Pontiacs Best Cars Were Concepts That Never Made It.

"HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo) 12/13/2016 at 18:27 • Filed to: None

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Take for example the 1997 Rageous. It looks like an Aztec and a WS6 had a baby.

You can see a lot of styling cues that eventually were used in the odd “Sport” utility Aztec that made it to production. But more than styling the Aztec tried to live up to sthe same idea,and failed. Just look at that huge rear hatch and tailgate that open up to a flat plastic load floor. It’s obvious that they were trying to made a car as paratical as it was exciting. Maybe it was GM obsorbing Saab that lead to this mentality. What ever it was I like it, and I’d be happy to see this thing hit the market now 20 years later. It would need an makeover in the interior. It’s very um... Pontiac-y The cringe is real.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 18:31

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That’s one of the more robot-penisy shifters I’ve seen lately.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 18:34

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About that...

no

E90M3 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 18:37

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The best Pontiacs were all the ones made in 2011.

S65 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 18:39

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WRONG ONE

Pontiac Banshee XP-833

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 18:47

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For some reason the G8 still looks like a handsome car to me. Seriously one of the best of the era.

PWRandSPD > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 18:55

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I loved that concept when it came out. It was amazing, and I would have driven that.

Probenja > Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. 12/13/2016 at 19:08

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That’s because it wasn’t a Pontiac:

Die-Trying > S65 12/13/2016 at 19:10

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pontiac cirrus

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > S65 12/13/2016 at 19:12

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The Banshee is a straight up love child of an Opel GT and a C3 Vette, except it predates both:

I love it.

S65 > Die-Trying 12/13/2016 at 19:14

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Also acceptable

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > S65 12/13/2016 at 19:29

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No

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Probenja 12/13/2016 at 19:38

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The crazy thing though, is Pontiac improved the styling!

PotbellyJoe and 42 others > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 20:12

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Meanwhile, Pontiac’s best (built) production car (Thank you NUMMI).

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > S65 12/13/2016 at 20:16

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I personally like how the Pontiac logo on the steering wheel isn’t straight when the wheel is... :P

Awesome though...reminds me of the Opel GT...?

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 20:22

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This lovely lady graced my bedroom walls for many years.

S65 > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 12/13/2016 at 20:27

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And here I was thinking I was the only one who noticed that..

AfromanGTO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 20:33

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I like the concept GTO and G8 ST.

Matt Nichelson > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 20:46

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Funny how you mention the Aztek and Rageous. Both of those were on a list of worst looking concepts ever that I read today.

Nobi > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 20:59

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See, this is what current GM is missing. They need more of the lunacy Pontiac brought for better or worse. For every ten crazy vehicles they made that sucked monumental amounts of balls, they made one that kicked every ass available.

carcrasher88 > Die-Trying 12/13/2016 at 21:40

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Except...that’s not the Pontiac Cirrus. That’s the 1966 Vauxhall VXR.

This is the 1969 Pontiac Cirrus, which looks even cooler than the VXR.

carcrasher88 > S65 12/13/2016 at 21:41

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Ah, the Pontiac Corvette that never was. They really should have built this thing.

Die-Trying > carcrasher88 12/13/2016 at 21:54

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good eye there. some jerk mislabeled the picture i seen. that WAS, IN FACT an xvr...... if you squint real hard they look real similar.

RazoE > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 21:54

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This is what happens when you mix an Aztek and a WS6 (LS1)

carcrasher88 > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 12/13/2016 at 21:55

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The 2002 Rev. With all wheel drive and the turbocharged Ecotec engines that would come out a few years later, this could have been one awesome looking Impreza/WRX fighter.

The shooting brake Type K Firebirds.

And the 2000 Piranha could have slotted nicely below the Rev, if they shrunk the design to a Sonic-sized car. And, it had the same flat floor setup like the Rageous.

Imagine...the Piranha could have been where the G3 was near the end of Pontiac’s life, the Rev would be where the G5 was, and the Rageous would be where the G6 was.

carcrasher88 > Die-Trying 12/13/2016 at 21:57

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Heck, the rear plate even reads Vauxhall Motors Limited.

Die-Trying > carcrasher88 12/13/2016 at 22:01

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yeah, i caught that this last time that i looked.(need a bigger/better monitor)........

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > S65 12/13/2016 at 23:45

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I’ve got you covered mate! :P

Pyrochazm > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/22/2017 at 19:28

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I always thought that the stinger concept was pretty nifty:

It makes me think of a Meyer’s Manx dipped in to a bucket of liquid ninties.