[Rex Raider]

All-wheel Drive Flagship Pontiac

 

[bakerna]

it looks...interesting....kinda like a crossover sedan. Very cool just a bit unorthodox, maybe lower it a touch and give it lower profile tires...then you'd ahve a real CMG 300 competitor

 

[nsap]

Originally posted by bakerna@Jun 8 2004, 08:08 PM
it looks...interesting....kinda like a crossover sedan. Very cool just a bit unorthodox, maybe lower it a touch and give it lower profile tires...then you'd ahve a real CMG 300 competitor

Yeah, I agree... That, or it would make a great El camino typ vehicle...

 

[amark329]

That's really nice what was the car u used to start from?

 

[OzoneGTX]

Grille kinda looks like a Lincoln.

 

[CyberianHusky]

Hmm... NIce. Looks like it's ready to give the Magnum a run for its money. I just hope Pontiac wouldn't fall into the alpha-numeric naming game. It's caused some confusion already in the automotive world.

The mirrors look mismatched though.

 

[BigAls87Z28]

nice use of the GTO wheels. I dont like the waterfall Linc/Buck grill at all! Gotta be honeycomb if its a Pontiac. It doesnt look very Pontiac-like. Too much Magnum in it also. Looks a lot like the Insignia from Opel and its Buick kissing cousin, the Velite. Lower it, add some more smooth cruves and more agressive, more areodymanic nose.

 

[TaHoE]

Looks like a Cross between the Maybach and Porshe Cayanne...no thanks!

 

[Rex Raider]

Version 2.0

 

[T-Keith]

Reminds me too much of the Aztec. Future Pontiacs should look more like the G6 and Grand Prix and less like the Aztec and Bonneville SSEi.

 

[frenstall]

Looks like pontiac aztec meets maybach, not ugly but not very attractive, still a very good chop tho

 

[paul8488]

i like V2.0; your design makes a better sedan than hatch/wagon. i don't really see any aztek in it. doesn't look like a current pontiac, but who said it has to? it's pretty slick!

 

[BigAls87Z28]

v2.0 is better, but I think it needs to be less 300C in size. I do like the heritage Vertical headlights but maybe something more like the STS's headlights. Also, a sharper nose and have a more aerodynamic nose to it. big blunt noses like on the 300, reminds people of high end like Bently and Rolls. A Pontiac sedan needs to be a lot more agressive. Maybe add more Bonnie with a touch of G6 in it?

 

[thatoneguy]

horrible

 

[Rex Raider]

Original was a Rover:

I don't see any Aztek in my design. I can see why the like/dislike factor is there. It's a different direction for Pontiac.

 

[thatoneguy]

just plain horrible.. if you can see why people dislike it why did you post it?

 

[T-Keith]

http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2003...s/800/Aztek.jpg

The grill is similar and the overall front end gives the same effect. It's too tall and heavy looking. The G6 and previous GP are leaner and better proportioned. This looks like a step in the wrong direction. Perhaps where they we going before Lutz.

 

[Rex Raider]

Originally posted by thatoneguy@Jun 9 2004, 12:04 PM
just plain horrible.. if you can see why people dislike it why did you post it?

Your initial "horrible" comment is not at all constructive criticism. If you beleive it to be horrible, then say WHY.

You might not like the design, but it doesn't mean that the work involved wasn't well done. Some credit should at least be given to that.

As far as why I posted it, I'm proud of my work. Whether people like the design or not. And if you read all the replies, most people don't dislike it, they simply don't think it's a great idea for the next Pontiac design theme.

Making just another Bonneville or G6 clone isn't what I had in mind. GM needs something to compete with the 300C. I think the Pontiac division should be the maker of that car. I needed a bold design.

 

[paul8488]

Originally posted by thatoneguy@Jun 9 2004, 04:04 PM
just plain horrible.. if you can see why people dislike it why did you post it?

people should only post stuff everyone will like? he said he can undertanad why some might not like it... not that everyone would hate it. and everyone doesn't hate it. variety is the spice of life... and rex be spicing things up! not thinking outside the box is why GM has 4 nearly identical minivans coming out.

 

[Canuck]

I don't find your chop to be a direction Pontiac should take.
Both versions the grill and head lights are weird. I hope Pontiac does not take your name either. Bonneville is a good name with good history.
As much as the next big Pontiac needs to look different than the current car. The Rover is not a place for inspiration. The lines of the Maserati sedan would make a better car to steal I mean borrow from. Aggressive but clean lines. You did improve on the Rover but 'silk purse from a sows ear'