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 this, the last J car, will end in June of 2005. Just 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 Chevrolet's J-car replacement, the Cobalt, in Canada as the 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
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