2006 Pontiac Torrent

Pros: sliding 2nd row seat,heated seats,styling,good value for money
Cons: minor,side door map pockets very small, tilt wheel operation,fuel tank capacity

fun vehicle to drive. no problems so far. people tell me it looks like a BMW. very responsive engine. bought it a few weeks ago with all options. in my opinion the best features are all wheel drive,heated leather seats,multi disc pioneer sound system w/ XM radio, ONSTAR,spacious interior for a small suv.

Pros: Nice to look at and fairly comfortable.
Cons: Nothing but problems, will get rid of it as soon as I can .

Bought brand new one year and 12K miles ago. It's a beautiful vehicle to look at. Too bad that's only skin deep. The entire interior is made of substandard materials. the materials used on the Pontiac G5 is by far superior, and it costs 10K less. Apprx ten trips to the dealer so far and the ignition still isn't right. The sunroof has twice been repaired for leaks, and the stereo has been replaced twice so far. I bought this on a GMAC "Smart Buy" that has mileage limitations. Every problem is 46 miles round trip, and hours of my wasted time. Being my ninth Pontiac, I trusted that Pontiac would being willing to help out a little. What a mistake, I was essentially told "Oh well, sorry".

There will not be a tenth Pontiac, I'll own a Hyundai.

Pros: lots of interior space for its overall size. stylish, we think anyway. comfortable seating.
Cons: somewhat stiff ride. don't care for the steering wheel adjustment.

My wife and I bought a new Torrent on Valentines day of this year for her to drive. Living in Alaska our 2 main concerns were winter driving and fuel economy. I liked the all wheel drive aspect the most. It handles very good on snow and ice! As far as fuel economy it has been pretty much what the sticker said it would be depending on how and who drives it. It seems to be a good vehicle for the money, we opted for less fluff and more brawn when choosing options. Only thing that has happened is one of the small stereo speakers in the drivers door has developed a vibration when you turn up the stereo. Other than that seems to be a pretty solid rig so far.