Direct and weighty steering – admittedly feelless – is just the start. Reasons to avoid the purchase of a Torrent GXP can’t include ‘poor driving dynamics’. While maintaining a civil ride, the GXP is tied to the tarmac in a way that BMW consumers would enjoy. (Take that as a positive sign for GM’s future performance vehicles.) Equip with bigger wheels and a true sports suspension and you’ve got yourself a GXP. Steering switches from electric to hydraulic assist. Along with the gains under the hood (79 bhp up from the base Torrent), you can also count on an extra gear in the automatic tranny. And this ain’t 264 horsepower from a piece of unfortunate mess of thrashing metal. The Torrent GXP is ready for takeoff.įor somewhere between $26-28,000 USD, you can have a GM-built SUV with 264 horsepower. When I first set foot outside the luncheon area at General Motors Milford Proving Ground and walked around the vehicles to see which I needed to drive wanted to drive and felt responsible to drive, the Pontiac’s Torrent GXP stuck out as a vehicle I should drive based on the responsibility I have to the Good Car Nation. However, there is praise to be showered upon the Torrent GXP. Plus, I think it would be great to see a Pontiac crossover that wasn’t available at the Chevrolet dealership. I’d love to see an interior that beckoned me with quality and materials, for instance. Nobody needs this kind of performance in a vehicle that fails to live up to the standards we set for ‘feel’ and refinement. I see numerous points anybody could put forth to show that the Pontiac Torrent GXP (a high-powered small utility attempting to be an inexpensive BMW X3) doesn’t need to exist. This story from early August reveals my true feelings towards the purpose and necessity of a vehicle like the Pontiac Torrent GXP. There’s plans to inform The Good Car Nation of all Milford Proving Ground activities, but don’t we all love to read a good test drive? Isn’t that what automotive media really centres on? ‘Where the tire hits the road’ ought to be especially applicable to people who care about the tire and the road, no?
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