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2008 Pontiac Torrent Overview

Likes:

  • New GXP edition
  • Power from 3.6-liter V-6
  • Improved ride of base models
  • Lots of interior room
  • Easy-to-use controls

Dislikes:

  • Cheap-feeling interior
  • Flexible chassis leads to squeaks
  • Poor driving feel for base model

Bottom Line

By Rex Roy's avatar Rex Roy, Detroit Editor

TheCarConnection.com's editors read the latest reviews on the new 2008 Pontiac Torrent to write this comprehensive review. The car experts at TheCarConnection.com also drove the 2008 Pontiac Torrent, and they use that experience to steer you to the right opinions and ...

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By Rex Roy's avatar Rex Roy, Detroit Editor

The 2008 Pontiac Torrent has many improvements over the previous model, and the new Pontiac Torrent 2008 GXP version brings sportier looks to what TheCarConnection.com notes may be a dated design. The Torrent is a near-twin of the Chevrolet Equinox, but some distinct styling...

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Select a Trim:

Trim MSRP / Invoice Fuel Econ
2008 Pontiac Torrent: FWD 4dr $23,520 / $21,991 City: 17
Hwy: 24
2008 Pontiac Torrent: AWD 4dr $25,145 / $23,510 City: 17
Hwy: 24
2008 Pontiac Torrent: FWD 4dr GXP $28,120 / $26,292 City: 16
Hwy: 24
2008 Pontiac Torrent: AWD 4dr GXP $29,745 / $27,811 City: 16
Hwy: 24

Other Choices:

As outfitted, the Torrent GXP will handily run circles around a Hyundai Santa Fe, Mitsubishi Outlander, Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, or 2009 Dodge Journey. None of those competitors even offer performance packages. The 2008 Pontiac Torrent also delivers a far more credible facsimile of sporty handling than the typical truck-based SUV (or even car-based crossover), but its Chevrolet Equinox donor chassis can't keep pace with the Opel that underpins the new Saturn Vue and Vue Red Line performance edition. In the 2008 Pontiac Torrent GXP, though you're not going to out-corner sportscars, you will be piloting something a lot more agile than the typical lumbering SUV--something that's happy to tackle corners at speeds that would make most of its more SUV-looking crossover competition seriously unhappy.

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