Yea GM wants to make pontiac into a performance division which is why you see less of the 'old people' cars such as the bonneville. This also started the GTP and GXP editions of most pontiac vehicles. The 2 door grand prixs were replaced by the GTO and the grand prix is phased out by the G8. Which has its 6.0 Liter V8 as well as an available V6 which in my opinion is no slouch lol. the V6 is rated at 260 HP which is as much as my GTP and thats with the supercharger. Versions of the GXP are out for the solstice which is turbo charged and theres one coming out for the G8 which im sure will be bad ass.
They couldnt get away from some economical cars though, which is were the G5 and Torrent mainly come in. As far as the G6 I believe it falls in between cause those little cars with the V6's are pretty quick.
GM also needed newer looking cars as well, I mean no offense but even your body grand ams look like they are from the 90's.
And yes, I am a GM mechanic lol.
