Pontiac Bonneville

E55074

Pontiac vehicle automobile model full-size car

The Pontiac Bonneville was a full-size, performance-oriented American car produced by General Motors’ Pontiac division, known for its upscale features and powerful V8 engines, especially popular from the late 1950s through the 1970s.

Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Pontiac Bonneville (selected years)	1
Pontiac Bonneville Special concept	1
Pontiac Star Chief (as top trim)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Pontiac vehicle ⓘ automobile model ⓘ full-size car ⓘ
bodyStyle	2-door hardtop ⓘ 4-door sedan ⓘ convertible ⓘ
brand	Pontiac ⓘ
category	classic American car ⓘ
class	full-size car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
engineType	V8 engine ⓘ inline-6 engine ⓘ
evolvedTo	standalone model line ⓘ
fuelType	gasoline ⓘ
introduced	1957 ⓘ
layout	front-engine ⓘ
manufacturer	Pontiac ⓘ
market	North America ⓘ
marketedAs	upscale, premium Pontiac model ⓘ
marketPosition	performance-oriented ⓘ
notableDesignElement	extensive chrome trim in early years ⓘ wide-track stance (1960s Pontiacs) ⓘ
notableEngine	389 cu in Pontiac V8 ⓘ 400 cu in Pontiac V8 ⓘ 421 cu in Pontiac V8 ⓘ 455 cu in Pontiac V8 ⓘ
notableEraOfPopularity	1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ late 1950s ⓘ
notableFeature	powerful V8 engines ⓘ upscale trim and features ⓘ
notableFor	luxury and performance combination ⓘ
parentCompany	General Motors ⓘ
platformUsage	GM B-body (early full-size generations) ⓘ surface form: GM B-body (various generations) GM H-body ⓘ surface form: GM H-body (later generations)
positionInLineup	top-of-the-line full-size Pontiac ⓘ
predecessor	Pontiac Bonneville self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pontiac Star Chief (as top trim)
productionEndYear	2005 ⓘ
productionStartYear	1957 ⓘ
segment	full-size family car ⓘ
soldBy	Pontiac dealerships ⓘ
successor	Pontiac G8 ⓘ surface form: Pontiac G8 (performance role, partial)
transmissionOption	automatic transmission ⓘ manual transmission ⓘ
trimLevelRole	initially a high-performance, limited-production trim ⓘ
typicalSeatingCapacity	5 passengers ⓘ 6 passengers ⓘ
wheelDrive	front-wheel drive (later generations) ⓘ rear-wheel drive (early generations) ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GM Motorama → notableExhibit → Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pontiac Bonneville Special concept

Pontiac → notableModel → Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ

GM H-body → platformForModel → Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ

Pontiac Bonneville → predecessor → Pontiac Bonneville self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pontiac Star Chief (as top trim)

Pontiac G8 → predecessor → Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ

GM C-body → usedForModel → Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pontiac Bonneville (selected years)