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Perhaps Not:  The Pontiac Aztec

5/17/2014

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Like that song by Erasure, we love to hate the Pontiac Aztec.  It has looks that only a mother could love.  But, since it is an automobile, it doesn’t have a mother.  It screams, “What were they thinking?”  Some have argued that the Aztec is purely utilitarian and should be judged as such.  Well, so was the Toyota Land Cruiser 40 series.  But while the Land Cruiser has become a rugged classic, the “Asstec” [sic] is just unbecoming.  Not even Walter White[1] could make this car cool, bitch.  Pontiac terminated the Aztec in 2005 and then Pontiac terminated in 2008.  Coincidence?  Maybe.  But if there is a correlation, we can heap the blame for losing the G8 GXP[2] on the Aztec.  And don’t worry, dear readers, with all that alleged utility the Aztec can handle it.
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[1] Note that even Heisenberg preferred Dodge.

[2] The Gentleman Motorist is aware that the G8 GXP was actually a Holden and that it is now reincarnated as the Chevy SS.  But the G8 GXP was a true moment of promise for Pontiac.  It was hailed as an affordable rival to the BMW M5.  And, for that reason, the Gentleman Motorist is sad to see the fire bird go the way of the dodo.

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