It was the last refresh for the Pontiac Bonneville, a car which was on the market since 1958 and reached its tenth generation in 2000.

The tenth and last generation of the Bonneville saw the broad light in 2000 and shared its underpinnings with the Oldsmobile Aurora and the Cadillac Seville. It was designed for those who needed a family car but still enjoyed spirited driving.

Pontiac raced hard through Bonneville generations and, after just three years since it unveiled the first generation, the carmaker brought the third generation, which lasted only three years.

It was born before the muscle-car era began and was available as a coupe and a convertible. It was a blue-collar hero of affordable speed within GM.

The Bonneville nameplate appeared on the Star Chief lineup as a trim level, but in 1958 Pontiac introduced it as a separate, personal luxury coupe model.