Pontiac Grand Prix Reviews

"The GTP with the optional all-new Competition Group suspension package (Comp G) is damped with just the right amount of firmness, making for a ride that feels more akin to that found in today's better European 4-doors."

"The car has a cockpit-like feel inside, with the center stack aimed at the driver and all the flush-mounted controls well laid out and within easy reach. Even the quality of the materials used inside has been improved over the outgoing model."

"The front-wheel-drive Grand Prix is a brute on the highway, at its best when the road is open and you can hammer the throttle."

"Even with this year's refinements, though, the Pontiac's engine continues to go about its business with more racket than most import V6s - something to consider if a quiet cabin is important to you."

"If Pontiac's latest and greatest has one fatal flaw, it's the low, hard rear seat, which offers no support for adult thighs and provides poor visibility for kids."

"The so-called Coke bottle sides are marked (marred I would say) by two parallel character lines through the two doors about a hand's span below the door handles."

"At the first exit onto a country road, though, the 3633-pound Grand Prix answers your commands sluggishly and is slow to change direction; no surprise, since 63.3 percent of its weight rests on the front tires."

"As the sub-$30,000 midsize sedan market is perhaps the most competitive in the business, the new Grand Prix adds a unique feature to rise above the crowd: an optional fold-flat front passenger seat."