Pontiac, or sometimes known as the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors, was an automotive brand that was owned by General Motors. Pontiac was sold in North America through the United States, Canada and Mexico. At one point, it was one of GM’s most profitable brands but by 2010, the brand was dead. What happened? …
An eight-cylinder piston engine with two banks of four cylinders sharing a single crankshaft and arranged in a V shape is known as a V8 engine. The American 1914–1935 Cadillac L-Head engine is regarded as the first automotive V8 engine to have been produced in substantial quantities, while the French manufacturer Antoinette created the first…
The Saturn Corporation, better known as simply Saturn, was an auto manufacturer and a division of General Motors from 1985 until 2010 when GM killed it. The company was known for it’s “unique” styling of vehicles that made it so popular and even marketed itself as a “different kind of car company”. The rise of…
The F-body, or also known as the F platform, was GM’s rear-wheel drive pony car platform from 1867 until 2002 and it was essentially used for two vehicles, the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird. With such a large span of production there were four generations: First generation – 1967-1969 Second generation – 1970-1981 Third…
Back in 2004, General Motors was trying to break into the compact car world and replace the Cavalier which had been a modest success but could not compete with the Honda Civic SI, Acura Integra, or other compact legends. Under the Chevrolet brand, GM decided to launch the Cobalt with several sub models. I will…
