Pontiac Model History

United States · founded 1926

General Motors' performance division (1926–2010) — home of the GTO and Firebird Trans Am, discontinued in 2010.

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Models

Firebird

Pontiac's iconic pony car (1967–2002) — home of the Trans Am, including the black-and-gold 'Bandit' car.

Pony car · 1967–2002
36 model years
GTO

The car that launched the muscle-car era — a big V8 dropped into a mid-size body, 1964–1974.

Muscle car · 1964–1974
GTO (2004–2006)

The Holden-based GTO revival — a rebadged Australian Monaro with an LS V8, sold 2004–2006.

Muscle car · 2004–2006
Tempest

Pontiac's compact-then-intermediate of the 1960s — the car the original GTO was built from.

Compact / mid-size car · 1961–1970
LeMans

Pontiac's mid-size line — the GTO's original home, later revived on a Korean-built small car.

Mid-size car · 1962–1993
Grand Am

A sporty mid-size that became one of Pontiac's best-sellers, with the performance GT trim.

Mid-size car · 1973–2005
Fiero

America's first mass-produced mid-engine two-seater — innovative, troubled, now a cult classic.

Sports car · 1984–1988
Solstice

A small, affordable rear-drive roadster — Pontiac's late-era halo car on GM's Kappa platform.

Sports car · 2006–2009
Grand Prix

Pontiac's long-running personal-luxury nameplate, from full-size 1960s coupe to supercharged front-drive sedan.

Personal luxury car · 1962–2008
Bonneville

Pontiac's full-size flagship for nearly half a century, later a supercharged front-drive sedan.

Full-size car · 1957–2005
Catalina

Pontiac's entry-level full-size car of the 1960s–70s, a base for lightweight Super Duty drag racers.

Full-size car · 1959–1981
Grand Ville

A short-lived early-1970s full-size flagship that briefly topped the Pontiac range above the Bonneville.

Full-size car · 1971–1975
Star Chief

A 1950s–60s full-size Pontiac built on a stretched wheelbase as the upmarket flagship of its day.

Full-size car · 1954–1966
Chieftain

Pontiac's mainstream full-size car of the late 1940s and 1950s, including the milestone first V8 cars.

Full-size car · 1949–1958
Parisienne

A rear-drive full-size sedan (US 1983–1986) revived from a long-running Canadian Pontiac nameplate.

Full-size car · 1983–1986
Sunbird

Pontiac's small car of the late 1970s through early 1990s, including turbocharged sporty versions.

Subcompact / compact car · 1975–1994
Sunfire

Pontiac's J-body compact of the late 1990s and early 2000s, successor to the Sunbird.

Compact car · 1995–2005
G6

Pontiac's mid-size sedan/coupe/convertible of the late 2000s — and the last Pontiac ever built.

Mid-size car · 2005–2010
G5

A late-era compact coupe (successor to the Sunfire), a Pontiac-badged sibling of the Chevrolet Cobalt.

Compact car · 2007–2009
G8

An acclaimed rear-drive Australian-built sport sedan — the V8 GXP a fitting last hurrah for Pontiac.

Full-size car · 2008–2009
Aztek

The polarizing 'ugliest car' crossover — later a cult icon thanks to Breaking Bad.

Mid-size crossover SUV · 2001–2005
Montana

Pontiac's minivan of the early 2000s, a sportier-trimmed take on GM's U-body vans.

Minivan · 1999–2005
Torrent

A compact crossover sibling of the Chevrolet Equinox, including a V8-powered GXP version.

Compact crossover SUV · 2006–2009
Vibe

A Toyota-engineered compact wagon/hatch — a rebadged Matrix and a reliability standout for Pontiac.

Compact hatchback · 2003–2010

Other makes

Pontiac Model History

Models

Firebird

GTO

GTO (2004–2006)

Tempest

LeMans

Grand Am

Fiero

Solstice

Grand Prix

Bonneville

Catalina

Grand Ville

Star Chief

Chieftain

Parisienne

Sunbird

Sunfire

G6

G5

G8

Aztek

Montana

Torrent

Vibe