19 Facts About Pontiac Bonneville

1.

Pontiac Bonneville is an automobile built by Pontiac from 1957 until 2005.

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Pontiac Bonneville became a separate model in 1958, available as a two-door hardtop or a convertible.

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The Bonneville played an important part that year in the introduction of two of Pontiac's greatest marketing inspirations — the split grille and the "Wide Track" slogan, introducing a front tread width of 63.

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Latter was not just ad copy, either, as Pontiac Bonneville pushed its wheels further out toward the fenders than anyone else and created what were considered to be the best-cornering full-size cars in the industry.

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Pontiac Bonneville models were standard equipped with Hydra-Matic or Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmissions.

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6.

In 1966, Pontiac Bonneville featured a minor update, with new front and rear sheet metal, trim and bright work.

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The Pontiac Bonneville had new "Monocoque" styling and was offered in three body styles, a pillared four-door sedan, four-door hardtop sedan and two-door hardtop coupe.

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In 1973, Bonneville was the only full-sized Pontiac to offer a "Radial Tuned Suspension" option package which included the steel-belted radial tires along with an upgraded suspension with Pliacell shock absorbers and front and rear sway bars.

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Pontiac Bonneville would continue its flagship duties on the downsized big car line that was introduced for 1977.

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10.

The Pontiac Bonneville regained the Safari station wagon as part of its model lineup for the first time since 1970 with woodgrained exterior trim and interior appointments shared with Pontiac Bonneville coupes and sedans.

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11.

Standard engine for Bonneville was Pontiac's new 301 cubic-inch V8 rated at 135 horsepower and optional engines included a 170-horsepower 350 or 180-horsepower 400 cubic-inch V8.

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12.

The Pontiac Bonneville sedan continued in base, Limited Edition, and Brougham versions through 1986.

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However, some Pontiac customers did not take to the "downsized" Bonneville as a portion of new-car buyers were switching their preferences from compact and mid-sized cars back to full-sized, V8-powered cars thanks to improving gasoline prices.

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Late in the 1983 model year, Pontiac Bonneville reintroduced a full-sized car to the American market by bringing over the Canadian-built Pontiac Bonneville Parisienne.

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The Pontiac Bonneville was then again one notch below the top of the line from late 1983 through 1986.

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16.

In 1987, the Parisienne was discontinued and the Bonneville was completely redesigned as a front-wheel drive car, rejoining its pre-1982 platform mates: the Buick LeSabre and Oldsmobile Delta 88 and it regained its status as the senior Pontiac.

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For LE models, an SSE sport package was available that featured a quicker gear ratio, sportier suspension and more standard features, as the Pontiac Bonneville was intended to have a more sporty, European flavor than the LeSabre and 88.

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18.

For 1999, the Pontiac Bonneville essentially stood pat since an all-new model would arrive in 2000.

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19.

NHTSA crash tests for the 2005 Pontiac Bonneville resulted in a safety rating of 4-stars for the Driver and 5-stars for the Front Passenger.

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