Pontiac Sunfire
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The Pontiac Sunfire is a compact car made by Pontiac. It was introduced as a 1995 model year replacement for the Sunbird. Not only was the name changed, but dramatic styling changes were included as well. Also during this time, the J-body platform was updated structurally to meet more stringent safety standards. The Sunfire model could be purchased as a coupe or a convertible. However, the covertible models were not sold after the year 2000 when Pontiac introduced the new body styling of the Sunfire.
Production of the Sunfire will end in June of 2005. Over 36,000 Sunfires were sold in 2004 for around US$11,500. No replacement vehicle is planned for the United States market, though Pontiac sells a version of the Chevrolet Cobalt in Canada as the Pontiac Pursuit.
The Pontiac Sunfire is available in standard and GT trim. Only the coupe will be available in 2005.
Available engines are:
- 2.0L I-4 "Dual Cam"
- 1995 - 2.3 L (138 in³) Quad-4 I4
- 1995 - 2.2 L (134 in³) 2200 I4
- 1996–2002 - 2.4 L (146 in³) LD9 I4
- 1998–2004 - 2.2 L (134 in³) Ecotec I4