<img data-attachment-id="1764724" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/00-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/00-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291125","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.001453488372093","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, RH front view" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, RH front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-9.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764724″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, RH front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-8.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-9.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-10.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-11.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-12.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>While General Motors may have developed an alarming rod knock during the middle 2000s, culminating in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009, The General’s Pontiac Division was shooting rods through the hood by 2007 or so. Oh, sure, the Solstice gave us all hope for the marque that gave us so many great machines over the decades, but few felt optimistic about Pontiac by the time the G5 hit showrooms for the 2007 model year. Here’s one of those first-year G5s, a Performance Red GT Coupe found in a Denver-area yard over the weekend.
<img data-attachment-id="1764760" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/50-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/50-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291175","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0028169014084507","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, rear view" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, rear view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-14.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-1.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764760″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-1.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, rear view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-1.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-13.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-14.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-15.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-16.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-17.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>The G5 was a badge-engineered version of the Chevrolet Cobalt (yes, that Cobalt), available only for the 2007 through 2009 model years and only as a coupe.
<img data-attachment-id="1764762" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/54-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/54-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291183","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.00418410041841","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, decklid badge" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, decklid badge – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-19.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-2.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764762″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-2.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, decklid badge – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-2.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-18.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-19.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-20.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-21.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-22.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>This one is the GT version, the higher-priced of the two trim levels available for the G5.
<img data-attachment-id="1764740" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/18-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/18-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291072","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0060240963855422","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, Engine" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, Engine – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-24.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-3.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764740″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-3.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, Engine – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-3.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-23.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-24.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-25.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-26.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-27.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>With the GT package, you got the 2.4-liter Ecotec engine, rated at 173 horsepower, rather than the 148-horse 2.2 in the base G5. The GT also got a better audio system, nicer wheels, ABS, one year of OnStar, and some other goodies. The GT’s MSRP started at $18,375 (about $24,240 today), while the base G5 cost $14,725 (about $19,425 in 2021 bones, or clams).
<img data-attachment-id="1764744" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/26-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/26-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291106","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"80","shutter_speed":"0.0083333333333333","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-29.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-4.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764744″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-4.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-4.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-28.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-29.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-30.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-31.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-32.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>A five-speed manual came as standard equipment, but nearly all Cobalt/G5 buyers decided to spend extra for the four-speed automatic. How much more did it cost to convert this fun-to-drive car into a boring commuter? 850 bones, which comes to about 1,120 clams today. At least air conditioning came at no extra cost on all G5s.
<img data-attachment-id="1764738" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/14-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/14-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291014","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0063694267515924","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, MyxedUp decal" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, MyxedUp decal – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-34.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-5.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764738″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-5.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, MyxedUp decal – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-5.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-33.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-34.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-35.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-36.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-37.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>As is typical for most used-up cars found in Denver-area car graveyards, this G5 boasts plenty of stickers from cannabis dispensaries.
<img data-attachment-id="1764746" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/27-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/27-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291110","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0065359477124183","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-39.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-6.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764746″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-6.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, interior – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-6.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-38.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-39.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-40.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-41.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-42.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>Depreciation hit late Pontiacs hard, so this car appears to have spent its final years in Hooptie Mode.
<img data-attachment-id="1764750" data-permalink="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe/34-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-in-colorado-junkyard-photo-by-murilee-martin/" data-orig-file="https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/34-2007-Pontiac-G5-GT-in-Colorado-junkyard-photo-by-Murilee-Martin.jpg" data-orig-size="3000,1688" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.4","credit":"","camera":"SM-G960U1","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1622291133","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.3","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0019193857965451","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, front view" data-image-description="
2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars
” data-medium-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-44.jpg” data-large-file=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-7.jpg” class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-1764750″ src=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-7.jpg” alt=”2007 Pontiac G5 GT in Colorado junkyard, front view – ©2021 Murilee Martin – The Truth About Cars” width=”610″ height=”343″ srcset=”http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-7.jpg 610w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-43.jpg 75w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-44.jpg 450w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-45.jpg 768w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-46.jpg 120w, http://lntransportation.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/junkyard-find-2007-pontiac-g5-gt-coupe-47.jpg 800w” sizes=”(max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px”>In the end, the very last US-market Pontiacs were 2010 G6s and Vibes, and I’ve managed to document those cars in junkyards; I’ve shot discarded examples of the Solstice and G3 as well. To complete the Final Days of Pontiac set, I’ll need to add examples of the 2009 G8, Torrent, and Montana as well.
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We continue our 2007 and 1997 sedan series with its fourth installment. We’ve covered V6 Japanese sedans from two different decades, as well as American-branded entries from 2007. Today we step back to the midsize V6 sedan class of 1997. The Big Three beckon you with medium build quality, equipment, and value for money in a midsize sedan; a segment in which only GM deigns to participate in 2020. Let’s go.
1997 saw the first generation Dodge Intrepid wrap up its run, arguably as the most stylish car of this trio. It was replaced by a larger second generation the following year which seemed built even more poorly than the first-gen. Developed over its tenure, by 1996 Intrepid had standard ABS, and an Autostick shift-it-yourself feature for the four-speed automatic. Today’s car is well-equipped ES trim and features the larger 3.5-liter V6 good for 214 horsepower. You’ll pay around $22,910.
The third-gen Taurus was in its second model year in 1997, as its design went from aero three-box to ovoid, customers were less than thrilled, and Ford began to pay less and less attention to its mass-market family car. The model’s first two years saw a different trim lineup than the latter two, with G, GL, LX, and SHO as the initial group. Base models received a 3.0-liter Vulcan V6, but the LX stepped up to the 3.0 Duratec mill that made 200 horses (instead of 145). Today’s LX sends those horses through a four-speed AX4N automatic. Yours at $21,610.
The popular and cladded Grand Prix was newly in its sixth generation for the ’97 model year. Aggressive in styling and with Pontiac’s Wide-Trac stance, the Grand Prix was a go-to for many family sedan buyers at the time. Just two trims were available on Grand Prix, the base SE in sedan guise, or GT in coupe or sedan forms. The GT sedan (today’s pick) uses the Buick 3800 V6 good for 195 horsepower. Ask is about $20,319.