Comments on: 2006 Pontiac Torrent Review http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/pontiac-torrent/ The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:46:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: zenith http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/pontiac-torrent/comment-page-1/#comment-52836 zenith Mon, 28 May 2007 17:59:32 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1423#comment-52836 As an Aztek owner, I can say that this is a huge step backward. The Torrent is much smaller on the inside because the floor is higher off the ground and the roof is lower in relation to the floor. I get 20-22 mpg city in my FWD Aztek and highway miles are an average right at the "old EPA" of 26 with an all-time high of 29.3, so the Torrent's mileage is much poorer. I hold the cruise at 65 but tend to get carried away passing and hold the vehicle at 85 for 5-10 minutes at a time, lest you think I plod along @55 all the time to get these figures. I know that FWD vehicles are supposed to have longer turning radii, but I can do a U-turn in much less space with this vehicle than with an RWD Ford Ranger with the same wheelbase. Yes, the Aztek and its Buick brother ,the Rendezvous, have controversial styling, but they're far more practical than this pathetic loser. As an Aztek owner, I can say that this is a huge step backward.

The Torrent is much smaller on the inside because the floor is higher off the ground and the roof is lower in relation to the floor.

I get 20-22 mpg city in my FWD Aztek and highway miles are an average right at the “old EPA” of 26 with an all-time high of 29.3, so the Torrent’s mileage is much poorer. I hold the cruise at 65 but tend to get carried away passing and hold the vehicle at 85 for 5-10 minutes at a time, lest you think I plod along @55 all the time to get these figures.

I know that FWD vehicles are supposed to have longer turning radii, but I can do a U-turn in much less space with this vehicle than with an RWD Ford Ranger with the same wheelbase.

Yes, the Aztek and its Buick brother ,the Rendezvous, have controversial styling, but they’re far more practical than this pathetic loser.

]]> By: LamborghiniZ http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/pontiac-torrent/comment-page-1/#comment-41706 LamborghiniZ Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:21:40 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1423#comment-41706 Why is this review so positive regarding the looks? The looks are nothing special, in fact the rear exterior is basically identical to the Equinox, and the front isn't groundbreaking. The interior is awful too, decent looking gauges don't make up for a cloned Equinox interior filled with hard, cheap plastics and a boring design. Why is this review so positive regarding the looks? The looks are nothing special, in fact the rear exterior is basically identical to the Equinox, and the front isn’t groundbreaking. The interior is awful too, decent looking gauges don’t make up for a cloned Equinox interior filled with hard, cheap plastics and a boring design.

]]> By: mik http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/pontiac-torrent/comment-page-1/#comment-39226 mik Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:27:35 +0000 http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/?p=1423#comment-39226 ...you are just another unhappy pontiac buddy ... ;) ... get a water matrass with XBox... I don't like RAV4 as much as Escape ... 2 little scooters …you are just another unhappy pontiac buddy … ;) … get a water matrass with XBox…
I don’t like RAV4 as much as Escape … 2 little scooters

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