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Is this a hoax or what? Driving by the local Pontiac dealer not 30 minutes ago, I spy a red Cobalt coupe sitting right in front, by the entrance. I ask myself why it has the obligatory Pontiac "kidney bean"--aka wannabe BMW--grille, then the thought comes over me, "whoa, I gotta check this out." I yank the wheel, careening in front of oncoming traffic, understeering in my Cavvie like my front tires were on ice--it was wet--and finally crashing through one of those I-didn't-think-it-was-that-deep puddles, finally coming to a stop behind the G5.
Now the car: Coupe, just like the Cobalt. When I say "just", I mean the only differences were the grille, possibly the lower inlets on the front, but I don't remember, and taillights that are similar to the Cobalt sedan's. The roundlets were gone, and the trunklid was plain. Most of us know what a cobalt looks like (see below), and we also know that this car does not fit with Pontiac's swoopy, curvy, sleek, and fast designs adorning the G6 midsize sedan, it's variants in Coupe and Convertible form, and the Solstice roadster. I didn't check the interior, though I should have and will later today. By the way, I only found this one picture of the G5, and it appears to be a prototype and it was labelled "chevy cobalt compact car" and found in a Cobalt Google search. No results for "Pontiac G5".
Pontiac G5. THe coupe I saw had lower front grilles just like the Cobalt Coupe.

Cheverolet Cobalt Coupe

Pontiac G6 sedan...

...and Coupe.

So I ask, why? BMW doesn't have a compact front-drive coupe. BMW is what GM wants Pontiac to be one I believe. I think this was a stupid move, but I can also see it being a money maker, as designing and manufacturing new front and rear bumpers may cost GM a hundred or two dollars per car, and the new decklid might be about the same. And why again have I beaten YSSMAN? What's the deal with that? Of course, this thread might just fail miserably as GM's minivans have.
Now the car: Coupe, just like the Cobalt. When I say "just", I mean the only differences were the grille, possibly the lower inlets on the front, but I don't remember, and taillights that are similar to the Cobalt sedan's. The roundlets were gone, and the trunklid was plain. Most of us know what a cobalt looks like (see below), and we also know that this car does not fit with Pontiac's swoopy, curvy, sleek, and fast designs adorning the G6 midsize sedan, it's variants in Coupe and Convertible form, and the Solstice roadster. I didn't check the interior, though I should have and will later today. By the way, I only found this one picture of the G5, and it appears to be a prototype and it was labelled "chevy cobalt compact car" and found in a Cobalt Google search. No results for "Pontiac G5".
Pontiac G5. THe coupe I saw had lower front grilles just like the Cobalt Coupe.

Cheverolet Cobalt Coupe

Pontiac G6 sedan...

...and Coupe.

So I ask, why? BMW doesn't have a compact front-drive coupe. BMW is what GM wants Pontiac to be one I believe. I think this was a stupid move, but I can also see it being a money maker, as designing and manufacturing new front and rear bumpers may cost GM a hundred or two dollars per car, and the new decklid might be about the same. And why again have I beaten YSSMAN? What's the deal with that? Of course, this thread might just fail miserably as GM's minivans have.