The Pontiac G6 is an automobile designed and built by General Motors and offered to the public under the Pontiac brand name. It uses the GM Epsilon platform. Introduced at the 2004 North American International Auto Show, the G6 is a replacement for the Pontiac Grand Am.
The launch of the G6 was a major publicity stunt: 276 of the cars were given away to audience members of the Oprah Winfrey Show .
Pontiac introduced a retractable hardtop convertible version of the G6 at the 2005 Los Angeles Auto Show. It is expected to go on sale in 2006 priced around US$30,000.
Beginning in April, 2005, the G6 became the first General Motors vehicle since the electric-powered EV1 to wear a "GM" badge. It is placed on both fenders behind the front wheels. All other GM vehicles will eventually wear similar badges.
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