What was the Pontiac Pursuit?
The Pursuit was a Pontiac compact sold in Canada. It belonged to GM’s Delta-platform family and carried a name used for the Canadian market.
Generation and engines
The Pursuit’s first generation used GM’s Delta platform. Its petrol engines ranged from 2.2 L to 2.4 L, and the official Canadian figures cover five versions. The Pursuit name later became Pontiac G5 Pursuit in Canada.
How economical was the Pursuit?
Canada’s NRCan 5-cycle test gives the lowest listed consumption as 9.3 L/100 km. The Canadian procedure differs from Europe’s WLTP and NEDC tests and from the US EPA procedure, so results are not directly equivalent.
Where was it sold?
In official Canadian registration figures, the Pursuit appears for 2005–2006. Pontiac was a General Motors marque from the United States; the Pursuit name was used in Canada.
Questions and answers
When was the Pontiac Pursuit sold?
The Canadian figures cover 2005–2006.
What engines did the Pursuit have?
Its petrol engine range ran from 2.2 L to 2.4 L.
What is the Pursuit’s official fuel consumption?
The lowest listed figure is 9.3 L/100 km on Canada’s NRCan 5-cycle test.