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salbracht · 09-18-2006, 09:22 PM

Not digging the Firebird or the GTO. Too much Judge Dred for me.

The '99 Concept GTO features you pasted on the concept Camaro don't look too bad, but it's too much of a mishmash.

Interesting front end treatment on the GTO, but again it's too jaring. Back end looks fat - for no other reason than to differentiate from the Firebird concept.

G8 looks hot. Giving the Commodore the Pontiac styling actually makes it look really close to the G8 concept Pontiac made years ago (which was a design prototype of the current Grand Prix). Looks really good though. I always thought the current Grand Prix would look 100 times better with a larger grille. I would loose the little lights in the grille though. This one is far and away my favorite.

I appreciate you trying a new nose on the G6. The kidney grills are really getting old. Overall, it kindof looks like some of the concept vehicles that Oldsmobile produced back in the early/mid '90s. Squint your eyes and you can see Alero or Aurora.

All four are very polished. You can tell you took your time with them. Overall, I think they are a little too futuristic for my taste. (Pontiac tried to go futuristic with the Aztek, and we all know how that worked out.)

Good job.

09-18-2006, 09:22 PM	#45 (permalink)
salbracht 3.9 Liter V6 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 759	Re: GMI Revitalization in Action; The Dream Pontiac Lineup Not digging the Firebird or the GTO. Too much Judge Dred for me. The '99 Concept GTO features you pasted on the concept Camaro don't look too bad, but it's too much of a mishmash. Interesting front end treatment on the GTO, but again it's too jaring. Back end looks fat - for no other reason than to differentiate from the Firebird concept. G8 looks hot. Giving the Commodore the Pontiac styling actually makes it look really close to the G8 concept Pontiac made years ago (which was a design prototype of the current Grand Prix). Looks really good though. I always thought the current Grand Prix would look 100 times better with a larger grille. I would loose the little lights in the grille though. This one is far and away my favorite. I appreciate you trying a new nose on the G6. The kidney grills are really getting old. Overall, it kindof looks like some of the concept vehicles that Oldsmobile produced back in the early/mid '90s. Squint your eyes and you can see Alero or Aurora. All four are very polished. You can tell you took your time with them. Overall, I think they are a little too futuristic for my taste. (Pontiac tried to go futuristic with the Aztek, and we all know how that worked out.) Good job.