2007 Pontiac G5 Review - The Devil On My Shoulder...
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Drivetrain
3:14 - Interior
4:52 - BFB Test
5:00 - Interior
5:31 - Back Seats
6:58 - Trunk / Cargo Space
7:35 - Exterior
8:08 - Final Thoughts
10:36 - Outro - Auta a dopravní prostředky
My manager bought the loss leader Cobalt version of this - had a 5 speed manual and zero options - even had crank windows. But he had a long commute, it got great gas mileage, and it never let him down. These are essentially purpose built as thrifty cars for commuting or first time new car buyers. Nothing wrong with that.
His car must have been one of the Cobalt XFEs (eXcellent Fuel Economy) - zero options, five speed manual. They could achieve 40 MPG (or more).
I always liked the side profile of the G5. Sleek and modern.
"Mom can we get a GTO??"
Mom: we have a GTO at home!"
The GTO at home 👆🏻
Resembles nothing about a gto wym lol
@@gd_4saken827 look up a 2004 GTO and compare it to a G5 coupe. Its look like a shrunken GTO
I had a Cobalt rental car when my then-wife and I flew to Wisconsin to find an apartment after I got a job up there. The whole trip was a cluster, with a snowstorm in Minneapolis keeping us from getting to Madison, and we ended up flying into La Crosse and driving down. Of all the cars I've driven, it was certainly one of them. The seats were weirdly uncomfortable. The guy at the airport charged me for an extra day when I returned it five minutes late and did so with a smirk on his face. Some cars I'm nostalgic for... that's not one of them.
Pretty much any Pontiac coupe with back seats are for looks only.
2000s pre-bailout GM was pretty all right. The cars were reasonably stylish, they were fairly reliable, the seats and ride were comfortable, and the plastics were decent enough with the exception of the painted buttons. These were perfectly adequate transportation. It's a shame Pontiac and Oldsmobile and Saturn and Saab are no longer around but GM just had too many brands making the same cars.
U know GM of this era were bad bad when even trying to frame them in their most greatest, u still resort to words that describe mediocrity like "fairly, decent enough, adequate, reasonably"
The Cavalier was awful, though. The driving position would hurt my legs, and I never knew why. The seats were flat, and the interior was chinty.
I never knew these existed till now. It's definitely a rebadged Chevrolet Cobalt, the taillights and side profile give it away.
Lol yep
The G5 coupe actually gets different taillights from the Cobalt coupe
Also that split front grille…..although I saw enough of them on the road back in the day. Today they are quite rare compared to the cobalt
Yep, driving an 07 G5 right now with a Cobalt engine in it. They are all junk btw.
It's still trash cause it's American made. The only Pontiac that's worth owning, is the Pontiac Vibe GT.
I had a 2006 Cobalt SS with the same 2.4 L engine, that I just retired due to rust issues. 270K miles with no major issues; it always started and ran great no matter how bitter cold it was here sometimes. I always liked the G5 as a better-looking car (in front) than the Cobalt although I do like the Cobalt's taillights better. Such a handy size of a vehicle compared the SUVs and crossovers which consumers have flocked to since then.
Great review! I had forgotten about these. I’m gonna have to watch your G3 review, I didn’t know those existed. Appreciate your channel.
This was great! Love a good blast from the past, especially with Pontiac vehicles! I had two G6’s: 2005 and 2008. I loved the 4 panel panoramic sunroof of the ‘05 G6 but I absolutely loved the ‘08 G6, which felt so much more put together and less rigid when driving it. I was baffled by the introduction of both the G5 and G3 and hated knowing they existed. My parents owned GM products for most of my childhood and my mom still drives a Buick Enclave to this day. I’ve since moved on from GM but still smile anytime I see someone driving a Pontiac-except for the G3 and G5.
its a 2.2l engine and you can take this plastic divider out of the cupholder area so you can fit your bigger bottles.
No it’s a 2.4, the car in the video is a GT
I had an 06 Gt 5spd manual. It was a lot of fun had heated leather seats sunroof and a 7 speaker pioneer sound system with a 10” kicker in the trunk , factory. It was quick but it could be twitchy in hair pins if you came in fast . The turn in was always off ,you’d always have to correct.it had zero body roll which was great but to softly dampened , made for a pogo stick shock if you didn’t expect it but corrected it self quickly if you didn’t panic. Interior plastics were shabby but that was gum in those days. Was a fun car and it looked bad ass all shined up in black.🍻
Had one as a rental, and had a few Cobalt coupes too. They were comfortable, but parking lots were hard with the big doors. The trunk was decently sized, but the Pontiac had the Monsoon subwoofer that took some of that away. But the trunk opening was a glorified mail slot. The Cobalt sedan was much more practical, yet the rentals were seemingly always base models without cruise.
They called this car the Pontiac pursuit in Canada
In Canada it was called the Pursuit, then the Pursuit G5, and then the G5 until it was discontinued in 2010 (I bought one in 2007)
I remember seeing these and the Chevy version as one of the most common dailies back in high school. And inevitably, there was a G5 with a loud weed eater muffler on it.
07 pontiac g5 with 2.2 ecotec, made 440k km with it, most reliable and economical car ive ever owned, had clutch issues and that is it, the 2.4 was less reliable because of vvt, oil consumption is caused by wrong oil, i swapped the entire suspension and steering from a turbo cobalt and the seats, handling was much better and ride much comfy, its a must
Is it direct swap for the seats?
My G5 GT 5 speed has been the most reliable car I've owned. Pretty peppy around town, fun to push hard, but still gets 30 mpg. Only problems I have with it are the rust and the fact that premium fuel is REQUIRED for a relatively low powered car to prevent spark knock. Even says that in the manual. But i still love it to death and will dearly miss it when its gone.
They made a G5 sedan for the Mexican and Canadian market called the G5 Pursuit. I saw one in the middle of Indiana once, and I could immediately tell by the wheels it wasn't a Cobalt.
"I wish I didn't have a head" lol
I have a 08 cobalt 5 speed sport it does its job no oil burning to
Looks like the tach redline is 6,750rpm to me, forums all say the ECM/TCM shifts at 6,500rpm maximum and fuel cut is at 6,750. But still impressive for a GM 2.4 liter 4-cyl
I used to know guy in my gun club with 4 door G5 base model. Young guy, mechanic by trade and it was his first new car. He kept it running well for many years. Not a bad car but it was priced out of my reach.
Unfortuantely GM did not put rust proof coating on them, so they are subject to rust when they put salt on the road in winter. GM use cheap plastics in their cars back then
Tell me you tried the i gear
NO TEMP GAUGE??? BALLS!
Glad you listened to the comments !Zack!
Yeah g6 much bigger its a rebaged malibu
Nice 😊
Cool looking cars! I love coupés,unlike you! 😂😂 They look quite similar to European Vauxhall/Opel Astra coupés! 😍😍 Perhaps the same underpinnings? We got Astras in sedan/saloon,hatchback & wagons/estates here in Europe,but North America only got hatches.
9:25 - What happened in 1987 (LeMans) is arguably what killed Pontiac. Or the 1000 before that. Or the minivans. Or the ponderous Safari. Or the fat Parisienne... Pontiac forgot its "excitement" identity, and THAT is why the brand died.
I’ve seen many of these on the road
In your opinion what’s best GM 2000s 4 cylinder the Ion redline, Cobalt SS,or the G5
Sucks they didn’t make a GXP tho it would have been over for Chevy
What NO G5 GT ? it matches mazda 3
@ 6:00 Makes me think of that scene in Pulp Fiction.
It's crazy that Chevy got the SS supercharged and turbocharged versions, and Pontiac was stuck with the modern Chevette version. Even Saturn had Redline. Made zero sense.
can't wait for you to get into a Cobalt SS someday... but yeah.
Zack, If you need a 2007 Pontiac, do yourself a favor and buy a Vibe!!!!!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩
I owned the chevrolet version of this car. What the car lacked in looks and refinement it made up for in gas mileage and reliability. Lasted 220000 miles before I made the mistake of loaning it to my older brother, who ran it for a month without changing the oil, trashing the engine block. Definitely don't miss having to lift my son's infant car seat in & out of the backseat, but I do miss not having a car payment.
i don’t care for back seat space, less space the better, hell idk why there’s even seats should just be a small bench to put stuff on. it’s a 2 door man. want back seats get a 4 door. i hate people getting in the back there feet stain up my seats and shit while getting in
Got my license on one of these!
I genuinely think the cobalt/G5 and Saturn Ion had a great deal in GM’s issues despite how great and reliable they are. Those ignition recall crashes and issues really put a dent in GM.
With that being said, I drive a 2003 Saturn ion in great condition and love it.
A guy I used to work with had one of these...No, it was a Cobalt...same thing.
Te falto el pontiac g2 (un daewoo matiz)
I would pick one of these up for a daily driver if they were four doors.
There was a Canadian Pontiac Pursuit which is essentially this as a 4 door. Probably still a great deal around I assume
Elle ressemble beaucoup à la Chevrolet Cobalt de NFS Mos Wanted sur PS2.
C'est du badge engineering, la voiture est la même mais avec des badges differents ;) ils avaient aussi les saturns ion qui si je me souviens partageait la plateforme, mais avec un look complètement différent! (Je parle par experience, je vis au Québec, j'ai tout vu ca dans la circulation!) ;)
It's amazing how people, especially non-Americans and those who don't live in the countries where the cars were sold, are conditioned to perceive certain models of cars exclusively as video game vehicles. They are and have always been real cars. It kind of irks me that I talk about a specific car and one person goes "Oh my gosh, it's a Need for Speed car!" We get it, this car was in video games, but to call it a video game car is honestly a little ignorant, since the car was never designed for that game. It was designed like every other car waiting to be driven by a real person.
Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with learning about cars from video games, but to go on with this video game vehicle label is a little annoying. Not everyone can relate with video games, and the reason why the cars appear in those games are a matter of advertisement, so it's kind of insulting that people perceive advertised products as nothing more than video game items.
Do you still have the fb?
I do not, sadly
@@ShootingCars i saw it on your pfp but i hadnt heard or saw it at all. (I started watching at the mercedes ml 320)
It’s half a GTO
This is one of multiple exhibits I'd enter into evidence in the case for why Pontiac died. The G3 and G6 would be submitted, too.
After GM went bankrupt in 2009, they got rid of their car brands - Pontiac, Saturn and Saab to focus making crossover/SUVs and trucks
A friend of mine had one of these when he was in grad school. That weird, faux carbon fiber strip across the dash was shattered for a weird reason: his sister was a crack head and tried to eat it as she thought it would clean her teeth being "fiber." Otherwise, he never talks about the car. It was that boring.
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@@moeanthony9308 these cars are so hopelessly Anodyne that the only point of Interest I could possibly think of was that stupid story about my friend's sister
@@akr01364 lol
I don't like gm front wheel drive cars
lmao nice Cobalt
Driving home from the airport now and then heading to get my hair done
Ffuck and then starting the mugshot of my head and the plants are the only ones who have a little brown in the living room
Bro what
Nobody wanted the Oprah car
Cobalts were known for being junk. They had numerous known issues. The ignition switch, electric power steering issues, oil consumption and blown timing chain issues on occasion. The Ion's were a little better but kinda had alot of body roll for what they were
I drive an ion and it had the same recalls cobalt did. Mine were taken in by previous owner. However, these cars are very great once you fix the recalls and simply maintain them. My grandma had a cobalt that survived 177k mikes and two accidents before dying in a third.
The oil consumption is only really so bad in the 2.4. The 2.2 which is in Cobalt LS and LT, and the ion 2 and 3 were a lot better as far as consumption.
@@Vex-zz7br Yeah I know them well. I'm 24 and my school had a fleet of them used for drivers ed. My first car was a 05 Cobalt I bought out of highschool, I later had a 07 Ion I picked up for $700 running and driving. I took a autoshop class my senior year in highschool and my team took apart an ecotec. A year prior I bought a Saturn L200 with a ecotec (broken timing chain) There cheap and easy to work on but have their special GM issues😂
I never heard of a Pontiac G5, and I'm a car guy
So much more depressing than what the Europeans did at the same time,
Whoever had it before you must not of taken care of it. Only 111,000, and the check engine light is on? What the fuck really?
They called this car the Pontiac pursuit in Canada