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* This is the car Plies uses when he shows up in his song alongside Music/TPain in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW4ms8fZDfU Shawty]]".
* This is the car Plies uses when he shows up in his song alongside Music/TPain in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RW4ms8fZDfU Shawty]]".
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* Shuu's black Pontiac Firebird Trans-Am is no doubt his CoolCar in ''Anime/GlassMaiden'', [[https://www.tvtime.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fartworks.thetvdb.com%2Fbanners%2Fposters%2F82223-3.jpg&w=640&q=75 as seen in the promotional poster]].
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* ''Film/{{Cannonball}}'' can't be a movie about an auto race without a few ones that are considered a CoolCar. {{The Protagonist}}s Coy Buckman and his buddy Zippo drive identical Trans-Ams for the [[EpicRace Trans-America Grand Prix]].
* The title doesn't lie here in ''Film/Firebird2015AD'', in which the movie title would refer to Red's restored 1980 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am (with signature fire bird hood decal).
* Archie's dad's Pontiac Firebird [[WatchThePaintJob gets maimed]] in ''Film/HighSchoolUSA''. When Beau finds out that J.J. is planning to use the car in the drag race, he sends [[HoneyTrap a couple of girls round to seduce Archie and Chuckie]] into taking them for a ride in it, and then causing them to crash the car by distracting them.
* The CoolCar during the entire third act of ''Film/{{Hooper}}'' revolves around Hooper and Ski utilizing a highly modified Pontiac Firebird fit with a [[NitroBoost rocket booster]] for an attempt at the longest jump over a ravine ever filmed... and running away from a DUI.
* ''Film/{{Cannonball}}'' can't be a movie about an auto race without a few ones that are considered a CoolCar. {{The Protagonist}}s Coy Buckman and his buddy Zippo drive identical Trans-Ams for the [[EpicRace Trans-America Grand Prix]].
* The title doesn't lie here in ''Film/Firebird2015AD'', in which the movie title would refer to Red's restored 1980 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am (with signature fire bird hood decal).
* Archie's dad's Pontiac Firebird [[WatchThePaintJob gets maimed]] in ''Film/HighSchoolUSA''. When Beau finds out that J.J. is planning to use the car in the drag race, he sends [[HoneyTrap a couple of girls round to seduce Archie and Chuckie]] into taking them for a ride in it, and then causing them to crash the car by distracting them.
* The CoolCar during the entire third act of ''Film/{{Hooper}}'' revolves around Hooper and Ski utilizing a highly modified Pontiac Firebird fit with a [[NitroBoost rocket booster]] for an attempt at the longest jump over a ravine ever filmed... and running away from a DUI.
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* This was Johnny Lawrence's car he drove over the course of ''Series/CobraKai''; a 1991 Firebird he uses for over a decade, [[spoiler:before his car got smashed by Louie LaRusso and his biker friends.]]
* Jody Banks of ''Series/TheFallGuy'' must be a {{Fangirl}} of Firebird Trans-Ams, as this is her AceCustom CoolCar.
* Jody Banks of ''Series/TheFallGuy'' must be a {{Fangirl}} of Firebird Trans-Ams, as this is her AceCustom CoolCar.
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* A modified Trans-Am stock car was chosen by ''Series/{{MacGyver|1985}}'' for test driving during "Collision Course". It's an environmental-efficient car with an engine designed by the Foundation.
* The CoolCar of Dillion of ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''. A modified black 1970 Pontiac Firebird with a supercharged blower. He lets Ziggy Grover ride with him during battles.
* The CoolCar of Dillion of ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''. A modified black 1970 Pontiac Firebird with a supercharged blower. He lets Ziggy Grover ride with him during battles.
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* Music/KylieMinogue and his lover rock a blue 1968 Firebird convertible throughout the music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBSg4_WStsU Some Kind of Bliss]]", where she finally takes the car for her own at the end following her lover's arrest.
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[[folder:Pontiac Bonneville]]
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->''"The Pontiac Bonneville's story, on the other hand, is more circuitous. It started as a top-of-the-line, fuel-injected, convertible-only special edition in 1957, followed by specially-trimmed coupe and convertible models (with fuel injection optional) for '58. After that, it became the fanciest Pontiac model, no longer limited to two-door hardtop and convertible versions."''
-->--'''Thomas Klockau''', [[https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/unpredictable-life-cycle-of-pontiacs-bonneville-nameplate/ The unpredictable life cycle of Pontiac's Bonneville nameplate]], ''Hagerty''
The Bonneville is an automobile built by Pontiac from 1957 until 2005. It was initially introduced as a limited production performance convertible, the Pontiac Star Chief Bonneville, during the 1957 model year. The car was known for, with the exception of a brief period between 1982 and 1986 where its seventh generation was mid-size, being full-sized: The Bonneville, and its platform partner, the Grand Ville, are some of the largest Pontiacs ever built; in station wagon body styles they reached just over 230 inches (5.8 m) long, and at aroun 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) were also some of the heaviest cars produced at the time.
The name was taken from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, a site known for being a hotbed of early auto racing and the place where most of the world's land speed record runs were set, which was named in turn after U.S. Army officer Benjamin Bonneville.
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* ''Film/BlueRuin'' has this [[TitleDrop blue and ruined]] Pontiac Bonneville sedan, the car of Dwight. [[MeaningfulName And what we mean by blue and ruined]], it's blue and [[TheAllegedCar the car its battered up, rusted and full of bullet holes]].
* Danny in ''Film/LastActionHero'' watches a FilmWithinAFilm in the theater called ''Jack Slater 4'', where the titular in-movie character (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) jumps into his convertible Pontiac Bonneville whilst evading his enemies vehicles.
* ''Film/LosBandoleros'', a ''Fast & Furious'' short has Dominic Toretto drive this around the Dominican Republic.
* Sheriff Buford T. Justice in the sequel of ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'' switches his [=LeMans=] for a Bonneville as his police car, and just like the previous movie, it became a RunningGag [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1zVENVYqhI where it comically gets into a world of hurt]] as the ChronicallyCrashedCar. And for some reason, it's still drivable.
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* Starting season 6 of ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', Kim Wexler starts driving a green 2000 Pontiac Bonneville sedan as her replacement of her previous Audi A8 L.
* It's a [[EverybodyOwnsAFord Pontiac-palooza]] in ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' when it comes to the Bonneville:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43JKXDT7gcs Suzie and her boyfriend Harold in one episode give Major Nelson's car a psychedelic makeover and blackmailed him to drive them around town. And again, it's Jeannie to the rescue.]]
** And how about the part where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avcMc3l0nBk Jeannie wrecks Tony's beloved '68 Bonneville and sell it to a crooked salesman]]?
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* ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'' gives you the Potomac Gallant, a 4-door '65 Bonneville {{Expy}} sedan commonly used by citizens of New Bordeaux and extensively used by the Marcano Crime family.
* For ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Head On'', the pink Thumper transitions from an Impala to a classic Bonneville lookalike.
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* Moe from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has a [=Mk6=] Pontiac Bonneville. In one episode, the car is the source for Moe and Homer, where they try to commit insurance fraud, just to collect $5,000 from the insurance policy.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/HowIMetYourMother And that, kids,]] is the car to walk (well, drive) [[WaxingLyrical 500 miles with,]] [[Music/TheProclaimers and then drive 500 more.]] [[Film/{{F9}} Or maybe just go to space.]][[labelnote:*]]Or, given its performance record, maybe don't.[[/labelnote]]]]
->''"This is the story of a car so groundbreaking and unconventional that Guy Fieri changed his name in his honor. [...] It's America's only mass produced mid-engined car until. Perhaps the most 80's looking car ever built. And it might have caught on fire one or two times."''
-->--'''James Pumphrey''', ''Donut Media''
The Fiero is a rear mid-engine sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from 1984 to 1988.
Intended as an economical commuter car with modest performance aspirations, it was Pontiac's first two-seater since their 1926 to 1938 coupes, and the first rear mid-engine mass-produced car by any American manufacturer.
In addition to using 4- and 6-cylinder engines to comply with American corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, the Fiero was characterized by its light weight, with its chassis and structure technology using non-load-bearing, composite body-panels, contributing to the car's unique selling proposition. Pontiac engineers modified its design over its lifetime to enhance its performance and reposition the two-seater closer to the implications of its sport configuration.
Its 2M4 (two-seat, mid-engine, four-cylinder) variant was on ''Car and Driver'' magazine's Ten Best list for 1984, and was the Official Pace Car of the Indianapolis 500 in 1984.
The Fiero would become known for suffering criticisms related to its mild performance, however, as well as reliability and safety issues, resulting in it being discontinued after annual sales fell steadily.
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* The Fiero in general is a popular base car used to make Ferrari or Lamborghini replicas, do to being an inexpensive mid-engine car, and would be used in movies with tight budget caps. Especially as means when it comes to wrecking the car during filming.
* Being the continuation of ''Series/BreakingBad'', ''Film/ElCamino'' has Badger's Fiero reappear, being handed to Jesse as a getaway car by Skinny Pete, who comments that it's a perfect getaway vehicle as "no self-respecting outlaw would get caught dead driving that thing."
* In ''Film/{{F9}}'', a "Rocket car" Fiero was the car chosen to fullfil the long-running meme about ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' film series' SequelEscalation and ''actually send a car into space''.
* In ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', Jeanie's (Ferris's older sister) car was a Fiero.
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* A Fiero was Badger's car in ''Series/BreakingBad''.
* One of the Fiero's most famous appearances in media was in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', where it was subject of a RunningGag in which Marshall had a Fiero ([[TheAllegedCar which definitely had seen better days]]) that had a cassette tape of Music/TheProclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" stuck on repeat. It finally "died" after Marshall hit a pothole just before the car reached 200,000 miles, after which Marshall decided to "let the car die with dignity" (after a mechanic said there were no guarantees of it running again). In the DVD commentary of "Arrivederci, Fiero", Marshall's actor Creator/JasonSegel noted that the scene of him parallel parking the car was a bit difficult, due to the Fiero's infamous lack of power steering.
-->'''Marshall:''' ''[[GratuitousItalian Arrivederci]]'', Fiero, you were the freaking Giving Tree of cars.
* In the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' episode "Family Dynamics and a Red Fiero", George shows up to a Thanksgiving dinner in the titular red Fiero.
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->'''Caroline:''' Uh, whose car is that out front?\\
'''Lester:''' Mine. 1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted, and now I have it. I ''rule!''
-->-- ''Film/AmericanBeauty''
The [[TakeAThirdOption third option]] of a pony car other then the Mustang or Camaro. ...or maybe fourth if you count the Challenger.
The Pontiac Firebird is a muscle car built and produced in February 1967, merely five months after General Motors's own cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro started production. As a pony car, the Firebird was intended to compete with the Mustang.
In 1970, the Firebird had a major overhaul, replacing the "Coke bottle" styling to a much more swooping fastback design. That version only came in coupe form as convertible versions were not available until 1989. The Firebird is offered in various models such as the Esprit, Formula and the Trans Am.
While the Firebird saw lasting success, especially being widely used in the Trans-Am series for motorsport in TheSixties and TheSeventies, as well as being utilized as the pace car in the 1989 [[UsefulNotes/IndyCar Indy 500]], the Firebird ended production on August 2002, implying GM's means of saving money, reducing competition and making room for other manufacturers.
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* A minor character in ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsWorldRace'' by the name of Maximo, drives a modified 1990's Firebird as a member of the Street Breed team. This car came with the modifications that were mandatory for the Street Breed vehicles, such as a Grappling Hook, a Spy Viewer, and the ability to reach a top speed of 300mph.
* The Prism Stone manager and MC Rei Kurokawa of ''Anime/KingOfPrism: Pride the Hero'' brings out his {{Automated Automobile|s}}; a [[RealMenWearPink pink]] {{pimped out|Car}} Pontiac Firebird complete with his brand logo aroung the car and its make's logo completely visible. He then uses it to gives Kazuki Nishina a ride inside.
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* In ''Film/BillyMadison'', the titular character tries to be cool as he goes back to high school in his black '79 Firebird Trans Am with Music/BillySquier playing in his car. Cue TheFreelanceShameSquad constantly laughing and mocking at him.
* In the live-action ''Film/NeedForSpeed'' film, the '78 Firebird appears as a traffic car, acting as a gag as the three [[ImprobablyCoolCar Koenigsegg Agera]] cars of Tobey, Dino and Pete overtake him at [[LudicrousSpeed Ludicrous Speeds]].
* Perhaps the greatest example is none other than the 1977 action-comedy film, ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'', with the [[Creator/BurtReynolds star of the movie]] as the BadassDriver Bandit with the other star, the iconic CoolCar, the black 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, using it to distract law enforcement whilst protecting Snowman whose driving a BigBadassRig, illegally transporting 400 cases of Coors beer.
* In ''Film/TheWraith'', a yellow modified Firebird with a blower is driven by one of the goons of [[BigBad Packard Walsh]], [[spoiler:and just like the rest of the gang, the car challenges the mysterious Dodge [=M4S=] Turbo to a race, only to end up being wrecked and killed.]]
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* Dan and his old partner Frank in ''Series/TheGoodGuys'' had a 1979 Trans Am back in the day, according to Dan. By the end of the pilot, Dan and Jack have one.
* K.I.T.T. ('''K'''night '''I'''ndustries '''T'''wo '''T'''housand), the artificial intelligence whom Michael Knight partners with in ''Series/KnightRider'', is placed in a black 1982 Firebird Trans Am. K.A.R.R. ('''K'''night '''A'''utomated '''R'''oving '''R'''obot), the antagonistic counterpart of K.I.T.T., is also a 1982 Trans Am.
** Besides the Trans Am that usually depicted K.I.T.T., there were also other variants of Firebird shown in the show. The pilot movie featured a pair of car thieves that tried to get away with K.I.T.T., who happened to drive the original first-gen "Coke bottle" version of the car, and a feature in Season 4 allowed K.I.T.T. to become a convertible, introduced essentially as an excuse to show off the (newly-introduced at the time) convertible version.
* Jim Rockford's personal CoolCar in ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' is a golden brown Pontiac Firebird. Each season, he jumps over the next model year.
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* Creator/JadenSmith in his music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAO5DuqUgLc Watch Me]]" takes his black '67 Firebird cabrio along the deserts.
* As an inspiration of the aforementioned ''Smokey and the Bandit'', American rapper Music/{{Nelly}} in "Ride Wit Me'' drives a black 1978 Firebird along a desert road, whilst rapping on the walkie-talkie, and hitching a RunawayBride, Bandit-style.
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* ''VideoGame/TheCrewMotorfest'' has the third-gen Pontiac as part of its "Vintage Garage" playlist.
* In ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'', the game features ''[[RuleOfThree three]]'' different second-gen Pontiac Firebird variants.
* One of the fastest Derby cars of ''VideoGame/FlatOut'' is the Grinder, a Firebird Trans-Am clone that is driven by the Chinese Lei Bing.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' is high bound on Firebirds, as various trims and generations appear commonly in the franchise.
* Pontiac's first ever highly detailed car in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' is none other than the '78 Firebird, which debuted in ''6''. In-game descriptions are happy to mention any references to ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit''.
* The various Ruiner and Phoenix models in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series are meant to be various generations of Firebirds.
* The 1979 Firebird appeared in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'', where it's offered as a pinkslip award after beating Chung Hee. The widebody would transform the Firebird into a Saikou XS from ''Midnight Club II''.
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'':
** The franchise's first Firebird appeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes High Stakes]]'', utilizing the 4th-gen Firebird as a Class A car. In the PC release, it comes with a removable targa top and can be either fitted with a 6-speed close ratio for better acceleration or a 4-speed automatic gearbox for higher top speed.
** The portable releases of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon - Own the City]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' add the 2nd-gen Firebird as a [[VersionExclusiveContent version exclusive car]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'', it uses the 1978 Firebird Formula.
** The '78 Firebird Trans Am appeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012 Most Wanted (2012)]]''. Being part of the ''[[DownloadableContent Movie Legends pack]]'', it is a clear ShoutOut to the aforementioned ''Smokey and the Bandit''.
** The '78 Firebird Trans Am later reappeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' as a post-launch DownloadableContent. This would carry over to ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' as part of the base game's car roster. In the latter's case, a ShoutOut [[spoiler:has Tess ramble about the Firebird delivery that it's for a PR shoot campaign for "a reboot of an old movie about some wise-cracking mustachioed driver on the run from the law"]].
* ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'': You have the '72 Trans Am in ''2'' and you have the '83 Firebird in ''4''.
* The Pontiac Firebird [=2F=], a car with the 92 PS 4-cylinder Iron Duke engine, appeared in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer 3'', under the GM badge. [[{{Eagleland}} Texas Wolf]], TheLeader to the all-American Team Alpha drives a white Firebird.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* In the short-lived cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfKidDanger'', one episode has Kid Danger and Captain Man seen rolling in their [[{{Fauxrrari}} Mans Am]], a blue spoofed 1977 Firebird Trans Am.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E9RealtyBites Realty Bites]]", Snake Jailbird's car, the "[[ICallItVera Lil' Bandit]]" is a '68 Pontiac Firebird, which he's very protective of. [[spoiler:And then it turns out that [[FatIdiot Homer]] purchased it.]]
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[[folder:Pontiac Grand Prix]]
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->''"It isn't often an auto manufacturer can dominate the new-car market with the introduction of a new model. But Pontiac did just that in 1964 with the GTO and again in 1969 with the redesign of the personal luxury car-the Grand Prix. The fresh styling lasted a few years before another redesign in 1973, which fostered even greater attention for the flagship model.''"
-->--'''Rocky Rotella''', [[https://www.motortrend.com/news/hppp-0605-pontiac-grand-prix/ 1969 To 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix - A Grand History]], ''[=MotorTrend=]''
The Grand Prix is an automobile produced by Pontiac from 1962 to 2008; from 1962 until 2002 for coupés and from 1989 to 2008 for sedans.
First introduced as a full-size performance coupe for the 1962 model year, the model repeatedly varied in size, luxury, and performance during its production, positioning in the personal luxury car market segment and mid-size car offering. The Grand Prix was the most expensive coupé Pontiac offered until TheSeventies, when the Bonneville and the Firebird Trans Am became more exclusive.
From 1983 up until 2004, the Pontiac Grand Prix had been widely used in UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}, in which as a stock car helped Rusty Wallace secure the 1984 Winston Cup title as well as the 200th and last victory of UsefulNotes/RichardPetty during the 1984 Firecracker 400 at the Daytona International Speedway.
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[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* The beaten-up car that was driven by Creator/CarrieFisher of ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' is a pink 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix.
* Henry Hill in ''Film/GoodFellas'' is an avid CoolCar collector, and one of it is a '68 Grand Prix, where Henry, Tommy, and Jimmy used this car to dispose of Billy Batts.
* In ''Film/JustFriends'' has Chris on the passenger seat of Clark's Grand Prix and suddenly grab the steering wheel the moment they approach an intersection and went off-course... and the reaction is so priceless:
-->'''Clark:''' What the hell are you doing?! This is a PONTIAC GRAND PRIX!
* Fontaine's pale-green '76 Grand Prix in ''Film/TheyClonedTyrone'' is his personal CoolCar, also used to give his pals Slick and Yo-yo a ride with.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* The Scorpio Plasma Batteries car, which is the JackOfAllStats Normal Level Car in ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA 2'' is clearly based of the Pontiac Grand Prix stock car that competed in NASCAR in 1998.
* The Jupiter Eagleray [=Mk5=] in the ''VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' series [[{{Fauxrrari}} is based on]] this classic car.
** Ditto for the Jupiter Del Rio in ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}} Showdown'', a demolition derby car strongly resembling said classic car.[[note]]As for why both this game and ''GRID'' share the same fictional name for the car (Jupiter), both games are developed by Creator/{{Codemasters}}.[[/note]]
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[[folder:Pontiac GTO and later derivatives]]
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->'''GTO:''' I don't like being crowded by a couple of punk road-hogs clear across two states. I don't.
->'''The Driver:''' I don't believe I've ever seen you... 'course there's lots of cars on the road like yours. They all get to look the same. They perform about the same.
->'''GTO:''' If I wanted to bother, I could suck you right up my tailpipe.
->'''The Driver:''' Sure you could.
-->--''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop''
If not for the Firebird, then this may be your best bet for the most memorable Pontiac.
The GTO is Pontiac's front-engined, rear-wheel drive sports coupe, introduced in 1963. The name was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, with ''GTO'' (abbreviation for ''Gran Turismo Omologato'', "grand tourer homologated") being the FIA certification for racing in grand tourer class. And the Pontiac car was no slouch in that regard: Pontiac actually had the car [[https://historicdb.fia.com/car/pontiac-tempest-le-mans-gto homologated by the FIA]] in 1964, so that it was indeed possible for the GTO to compete in European sports car racing.
The first-generation GTO began production on September 3, 1963, where it was an option package for the Pontiac [=LeMans=], being in coupe, hardtop or convertible form and powered by a 352-348 hp Pontiac V8 engine. The GTO was commonly known as the car that kicked off the muscle car revolution during TheSixties, and the first of its kind to be produces in mass volumes. This spawned other marques to build their own takes of the GTO, such as the Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, Buick Skylark Gran Sport and the Chevrolet Malibu SS.
General Motors redesigned the Pontiac GTO in 1968, with a much more curvaceous, semi-fastback styling. The following year, Pontiac has released a new model called "[[RedBaron The Judge]]", [[MeaningfulName named after]] the comedy routine "Here Come de Judge", [[RunningGag used repeatedly]] on the TV shoe ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. The Judge GTO was intended to be cost-effective, allowing it to compete with its rival, the Plymouth Road Runner and the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396. While the third-generation in 1973 was very short-lived due to its poor reception to the public and discontinuation.
Meanwhile in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, Holden, General Motors' Australian division unveiled the third generation Monaro coupe during the TurnOfTheMillennium in 2001, though it was not only a domestic model, but also for export internationally and rebadged to its respective countries: the Vauxhall Monaro in the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom, the Chevrolet Lumina in UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast and mostly as the Pontiac GTO in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates. The new-modernized Monaro/GTO utilizes GM's [=LS1/LS2=] V8 engine powering from 350-400 hp. Both the GTO and the Monaro ended production for good in 2006.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* The [[SignatureTeamTransport team's car]] in Manga/BlackLagoon is a 1965 Pontiac GTO, and is one of the most well-known, highly sought-after and collectible classic American muscle cars.
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* The story of ''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop'' has two street-racing protagonists (Music/JamesTaylor and Music/DennisWilson) getting challenged by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a yellow Pontiac GTO to a cross-country EpicRace from UsefulNotes/NewMexico to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
* Mason's father in ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'' used to own one, before it was eventually replaced by a minivan.
* The 2013 remake of ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'' has Billy Nolan's car replaced by a '71 GTO. [[spoiler:The car is used to try and [[CarFu run Carrie down]] during the climax (by Billy's girlfriend Chris in the '76 film, by Billy himself in the other versions), and given Carrie's PsychicPowers, [[EveryCarIsAPinto it doesn't end well]], [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carrie2013_3.jpg as it is also seen the movie poster]].]]
* Pickford's GTO in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' is, in the argot of the period, bitchin'.
* The full-custom modern 2005 Pontiac GTO is the car [[BigBad Trip Murphy]] uses in his first race against Maggie Peyton in ''Film/HerbieFullyLoaded''.
* There's Gary's mom's blue Pontiac GTO convertible in ''Film/LicoricePizza'' (which Alana drives onscreen more than anyone else).
* Teenage gearhead Michael Harlan in ''Film/MyScienceProject'', owns [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJBgtxsS5Q a customized Pontiac GTO, complete with a supercharged blower]].
* In ''Film/{{The Punisher|2004}}'', the 1969 Pontiac GTO is the car Frank drives in the near beginning of the film. It has a bucket seat, is painted in matte black, and has retractable metal bullet shields for the windows. Sadly, it gets wrecked during the battle with Henry Heck and Frank steals his car as a replacement. Despite being a nice muscle car, it's not the same. Luckily, it reappears in a cutscene in ''VideoGame/ThePunisherTHQ'', a pseudo-sequel to the film.
* The RoadMovie comedy film ''Film/SexDrive'' has Rex in his '69 GTO Judge.
* Xander Cage's car in ''Film/{{xXx}}'' is cool squared. Not only is it a '67 Pontiac GTO, it's also stuffed with enough weaponry and gadgetry for more than half a dozen ''Film/JamesBond'' movies.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* The [[{{Thememobile}} Big Time Rush Mobile]] in ''Series/BigTimeRush'' is a wine red 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible.
* The CoolCar of Stanley Raymond Kowalski in ''Series/DueSouth'' is a black 1967 Pontiac GTO.
* Major Nelson of ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' drives various Pontiacs throughout the series, but what stood out his beloved GTO convertible.
* Say what you will about ''Series/TheMonkees'', that wild custom GTO was pretty cool.
* The HerosClassicCar of ''Series/RepublicOfDoyle'': a '68 GTO acting as the main transport.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Blur}}'' has the Vauxhall Monaro as a drift-modified car, and serves as one of the 10 Legendary vehicles.
* The first car you receive in ''VideoGame/BurnoutParadise'' is the Hunter Cavalry, a classic muscle car based on the '69 GTO. Its souped-up variant, the Hunter Oval Champ 69 gets a bonus point for mentioning the model year.
* You have the only non-Japanese car in the Platform/PlayStation2 game, ''D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix'', [[https://youtu.be/MsDgzncw9oc?feature=shared&t=453 a 2005 Pontiac GTO that was driven by Rhys Millen in the 2005 season]].
* ''Admit it''. If it weren't for the CreatorProvincialism for the ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' series, you wouldn't see many of its GTO variants. ...and the Vauxhall Monaro VXR.
* When Pontiac debuted in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', one of the cars added is the '64 Tempest Le Mans GTO and the 2004 5.7 liter GTO. Also debuting along with it is the Australian Holden Monaro [=CV8=].
** The 1.20 update in ''7'' included the GTO 'The Judge'.
* The [=DF8=]-90 in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' resembles a fifth-generation GTO, while the Arbiter GT exclusive to ninth-gen versions of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' resembles "The Judge".
* ''Race Driver: VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' adds this as a Drift-class car. This is based on Rhys Millen's RMR Formula D car, complete with [[ProductPlacement Red Bull]] Racing livery.
** Earlier before this, CreatorProvincialism applied has the British GT [[ProductPlacement Valvoline]]-sponsored [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1GRfN3q8kU Emotional Engineering Vauxhall Monaro]] in ''[=ToCA=] Race Driver 3''.
* Both ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}'' games add both the American Pontiac GTO and the Australian Holden Monaro at the same time. Consider it as a regional PaletteSwap.
* The Ripper in ''VideoGame/MadMax2015'' is a LawyerFriendlyCameo of the 1965-1967 Pontiac GTO. Not only that, you also have the Killcart, a [[LawyerFriendlyCameo blatant]] Holden Monaro.
* The Potomac GT in ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'' is an obvious stand-in to the 1965 GTO, manly used by opponents in New Bordeaux Racing events.
* Widely regarded as one of the American classics of ''VideoGame/MidnightClub''.
** The second game is the car of Diego, a minor character who drives a 1971 Bestia (a classic GTO with blower), where you can obtain for free after beating him in a drag race.
** There are two different versions of the second-generation GTO in ''3'': A [[PaletteSwap 1968 GTO and a 1970 GTO "The Judge"]].
** In ''Los Angeles'', the South Central [[DownloadableContent DLC]] adds the 1966 GTO, one being owned by Pinky ([[PinkMeansFeminine which her car is also painted pink]], mind you.) and obtainable via... y'know... [[{{Pun}} Pinks]].
* There are some noteworthy examples in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'':
** The fifth-generation GTO's HSV predecessor, the HSV GTS Coupe, appears in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Hot Pursuit 2]]''.
** The 2004 GTO first appeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground 2]]'', being one of the very few American muscle cars in the roster. This car was driven by The Wraiths leader and BigBad Caleb Reece.
** It plays a critical part in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted (2005)]]'', with the British-badged Vauxhall Monaro joining with the GTO. Said GTO would be the car of Rog during your first encounter in the prologue, whereas the GTO would be Rockport PD's State Cruiser fleet (appears in Heat levels 3 and 4).
** Not only you get the aforementioned 2000's GTO in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'' (which is great in grip and drift anyway) but you also get the 1965 version, which is also the car of the Speed King, Nate Denver.
* The classic GTO is present in nearly the early ''VideoGame/TestDrive'' games. In ''TD Overdrive'', Skeeter Grimshaw drives a custom variant. The 2005 GTO would be in place instead for ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited''.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The Question's car in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' looks to be a 60's Pontiac GTO. Extra points for using it to drive over some [[CarFu bad guys]].
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[[folder:Pontiac Solstice and derivatives]]
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->''"I once drove off the road, screaming, at 80mph. Why? I was in love. When love turns blind, men do irrational things. As far as healthy, loving relationships go, the one presaging my off-highway excursion was a malignant tumor wrapped in an iron lung. I imagine that owning a Pontiac Solstice GXP is a similar affair. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury; the prosecution calls her a "femme fatale on wheels." I ask you: how could something this beautiful be so damn dangerous?"''
-->--'''Jonny Lieberman''', ''The Truth About Cars'', [[https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2007/03/pontiac-solstice-gxp/ Pontiac Solstice GXP Review]]
The Pontiac Solstice is a two-seater sports car manufactured between 2005 to 2010, usually sold either as a convertible, a hardtop or a coupe (the latter two were available in 2009). Its exterior was based on its 2002 concept, which preceded it. It was the first ever two-seater of the brand since the discontinuation of the Pontiac Fiero in 1988.
Initially, it's powered by a naturally-aspirated 2.4 L Ecotec inline-4 engine producing 177 horsepower with 166 lb⋅ft of torque. Its powerful version called the Solstice GXP debuted in 2006 and became available a year later, now being powered by a newer 2.0 L turbocharged inline-4, capable of producing nearly 100 horsepower more than its original.
The Solstice utilized the GM Kappa platform which was shared by its General Motors counterparts such as the Saturn Sky, Opel GT and Daewoo [=G2X=].
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[[AC:Advertising]]
* There was a UsefulNotes/SuperBowl ad for tire company Bridgestone, showing [[Toys/MrPotatoHead Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTXCR5alGc4 driving a yellow Solstice GXP around the mountains]].
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* Apparently, a tricked-out red/white striped Solstice GXP Coupe appears as an electrified [[AutomatedAutomobile automated]] [[GreenAesop EV]], seen in the hands of Archer March, who gives the titular protagonist a lift in the 2023 film ''Film/Zoey102''.
* While the Solstice was fairly new back then, it became prominent as the altmode of [[TheLancer Jazz]], an Autobot from ''Film/Transformers2007''.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* A red Solstice was driven by a prostitute in one episode of ''Series/CSIMiami'', where its rear window got shot out.
* Creator/CourteneyCox's character in ''Series/Dirt2007'' pulls up in front of the Hollywood night club in a mysterious Sol, which became fully noticeable.
* A short-lived series called ''Series/Drive2007'' shows Leigh carjacking a Pontiac Solstice. [[spoiler:Too bad she [[DrivingStick can't drive a stick]]...]]
[[AC:Video Games]]
* Unusual for a rally car, has the Solstice show up in ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}}'' games, usually pulled out from Formula D;
** It shows up in ''Colin [=McRae: DiRT=] 2'', using Rhys Millen's Formula D-spec Solstice as a Trailblazer car (with its signature Red Bull livery by default). Jayde Taylor drives this during the rally disciplines.
** [=DiRT 3=] has Darren [=McNamara=]'s 2010 Formula D-spec Falken-sponsored Saturn Sky as a DownloadableContent Gymkhana car. It returns in ''Showdown'' as a Hoonigan car. Being a RWD car, it makes sense that its capable of drifting.
* The very first ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'' mission "Prove It", show John Tanner proving to his partner Tobias Jones his ability to shift to another car. This is where John shifts his body to a "jackass" car (a red Solstice) where he uses it to cause mayhem with the cops. Jones is somewhat pleased with that, but at least he ''proved it''.
** There's also a drift-spec version of the Solstice that comes with canards and a [[RiceBurner rear spoiler]].
* Perhaps to be the ImprobablyCoolCar in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo Concept'' is the Solstice Coupe Concept, for some reason is under GM Design before appropriately appearing under the Pontiac brand in ''4'', which you can obtain when you [[DoWellButNotPerfect get at least all silver in the S-License]].
* It shows up in ''[[VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush L.A. Rush]]'', which barely gets any [[WhatAPieceOfJunk pimping]].
-->'''Ryan:''' The Solstice, it's so new it doesn't need much; a bit of visual upgrading and some custom brakes and this one's ghost!
* The Solstice appeared as one of the playable convertibles in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'', where it is prominent in the aptly named "I Know You Got Sol" mission.
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet'' brings the beloved Solstice GXP as a 7th-gen exclusive car. It returns in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' where the TCBPD tend to call it just a "[[BrandX sports car]]".
** Prior to that, there is the Solstice that first showed up in the portable exclusive ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon - Own the City''. A body kit essentially turns it in to a Solstice Coupe.
* In quite a rare case, ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited'' features the Saturn Sky as one of the starter cars available. [[PaletteSwap Its original brother]], the Pontiac Solstice appears as a DownloadableContent [[VersionExclusiveContent exclusively]] to the Platform/Xbox360.
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[[folder:Pontiac Bonneville]]
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->''"The Pontiac Bonneville's story, on the other hand, is more circuitous. It started as a top-of-the-line, fuel-injected, convertible-only special edition in 1957, followed by specially-trimmed coupe and convertible models (with fuel injection optional) for '58. After that, it became the fanciest Pontiac model, no longer limited to two-door hardtop and convertible versions."''
-->--'''Thomas Klockau''', [[https://www.hagerty.com/media/opinion/unpredictable-life-cycle-of-pontiacs-bonneville-nameplate/ The unpredictable life cycle of Pontiac's Bonneville nameplate]], ''Hagerty''
The Bonneville is an automobile built by Pontiac from 1957 until 2005. It was initially introduced as a limited production performance convertible, the Pontiac Star Chief Bonneville, during the 1957 model year. The car was known for, with the exception of a brief period between 1982 and 1986 where its seventh generation was mid-size, being full-sized: The Bonneville, and its platform partner, the Grand Ville, are some of the largest Pontiacs ever built; in station wagon body styles they reached just over 230 inches (5.8 m) long, and at aroun 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) were also some of the heaviest cars produced at the time.
The name was taken from the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, a site known for being a hotbed of early auto racing and the place where most of the world's land speed record runs were set, which was named in turn after U.S. Army officer Benjamin Bonneville.
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[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/BlueRuin'' has this [[TitleDrop blue and ruined]] Pontiac Bonneville sedan, the car of Dwight. [[MeaningfulName And what we mean by blue and ruined]], it's blue and [[TheAllegedCar the car its battered up, rusted and full of bullet holes]].
* Danny in ''Film/LastActionHero'' watches a FilmWithinAFilm in the theater called ''Jack Slater 4'', where the titular in-movie character (Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger) jumps into his convertible Pontiac Bonneville whilst evading his enemies vehicles.
* ''Film/LosBandoleros'', a ''Fast & Furious'' short has Dominic Toretto drive this around the Dominican Republic.
* Sheriff Buford T. Justice in the sequel of ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'' switches his [=LeMans=] for a Bonneville as his police car, and just like the previous movie, it became a RunningGag [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1zVENVYqhI where it comically gets into a world of hurt]] as the ChronicallyCrashedCar. And for some reason, it's still drivable.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* Starting season 6 of ''Series/BetterCallSaul'', Kim Wexler starts driving a green 2000 Pontiac Bonneville sedan as her replacement of her previous Audi A8 L.
* It's a [[EverybodyOwnsAFord Pontiac-palooza]] in ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' when it comes to the Bonneville:
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43JKXDT7gcs Suzie and her boyfriend Harold in one episode give Major Nelson's car a psychedelic makeover and blackmailed him to drive them around town. And again, it's Jeannie to the rescue.]]
** And how about the part where [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avcMc3l0nBk Jeannie wrecks Tony's beloved '68 Bonneville and sell it to a crooked salesman]]?
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'' gives you the Potomac Gallant, a 4-door '65 Bonneville {{Expy}} sedan commonly used by citizens of New Bordeaux and extensively used by the Marcano Crime family.
* For ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Head On'', the pink Thumper transitions from an Impala to a classic Bonneville lookalike.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* Moe from ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has a [=Mk6=] Pontiac Bonneville. In one episode, the car is the source for Moe and Homer, where they try to commit insurance fraud, just to collect $5,000 from the insurance policy.
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[[folder:Pontiac Fiero]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Series/HowIMetYourMother And that, kids,]] is the car to walk (well, drive) [[WaxingLyrical 500 miles with,]] [[Music/TheProclaimers and then drive 500 more.]] [[Film/{{F9}} Or maybe just go to space.]][[labelnote:*]]Or, given its performance record, maybe don't.[[/labelnote]]]]
->''"This is the story of a car so groundbreaking and unconventional that Guy Fieri changed his name in his honor. [...] It's America's only mass produced mid-engined car until. Perhaps the most 80's looking car ever built. And it might have caught on fire one or two times."''
-->--'''James Pumphrey''', ''Donut Media''
The Fiero is a rear mid-engine sports car manufactured and marketed by Pontiac from 1984 to 1988.
Intended as an economical commuter car with modest performance aspirations, it was Pontiac's first two-seater since their 1926 to 1938 coupes, and the first rear mid-engine mass-produced car by any American manufacturer.
In addition to using 4- and 6-cylinder engines to comply with American corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, the Fiero was characterized by its light weight, with its chassis and structure technology using non-load-bearing, composite body-panels, contributing to the car's unique selling proposition. Pontiac engineers modified its design over its lifetime to enhance its performance and reposition the two-seater closer to the implications of its sport configuration.
Its 2M4 (two-seat, mid-engine, four-cylinder) variant was on ''Car and Driver'' magazine's Ten Best list for 1984, and was the Official Pace Car of the Indianapolis 500 in 1984.
The Fiero would become known for suffering criticisms related to its mild performance, however, as well as reliability and safety issues, resulting in it being discontinued after annual sales fell steadily.
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[[AC:Films -- Live-Action]]
* The Fiero in general is a popular base car used to make Ferrari or Lamborghini replicas, do to being an inexpensive mid-engine car, and would be used in movies with tight budget caps. Especially as means when it comes to wrecking the car during filming.
* Being the continuation of ''Series/BreakingBad'', ''Film/ElCamino'' has Badger's Fiero reappear, being handed to Jesse as a getaway car by Skinny Pete, who comments that it's a perfect getaway vehicle as "no self-respecting outlaw would get caught dead driving that thing."
* In ''Film/{{F9}}'', a "Rocket car" Fiero was the car chosen to fullfil the long-running meme about ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' film series' SequelEscalation and ''actually send a car into space''.
* In ''Film/FerrisBuellersDayOff'', Jeanie's (Ferris's older sister) car was a Fiero.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* A Fiero was Badger's car in ''Series/BreakingBad''.
* One of the Fiero's most famous appearances in media was in ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', where it was subject of a RunningGag in which Marshall had a Fiero ([[TheAllegedCar which definitely had seen better days]]) that had a cassette tape of Music/TheProclaimers' "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" stuck on repeat. It finally "died" after Marshall hit a pothole just before the car reached 200,000 miles, after which Marshall decided to "let the car die with dignity" (after a mechanic said there were no guarantees of it running again). In the DVD commentary of "Arrivederci, Fiero", Marshall's actor Creator/JasonSegel noted that the scene of him parallel parking the car was a bit difficult, due to the Fiero's infamous lack of power steering.
-->'''Marshall:''' ''[[GratuitousItalian Arrivederci]]'', Fiero, you were the freaking Giving Tree of cars.
* In the ''Series/YoungSheldon'' episode "Family Dynamics and a Red Fiero", George shows up to a Thanksgiving dinner in the titular red Fiero.
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[[folder:Pontiac Firebird]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Be either a [[Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit Bandit]] or a [[Series/KnightRider Knight]], you just gotta love this car!]]
->'''Caroline:''' Uh, whose car is that out front?\\
'''Lester:''' Mine. 1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted, and now I have it. I ''rule!''
-->-- ''Film/AmericanBeauty''
The [[TakeAThirdOption third option]] of a pony car other then the Mustang or Camaro. ...or maybe fourth if you count the Challenger.
The Pontiac Firebird is a muscle car built and produced in February 1967, merely five months after General Motors's own cousin, the Chevrolet Camaro started production. As a pony car, the Firebird was intended to compete with the Mustang.
In 1970, the Firebird had a major overhaul, replacing the "Coke bottle" styling to a much more swooping fastback design. That version only came in coupe form as convertible versions were not available until 1989. The Firebird is offered in various models such as the Esprit, Formula and the Trans Am.
While the Firebird saw lasting success, especially being widely used in the Trans-Am series for motorsport in TheSixties and TheSeventies, as well as being utilized as the pace car in the 1989 [[UsefulNotes/IndyCar Indy 500]], the Firebird ended production on August 2002, implying GM's means of saving money, reducing competition and making room for other manufacturers.
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[[AC:Film -- Animation]]
* A minor character in ''WesternAnimation/HotWheelsWorldRace'' by the name of Maximo, drives a modified 1990's Firebird as a member of the Street Breed team. This car came with the modifications that were mandatory for the Street Breed vehicles, such as a Grappling Hook, a Spy Viewer, and the ability to reach a top speed of 300mph.
* The Prism Stone manager and MC Rei Kurokawa of ''Anime/KingOfPrism: Pride the Hero'' brings out his {{Automated Automobile|s}}; a [[RealMenWearPink pink]] {{pimped out|Car}} Pontiac Firebird complete with his brand logo aroung the car and its make's logo completely visible. He then uses it to gives Kazuki Nishina a ride inside.
[[AC:Film--Live Action]]
* In ''Film/BillyMadison'', the titular character tries to be cool as he goes back to high school in his black '79 Firebird Trans Am with Music/BillySquier playing in his car. Cue TheFreelanceShameSquad constantly laughing and mocking at him.
* In the live-action ''Film/NeedForSpeed'' film, the '78 Firebird appears as a traffic car, acting as a gag as the three [[ImprobablyCoolCar Koenigsegg Agera]] cars of Tobey, Dino and Pete overtake him at [[LudicrousSpeed Ludicrous Speeds]].
* Perhaps the greatest example is none other than the 1977 action-comedy film, ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit'', with the [[Creator/BurtReynolds star of the movie]] as the BadassDriver Bandit with the other star, the iconic CoolCar, the black 1977 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, using it to distract law enforcement whilst protecting Snowman whose driving a BigBadassRig, illegally transporting 400 cases of Coors beer.
* In ''Film/TheWraith'', a yellow modified Firebird with a blower is driven by one of the goons of [[BigBad Packard Walsh]], [[spoiler:and just like the rest of the gang, the car challenges the mysterious Dodge [=M4S=] Turbo to a race, only to end up being wrecked and killed.]]
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* Dan and his old partner Frank in ''Series/TheGoodGuys'' had a 1979 Trans Am back in the day, according to Dan. By the end of the pilot, Dan and Jack have one.
* K.I.T.T. ('''K'''night '''I'''ndustries '''T'''wo '''T'''housand), the artificial intelligence whom Michael Knight partners with in ''Series/KnightRider'', is placed in a black 1982 Firebird Trans Am. K.A.R.R. ('''K'''night '''A'''utomated '''R'''oving '''R'''obot), the antagonistic counterpart of K.I.T.T., is also a 1982 Trans Am.
** Besides the Trans Am that usually depicted K.I.T.T., there were also other variants of Firebird shown in the show. The pilot movie featured a pair of car thieves that tried to get away with K.I.T.T., who happened to drive the original first-gen "Coke bottle" version of the car, and a feature in Season 4 allowed K.I.T.T. to become a convertible, introduced essentially as an excuse to show off the (newly-introduced at the time) convertible version.
* Jim Rockford's personal CoolCar in ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' is a golden brown Pontiac Firebird. Each season, he jumps over the next model year.
[[AC:Music]]
* Creator/JadenSmith in his music video "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAO5DuqUgLc Watch Me]]" takes his black '67 Firebird cabrio along the deserts.
* As an inspiration of the aforementioned ''Smokey and the Bandit'', American rapper Music/{{Nelly}} in "Ride Wit Me'' drives a black 1978 Firebird along a desert road, whilst rapping on the walkie-talkie, and hitching a RunawayBride, Bandit-style.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/TheCrewMotorfest'' has the third-gen Pontiac as part of its "Vintage Garage" playlist.
* In ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'', the game features ''[[RuleOfThree three]]'' different second-gen Pontiac Firebird variants.
* One of the fastest Derby cars of ''VideoGame/FlatOut'' is the Grinder, a Firebird Trans-Am clone that is driven by the Chinese Lei Bing.
* ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' is high bound on Firebirds, as various trims and generations appear commonly in the franchise.
* Pontiac's first ever highly detailed car in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' is none other than the '78 Firebird, which debuted in ''6''. In-game descriptions are happy to mention any references to ''Film/SmokeyAndTheBandit''.
* The various Ruiner and Phoenix models in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series are meant to be various generations of Firebirds.
* The 1979 Firebird appeared in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'', where it's offered as a pinkslip award after beating Chung Hee. The widebody would transform the Firebird into a Saikou XS from ''Midnight Club II''.
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'':
** The franchise's first Firebird appeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHighStakes High Stakes]]'', utilizing the 4th-gen Firebird as a Class A car. In the PC release, it comes with a removable targa top and can be either fitted with a 6-speed close ratio for better acceleration or a 4-speed automatic gearbox for higher top speed.
** The portable releases of ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon Carbon - Own the City]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' add the 2nd-gen Firebird as a [[VersionExclusiveContent version exclusive car]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedTheRun The Run]]'', it uses the 1978 Firebird Formula.
** The '78 Firebird Trans Am appeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted2012 Most Wanted (2012)]]''. Being part of the ''[[DownloadableContent Movie Legends pack]]'', it is a clear ShoutOut to the aforementioned ''Smokey and the Bandit''.
** The '78 Firebird Trans Am later reappeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedPayback Payback]]'' as a post-launch DownloadableContent. This would carry over to ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHeat Heat]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnbound Unbound]]'' as part of the base game's car roster. In the latter's case, a ShoutOut [[spoiler:has Tess ramble about the Firebird delivery that it's for a PR shoot campaign for "a reboot of an old movie about some wise-cracking mustachioed driver on the run from the law"]].
* ''VideoGame/ProjectGothamRacing'': You have the '72 Trans Am in ''2'' and you have the '83 Firebird in ''4''.
* The Pontiac Firebird [=2F=], a car with the 92 PS 4-cylinder Iron Duke engine, appeared in ''VideoGame/TokyoXtremeRacer 3'', under the GM badge. [[{{Eagleland}} Texas Wolf]], TheLeader to the all-American Team Alpha drives a white Firebird.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* In the short-lived cartoon ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfKidDanger'', one episode has Kid Danger and Captain Man seen rolling in their [[{{Fauxrrari}} Mans Am]], a blue spoofed 1977 Firebird Trans Am.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E9RealtyBites Realty Bites]]", Snake Jailbird's car, the "[[ICallItVera Lil' Bandit]]" is a '68 Pontiac Firebird, which he's very protective of. [[spoiler:And then it turns out that [[FatIdiot Homer]] purchased it.]]
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[[folder:Pontiac Grand Prix]]
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->''"It isn't often an auto manufacturer can dominate the new-car market with the introduction of a new model. But Pontiac did just that in 1964 with the GTO and again in 1969 with the redesign of the personal luxury car-the Grand Prix. The fresh styling lasted a few years before another redesign in 1973, which fostered even greater attention for the flagship model.''"
-->--'''Rocky Rotella''', [[https://www.motortrend.com/news/hppp-0605-pontiac-grand-prix/ 1969 To 1972 Pontiac Grand Prix - A Grand History]], ''[=MotorTrend=]''
The Grand Prix is an automobile produced by Pontiac from 1962 to 2008; from 1962 until 2002 for coupés and from 1989 to 2008 for sedans.
First introduced as a full-size performance coupe for the 1962 model year, the model repeatedly varied in size, luxury, and performance during its production, positioning in the personal luxury car market segment and mid-size car offering. The Grand Prix was the most expensive coupé Pontiac offered until TheSeventies, when the Bonneville and the Firebird Trans Am became more exclusive.
From 1983 up until 2004, the Pontiac Grand Prix had been widely used in UsefulNotes/{{NASCAR}}, in which as a stock car helped Rusty Wallace secure the 1984 Winston Cup title as well as the 200th and last victory of UsefulNotes/RichardPetty during the 1984 Firecracker 400 at the Daytona International Speedway.
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[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* The beaten-up car that was driven by Creator/CarrieFisher of ''Film/TheBluesBrothers'' is a pink 1977 Pontiac Grand Prix.
* Henry Hill in ''Film/GoodFellas'' is an avid CoolCar collector, and one of it is a '68 Grand Prix, where Henry, Tommy, and Jimmy used this car to dispose of Billy Batts.
* In ''Film/JustFriends'' has Chris on the passenger seat of Clark's Grand Prix and suddenly grab the steering wheel the moment they approach an intersection and went off-course... and the reaction is so priceless:
-->'''Clark:''' What the hell are you doing?! This is a PONTIAC GRAND PRIX!
* Fontaine's pale-green '76 Grand Prix in ''Film/TheyClonedTyrone'' is his personal CoolCar, also used to give his pals Slick and Yo-yo a ride with.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* The Scorpio Plasma Batteries car, which is the JackOfAllStats Normal Level Car in ''VideoGame/DaytonaUSA 2'' is clearly based of the Pontiac Grand Prix stock car that competed in NASCAR in 1998.
* The Jupiter Eagleray [=Mk5=] in the ''VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' series [[{{Fauxrrari}} is based on]] this classic car.
** Ditto for the Jupiter Del Rio in ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}} Showdown'', a demolition derby car strongly resembling said classic car.[[note]]As for why both this game and ''GRID'' share the same fictional name for the car (Jupiter), both games are developed by Creator/{{Codemasters}}.[[/note]]
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[[folder:Pontiac GTO and later derivatives]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The first muscle car? You'll be... the Judge.]]
->'''GTO:''' I don't like being crowded by a couple of punk road-hogs clear across two states. I don't.
->'''The Driver:''' I don't believe I've ever seen you... 'course there's lots of cars on the road like yours. They all get to look the same. They perform about the same.
->'''GTO:''' If I wanted to bother, I could suck you right up my tailpipe.
->'''The Driver:''' Sure you could.
-->--''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop''
If not for the Firebird, then this may be your best bet for the most memorable Pontiac.
The GTO is Pontiac's front-engined, rear-wheel drive sports coupe, introduced in 1963. The name was inspired by the Ferrari 250 GTO, with ''GTO'' (abbreviation for ''Gran Turismo Omologato'', "grand tourer homologated") being the FIA certification for racing in grand tourer class. And the Pontiac car was no slouch in that regard: Pontiac actually had the car [[https://historicdb.fia.com/car/pontiac-tempest-le-mans-gto homologated by the FIA]] in 1964, so that it was indeed possible for the GTO to compete in European sports car racing.
The first-generation GTO began production on September 3, 1963, where it was an option package for the Pontiac [=LeMans=], being in coupe, hardtop or convertible form and powered by a 352-348 hp Pontiac V8 engine. The GTO was commonly known as the car that kicked off the muscle car revolution during TheSixties, and the first of its kind to be produces in mass volumes. This spawned other marques to build their own takes of the GTO, such as the Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, Buick Skylark Gran Sport and the Chevrolet Malibu SS.
General Motors redesigned the Pontiac GTO in 1968, with a much more curvaceous, semi-fastback styling. The following year, Pontiac has released a new model called "[[RedBaron The Judge]]", [[MeaningfulName named after]] the comedy routine "Here Come de Judge", [[RunningGag used repeatedly]] on the TV shoe ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In''. The Judge GTO was intended to be cost-effective, allowing it to compete with its rival, the Plymouth Road Runner and the Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396. While the third-generation in 1973 was very short-lived due to its poor reception to the public and discontinuation.
Meanwhile in UsefulNotes/{{Australia}}, Holden, General Motors' Australian division unveiled the third generation Monaro coupe during the TurnOfTheMillennium in 2001, though it was not only a domestic model, but also for export internationally and rebadged to its respective countries: the Vauxhall Monaro in the UsefulNotes/UnitedKingdom, the Chevrolet Lumina in UsefulNotes/TheMiddleEast and mostly as the Pontiac GTO in the UsefulNotes/UnitedStates. The new-modernized Monaro/GTO utilizes GM's [=LS1/LS2=] V8 engine powering from 350-400 hp. Both the GTO and the Monaro ended production for good in 2006.
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[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* The [[SignatureTeamTransport team's car]] in Manga/BlackLagoon is a 1965 Pontiac GTO, and is one of the most well-known, highly sought-after and collectible classic American muscle cars.
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* The story of ''Film/TwoLaneBlacktop'' has two street-racing protagonists (Music/JamesTaylor and Music/DennisWilson) getting challenged by a mysterious and blustery stranger in a yellow Pontiac GTO to a cross-country EpicRace from UsefulNotes/NewMexico to UsefulNotes/WashingtonDC.
* Mason's father in ''Film/{{Boyhood}}'' used to own one, before it was eventually replaced by a minivan.
* The 2013 remake of ''Film/{{Carrie|2013}}'' has Billy Nolan's car replaced by a '71 GTO. [[spoiler:The car is used to try and [[CarFu run Carrie down]] during the climax (by Billy's girlfriend Chris in the '76 film, by Billy himself in the other versions), and given Carrie's PsychicPowers, [[EveryCarIsAPinto it doesn't end well]], [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/carrie2013_3.jpg as it is also seen the movie poster]].]]
* Pickford's GTO in ''Film/DazedAndConfused'' is, in the argot of the period, bitchin'.
* The full-custom modern 2005 Pontiac GTO is the car [[BigBad Trip Murphy]] uses in his first race against Maggie Peyton in ''Film/HerbieFullyLoaded''.
* There's Gary's mom's blue Pontiac GTO convertible in ''Film/LicoricePizza'' (which Alana drives onscreen more than anyone else).
* Teenage gearhead Michael Harlan in ''Film/MyScienceProject'', owns [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SJBgtxsS5Q a customized Pontiac GTO, complete with a supercharged blower]].
* In ''Film/{{The Punisher|2004}}'', the 1969 Pontiac GTO is the car Frank drives in the near beginning of the film. It has a bucket seat, is painted in matte black, and has retractable metal bullet shields for the windows. Sadly, it gets wrecked during the battle with Henry Heck and Frank steals his car as a replacement. Despite being a nice muscle car, it's not the same. Luckily, it reappears in a cutscene in ''VideoGame/ThePunisherTHQ'', a pseudo-sequel to the film.
* The RoadMovie comedy film ''Film/SexDrive'' has Rex in his '69 GTO Judge.
* Xander Cage's car in ''Film/{{xXx}}'' is cool squared. Not only is it a '67 Pontiac GTO, it's also stuffed with enough weaponry and gadgetry for more than half a dozen ''Film/JamesBond'' movies.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* The [[{{Thememobile}} Big Time Rush Mobile]] in ''Series/BigTimeRush'' is a wine red 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible.
* The CoolCar of Stanley Raymond Kowalski in ''Series/DueSouth'' is a black 1967 Pontiac GTO.
* Major Nelson of ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'' drives various Pontiacs throughout the series, but what stood out his beloved GTO convertible.
* Say what you will about ''Series/TheMonkees'', that wild custom GTO was pretty cool.
* The HerosClassicCar of ''Series/RepublicOfDoyle'': a '68 GTO acting as the main transport.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Blur}}'' has the Vauxhall Monaro as a drift-modified car, and serves as one of the 10 Legendary vehicles.
* The first car you receive in ''VideoGame/BurnoutParadise'' is the Hunter Cavalry, a classic muscle car based on the '69 GTO. Its souped-up variant, the Hunter Oval Champ 69 gets a bonus point for mentioning the model year.
* You have the only non-Japanese car in the Platform/PlayStation2 game, ''D1 Professional Drift Grand Prix'', [[https://youtu.be/MsDgzncw9oc?feature=shared&t=453 a 2005 Pontiac GTO that was driven by Rhys Millen in the 2005 season]].
* ''Admit it''. If it weren't for the CreatorProvincialism for the ''VideoGame/{{Forza}}'' series, you wouldn't see many of its GTO variants. ...and the Vauxhall Monaro VXR.
* When Pontiac debuted in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo 4'', one of the cars added is the '64 Tempest Le Mans GTO and the 2004 5.7 liter GTO. Also debuting along with it is the Australian Holden Monaro [=CV8=].
** The 1.20 update in ''7'' included the GTO 'The Judge'.
* The [=DF8=]-90 in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV'' resembles a fifth-generation GTO, while the Arbiter GT exclusive to ninth-gen versions of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoOnline'' resembles "The Judge".
* ''Race Driver: VideoGame/{{GRID}}'' adds this as a Drift-class car. This is based on Rhys Millen's RMR Formula D car, complete with [[ProductPlacement Red Bull]] Racing livery.
** Earlier before this, CreatorProvincialism applied has the British GT [[ProductPlacement Valvoline]]-sponsored [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1GRfN3q8kU Emotional Engineering Vauxhall Monaro]] in ''[=ToCA=] Race Driver 3''.
* Both ''VideoGame/{{Juiced}}'' games add both the American Pontiac GTO and the Australian Holden Monaro at the same time. Consider it as a regional PaletteSwap.
* The Ripper in ''VideoGame/MadMax2015'' is a LawyerFriendlyCameo of the 1965-1967 Pontiac GTO. Not only that, you also have the Killcart, a [[LawyerFriendlyCameo blatant]] Holden Monaro.
* The Potomac GT in ''VideoGame/MafiaIII'' is an obvious stand-in to the 1965 GTO, manly used by opponents in New Bordeaux Racing events.
* Widely regarded as one of the American classics of ''VideoGame/MidnightClub''.
** The second game is the car of Diego, a minor character who drives a 1971 Bestia (a classic GTO with blower), where you can obtain for free after beating him in a drag race.
** There are two different versions of the second-generation GTO in ''3'': A [[PaletteSwap 1968 GTO and a 1970 GTO "The Judge"]].
** In ''Los Angeles'', the South Central [[DownloadableContent DLC]] adds the 1966 GTO, one being owned by Pinky ([[PinkMeansFeminine which her car is also painted pink]], mind you.) and obtainable via... y'know... [[{{Pun}} Pinks]].
* There are some noteworthy examples in ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeed'':
** The fifth-generation GTO's HSV predecessor, the HSV GTS Coupe, appears in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedHotPursuit Hot Pursuit 2]]''.
** The 2004 GTO first appeared in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUnderground Underground 2]]'', being one of the very few American muscle cars in the roster. This car was driven by The Wraiths leader and BigBad Caleb Reece.
** It plays a critical part in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedMostWanted Most Wanted (2005)]]'', with the British-badged Vauxhall Monaro joining with the GTO. Said GTO would be the car of Rog during your first encounter in the prologue, whereas the GTO would be Rockport PD's State Cruiser fleet (appears in Heat levels 3 and 4).
** Not only you get the aforementioned 2000's GTO in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet [=ProStreet=]]]'' (which is great in grip and drift anyway) but you also get the 1965 version, which is also the car of the Speed King, Nate Denver.
* The classic GTO is present in nearly the early ''VideoGame/TestDrive'' games. In ''TD Overdrive'', Skeeter Grimshaw drives a custom variant. The 2005 GTO would be in place instead for ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited''.
[[AC:Western Animation]]
* The Question's car in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' looks to be a 60's Pontiac GTO. Extra points for using it to drive over some [[CarFu bad guys]].
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[[folder:Pontiac Solstice and derivatives]]
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->''"I once drove off the road, screaming, at 80mph. Why? I was in love. When love turns blind, men do irrational things. As far as healthy, loving relationships go, the one presaging my off-highway excursion was a malignant tumor wrapped in an iron lung. I imagine that owning a Pontiac Solstice GXP is a similar affair. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury; the prosecution calls her a "femme fatale on wheels." I ask you: how could something this beautiful be so damn dangerous?"''
-->--'''Jonny Lieberman''', ''The Truth About Cars'', [[https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2007/03/pontiac-solstice-gxp/ Pontiac Solstice GXP Review]]
The Pontiac Solstice is a two-seater sports car manufactured between 2005 to 2010, usually sold either as a convertible, a hardtop or a coupe (the latter two were available in 2009). Its exterior was based on its 2002 concept, which preceded it. It was the first ever two-seater of the brand since the discontinuation of the Pontiac Fiero in 1988.
Initially, it's powered by a naturally-aspirated 2.4 L Ecotec inline-4 engine producing 177 horsepower with 166 lb⋅ft of torque. Its powerful version called the Solstice GXP debuted in 2006 and became available a year later, now being powered by a newer 2.0 L turbocharged inline-4, capable of producing nearly 100 horsepower more than its original.
The Solstice utilized the GM Kappa platform which was shared by its General Motors counterparts such as the Saturn Sky, Opel GT and Daewoo [=G2X=].
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[[AC:Advertising]]
* There was a UsefulNotes/SuperBowl ad for tire company Bridgestone, showing [[Toys/MrPotatoHead Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTXCR5alGc4 driving a yellow Solstice GXP around the mountains]].
[[AC:Film -- Live Action]]
* Apparently, a tricked-out red/white striped Solstice GXP Coupe appears as an electrified [[AutomatedAutomobile automated]] [[GreenAesop EV]], seen in the hands of Archer March, who gives the titular protagonist a lift in the 2023 film ''Film/Zoey102''.
* While the Solstice was fairly new back then, it became prominent as the altmode of [[TheLancer Jazz]], an Autobot from ''Film/Transformers2007''.
[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
* A red Solstice was driven by a prostitute in one episode of ''Series/CSIMiami'', where its rear window got shot out.
* Creator/CourteneyCox's character in ''Series/Dirt2007'' pulls up in front of the Hollywood night club in a mysterious Sol, which became fully noticeable.
* A short-lived series called ''Series/Drive2007'' shows Leigh carjacking a Pontiac Solstice. [[spoiler:Too bad she [[DrivingStick can't drive a stick]]...]]
[[AC:Video Games]]
* Unusual for a rally car, has the Solstice show up in ''VideoGame/{{DIRT}}'' games, usually pulled out from Formula D;
** It shows up in ''Colin [=McRae: DiRT=] 2'', using Rhys Millen's Formula D-spec Solstice as a Trailblazer car (with its signature Red Bull livery by default). Jayde Taylor drives this during the rally disciplines.
** [=DiRT 3=] has Darren [=McNamara=]'s 2010 Formula D-spec Falken-sponsored Saturn Sky as a DownloadableContent Gymkhana car. It returns in ''Showdown'' as a Hoonigan car. Being a RWD car, it makes sense that its capable of drifting.
* The very first ''VideoGame/DriverSanFrancisco'' mission "Prove It", show John Tanner proving to his partner Tobias Jones his ability to shift to another car. This is where John shifts his body to a "jackass" car (a red Solstice) where he uses it to cause mayhem with the cops. Jones is somewhat pleased with that, but at least he ''proved it''.
** There's also a drift-spec version of the Solstice that comes with canards and a [[RiceBurner rear spoiler]].
* Perhaps to be the ImprobablyCoolCar in ''VideoGame/GranTurismo Concept'' is the Solstice Coupe Concept, for some reason is under GM Design before appropriately appearing under the Pontiac brand in ''4'', which you can obtain when you [[DoWellButNotPerfect get at least all silver in the S-License]].
* It shows up in ''[[VideoGame/SanFranciscoRush L.A. Rush]]'', which barely gets any [[WhatAPieceOfJunk pimping]].
-->'''Ryan:''' The Solstice, it's so new it doesn't need much; a bit of visual upgrading and some custom brakes and this one's ghost!
* The Solstice appeared as one of the playable convertibles in ''VideoGame/MidnightClub: Los Angeles'', where it is prominent in the aptly named "I Know You Got Sol" mission.
* ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedProStreet'' brings the beloved Solstice GXP as a 7th-gen exclusive car. It returns in ''[[VideoGame/NeedForSpeedUndercover Undercover]]'' where the TCBPD tend to call it just a "[[BrandX sports car]]".
** Prior to that, there is the Solstice that first showed up in the portable exclusive ''VideoGame/NeedForSpeedCarbon - Own the City''. A body kit essentially turns it in to a Solstice Coupe.
* In quite a rare case, ''VideoGame/TestDriveUnlimited'' features the Saturn Sky as one of the starter cars available. [[PaletteSwap Its original brother]], the Pontiac Solstice appears as a DownloadableContent [[VersionExclusiveContent exclusively]] to the Platform/Xbox360.
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