid off though, GM sales were strong up here without the "employee pricing" and small cars (Cobalt, Optra / Optra 5, Aveo and Pursuit) were largely the reason.
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Not always, of course. The 2003 Sunfire refresh made the interior differentiated so you could tell with the vents, etc. Pre-2003 Sunfires were almost identical on the interior unless my memory fails me.
Sunbirds were significantly different - different engines, turbos, interiors - the works. And the exterior was radically different too. The Sunfire was really more of a rebadge when it was introduced.
I'd like to see a Sunbird / ION like effort if they ever bring a Delta car to Pontiac.
Better yet, bring the Astra hatch/coupe design over and build it here. Cept the lights/grille which really look very Saturn now.
