Pontiac built its reputation on the idea that the same sheetmetal could hide very different personalities. From the first GTO to late compact hatchbacks, the division treated engines as the primary ...

1966 Pontiac GTO in parking lot, front-left 3/4 view - Aaron of L.A. Photography/Shutterstock Rewind back to 1961. Pontiac's V8 program was in full swing thanks to ...

For decades, the assumption was simple: smaller cars were quicker, more agile, and better suited for performance driving. Yet, Pontiac spent much of the 1960s and early 1970s dismantling that belief.

The base G8 ran on a respectable 256-hp 3.6-liter V6 engine. It was a solid powerplant, but the entry-level option wasn't ...