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That seems inconsistent to me. He laid into the C6 Vette because of the suspension, and it's some of the best I've ever had the privilege of driving on. I don't claim to have any kind of special expertise with cars, I don't have any formal training, but I know when a car doesn't hurt my back because the suspension it too stiff, or when a car drives like a boat because it's too loose. Having Koni adjustables teaches you to find the middle ground between comfort and performance. The GTO (and by extension the Monoro) has decent suspension for an American car, in fact I'd say it stands ahead of anything from Ford or Dodge, but it's not stiff enough for turns and it's not refined enough to be balanced overall. I'd choose the Vette's suspension even for every day use over the GTO or even the CTS-V any day. Comparatively, they drive like Mustangs. But I'm getting off topic...
Pontiac (as a part of GM) really helped to give the world muscle in a way that Europe and Japan couldn't. With our neighbors across the sea, you either had economy and low price or performance and high price, unless you wanted to drive something that shared dimensions with a can of Coke. I've driven a Challenger, a Charger, and even the G-body Grand Prix. American muscle represented style, power, even a culture for people that wanted to appreciate cars without having to pay some ridiculous price. It's a shame that in my lifetime I wasn't able to witness Pontiac in it's prime. Those that were should lament the passing of an integral part of Americana.
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