What Is It?
Pontiac G6 Performance Coupe
What's Special About It?
Pontiac claims that the G6 coupe is so good in stock form there's not much you can do to "raise the excitement level." We've driven it, and it's pretty good, but there isn't a car on the road that couldn't benefit from a few tweaks here and there.
The Pontiac G6 Performance Coupe is an example of how extreme this car could look with nothing more than a few new body panels. Pontiac's designers replaced both the front and rear fascias and the side rocker panels. The front end exaggerates the twin port Pontiac grille without making it look like a mouth hanging open while the extended rocker panels square up the sides with the deeper front end.
Pontiac's designers also added a tough-looking ram air hood and a whale tail spoiler out back. The hood blends perfectly with the new front end, but the big spoiler is a little much for a car with only 270 horsepower.
That's the output of this coupe's 3.9-liter V6. It's the same engine that's in the G6 GTP with a few minor variations. It has higher-flow heads with Corvette Z06 valve springs, a hotter cam and a cat-back exhaust. Running through a six-speed manual transmission, it would make for a pretty quick car. The Wilwood brakes aren't stock and neither are the 19-inch Forgeline wheels, but we could see an owner going that route with this slick-looking coupe.
What's Edmunds' Take?
This Pontiac looks pretty tough and the fact that it's not too far from stock makes it that much cooler. We wouldn't mind seeing these parts offered as an upgrade to the standard GTP coupe. — Ed Hellwig
Pontiac G6 Performance Coupe
What's Special About It?
Pontiac claims that the G6 coupe is so good in stock form there's not much you can do to "raise the excitement level." We've driven it, and it's pretty good, but there isn't a car on the road that couldn't benefit from a few tweaks here and there.
The Pontiac G6 Performance Coupe is an example of how extreme this car could look with nothing more than a few new body panels. Pontiac's designers replaced both the front and rear fascias and the side rocker panels. The front end exaggerates the twin port Pontiac grille without making it look like a mouth hanging open while the extended rocker panels square up the sides with the deeper front end.
Pontiac's designers also added a tough-looking ram air hood and a whale tail spoiler out back. The hood blends perfectly with the new front end, but the big spoiler is a little much for a car with only 270 horsepower.
That's the output of this coupe's 3.9-liter V6. It's the same engine that's in the G6 GTP with a few minor variations. It has higher-flow heads with Corvette Z06 valve springs, a hotter cam and a cat-back exhaust. Running through a six-speed manual transmission, it would make for a pretty quick car. The Wilwood brakes aren't stock and neither are the 19-inch Forgeline wheels, but we could see an owner going that route with this slick-looking coupe.
What's Edmunds' Take?
This Pontiac looks pretty tough and the fact that it's not too far from stock makes it that much cooler. We wouldn't mind seeing these parts offered as an upgrade to the standard GTP coupe. — Ed Hellwig
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