2004 Pontiac Grand Prix Review Summaries

What reviewers liked most about the Pontiac Grand Prix:

The car has a cockpit-like feel inside, with the center stack aimed at the driver and all the flush-mounted controls well laid out and within easy reach. Even the quality of the materials used inside has been improved over the outgoing model.

-- AutoWeek

Redesigned for '04, the Grand Prix benefits from stronger, more refined engines; fine-tuned ride and handling characteristics; and a driver-friendlier cockpit with large gauges and, for the most part, simple controls.

-- Edmunds.com

The GTP with the optional all-new Competition Group suspension package (Comp G) is damped with just the right amount of firmness, making for a ride that feels more akin to that found in today's better European 4-doors.

-- Road & Track

The front-wheel-drive Grand Prix is a brute on the highway, at its best when the road is open and you can hammer the throttle.

-- Automobile

Quality and content have definitely moved upscale with this new Grand Prix, but the price of entry is unchanged - $22,395 for a GT.

-- Car and Driver

What reviewers liked least about the Pontiac Grand Prix:

If Pontiac's latest and greatest has one fatal flaw, it's the low, hard rear seat, which offers no support for adult thighs and provides poor visibility for kids.

-- Car and Driver

The so-called Coke bottle sides are marked (marred I would say) by two parallel character lines through the two doors about a hand's span below the door handles.

-- New Car Test Drive

At the first exit onto a country road, though, the 3633-pound Grand Prix answers your commands sluggishly and is slow to change direction; no surprise, since 63.3 percent of its weight rests on the front tires.

-- Automobile

Even with this year's refinements, though, the Pontiac's engine continues to go about its business with more racket than most import V6s - something to consider if a quiet cabin is important to you.

-- Edmunds.com

Pontiac Grand Prix Comparisons:

As the sub-$30,000 midsize sedan market is perhaps the most competitive in the business, the new Grand Prix adds a unique feature to rise above the crowd: an optional fold-flat front passenger seat.

-- Road & Track

At $26,495 with freight, the GTP is $1,005 cheaper than the Maxima version that most closely matches it in equipment - the SE automatic.

-- Cars.com

Best one-liner about the Pontiac Grand Prix:

Anyway, following a 2004 Grand Prix down the highway is a pleasant occupation.

-- New Car Test Drive