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Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP Convertible, Part 3
Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP Convertible, Part 3-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:10:21

Your Chrysler Sebring is getting a little old and you don't want to wait for a new one; you want a convertible but live in the 75% of the country that has some sort of winter.

You're looking for a more of a sports car and less of a boulevard cruiser; you or your traveling companion pack heavy.

· Speed Merchants: No

· Fashion Victims:

· Treehuggers: No

· Mack Daddies: No

· Tuner Crowd: No

· Hairdressers:

· Penny Pinchers: No

· Euro Snobs: No

· Working Stiffs: No

· Technogeeks: No

· Poseurs:

· Soccer Moms: No

· Nascar Dads:

· Golfing Grandparents: No

· Volkwagen Eos

· Chrysler Sebring Convertible

· Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder

· Manufacturer: Pontiac

· Model tested: G6 GTP Convertible

· Model year: 2006

· Base Price: $29,365

· Price as Tested: $31,990

· Engine type: 3.9-liter OHV 12-valve V-6

· Horsepower: 240 hp @ 6000 rpm

· Torque: 240 ft.-lbs. @ 2800 rpm

· Redline: 6400 rpm

· Transmission: 4-speed manumatic

· Curb Weight: 3428 lbs

· LxWxH: 189.0 x 70.6 x 57.0 in

· Wheelbase: 112.3 in

· Tires: P225/50R18 Goodyear Eagle LS-2

· Drive type: front-wheel-drive

· 0 - 60 mph: 8.2 sec.

· 1/4-mile: 16.3 sec. @ 88 mph

· Fuel economy city/highway: 18 / 26

· NHTSA crash test rating: front: 5/4 (driver/passenger); side: 3/5 (front/rear); rollover: 5

Related:

Jalopnik Reviews: 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP Convertible, , [internal]

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