Overview & Reviews
The 2007 Pontiac G5 is a clone of the Chevy Cobalt coupe, which means that it shares just about everything with its platform mate, save the grille and its Pontiac markings.
- Respectable acceleration from either powertrain, smooth and quiet ride, good crash test scores.
- Cheap interior plastics, cramped backseat, lack of interior storage, dull handling.
User Reviews:
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My G5 - 2007 Pontiac G5
By Jessica - June 7 - 8:50 pmI bought my G5 a week ago and love it. I love everything about the car. The way it drives, the way it rides, absolutely everything. I could have not picked a better car for myself. And the price for a brand new car was amazing. Not to bad.
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what a great car - 2007 Pontiac G5
By 07G5gt - May 27 - 1:46 pmi just bought the G5 GT with the 5 speed tranny and i love the car. the power its got the sound of the muffler when you hit the gas is the best. it rides so smooth and the cabin has very little road sound comeing in. the sound system in that car is very nice with the 10 inch sub in the trunk and the XM radio free for the first year. i got the orange sunburst color and people always are telling me how nice it looks. i found a nice car and im very happy with it good job pontiac!
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Simply amazing! - 2007 Pontiac G5
By lrymal - April 23 - 12:10 pmI have this fun little car for almost a month now. Basically, it is as everyone else has said and if I were to fault this car at all, it would be for the interior plastics. The plastics are easy to scratch. Easy. I mean, you dont mean, but you look, and you see you scratched something. What did it, a coin? Ring? Finger nail? The design layout of the plastic pieces is good, and that is cause of the scratching. Theres a cubby hole for pens, an area to lay the iPod, lots of nice areas to lay thing, but that is how the scratches occur. I gave it "5" for interior design due to this.
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Great first car but has its own cons - 2007 Pontiac G5
By Brendan McRobie - March 13 - 10:03 pmI got this car for my first car and I can pretty much say I love it. I got it used with two previous owners that didnt take care of it it seems. I purchased it and have drove it a lot. I found it needed a fan, sunroof drain pipe fixed, and now it needs new struts. The dealership fixed everything and hopefully will fix the struts. But all of that are used car problems especially when the last owner(s) didnt take much care of it. I love my car. Has everything that comes with it. I dont know if they are added features or if the GT comes with all of it. Sadly mine is an automatic tho. I love the pioneer audio, the heated seats, the sunroof, everything. Its a beautiful car and gives a powerful burst when on the gas even tho its only a small ecotech 4 cylinder. And when I go to fill it halfway up because thats when I always do. Never let it get below half is my way and I always fill it till its full. I spend only $13. Some cons that I noticed are the doors swing pretty far out. Not a con but the con is they can sometimes swing open with small force so Im constantly telling people be careful. Another con. Doors and trunk hit hard. When closing the doors and trunks the seem to slam. Doors I have no idea why but the trunk because the spoiler weighs a lot. Another con involving the trunk is the spoiler being heavy. Not so much a con but makes it hard to open the trunk because when pushing the button to release it it doesnt pop up very far and I dont like using the spoiler. One con is that it doesnt shift until the rpms are pretty high. Unless thats my way of driving. You may get better shifts and better gas mileage where Im averaging only 20mpg where it should get 25-30. Those cons arent that big of a deal but the worst con I have and the thing that I hate the most is the turn radius. You dont want to make a u-turn unless you are clear for a long distance. You may need to back up. I have a fairly big highway to u turn on and sometimes Im still scared. I can barely back into my driveway because where everyone turns into to back into the driveway or back out. Its a pit filled in with gravel and I always end up in the wooded part behind it. So thats my review on the Pontiac G5. I love it but be careful turning always.
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Good Choice - 2007 Pontiac G5
By eyc51k - January 19 - 6:33 pmI bought two vehicles in 07 this G5 and a mid size SUV. I drive 135 miles daily and picked this G5 over the smaller foreign brands for my commute. I am an old man compared to the kids driving this car. Have been driving 40 years and owned as many vehicles. I love this car all around.Handling, ride, and mileage obtained. At 80 MPH I get 30 MPG and at legal speeds on the interstate as high as 37.7 MPG! Power is good. Love the XM & seat comfort setting as low as it can go. I am 5 11 215lbs and perfectly comfortable driving three hours daily. Good choice no regrets at 22K and climbing fast.
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Great Little Car - 2007 Pontiac G5
By pobaldwin - January 1 - 6:35 amOur 2007 G5 has the 2.2l and 4 speed automatic transmission. This car has about 165,000 miles on it and is still going strong. Being that we live in Michigan the suspension takes a beating, but components dont seam to wear out any faster than they will on any other car. The engine and transmission still feel strong and neither has ever had a leak. The gas mileage is fantastic, we can get about 36.5 MPG driving with the cruise set around 70 MPH with the A/C on in the summer time.
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Went good to bad within a year - 2007 Pontiac G5
By j9atv - December 25 - 11:56 pmDont get me wrong all cars have their issues but the list is starting to grow on my new 2007 G5. So far within the first year and 35,000 km (21,000 miles) Ive had the fuel sensor and pump replaces, the rear bushings on both front suspension replaced, the radio replaced 4x!! because the original radio that came with the car at the time of purchase was black and the company that GM gets to do the warranty work does not carry radios with black faces (on going issue). So far Im really not impressed with the quality of my G5 and Im just waiting for the next thing to go wrong. I can tell you this my next car will not be a GM (BMW, Acura, Honda). Its sad because everyone in my family owns a GM.
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Horrible - 2007 Pontiac G5
By Allison - November 2 - 1:53 pmI have had my G5 for about 6 months now and I love the car but have had MANY problems with it. My dad works at the dealership I bought it from as a mechanic. I have had it in there for a number of problems. Sunroof button kept falling out, coolant leak (4 times for that problem), Oil leak was the recent one. None of them are because of my driving, the car has 8,000 miles on it there is NO reason for this to be happening. Other then that its a great car. Sort of a small backseat when using a car seat for an infant in back but what can you expect with a small coupe. The truck opening is also WAY small, Big truck but small opening
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Dont waste your money - 2007 Pontiac G5
By ptg - October 17 - 3:13 pmI bought this car with high hopes getting out of a high price for repair VW. Well good thing this car came with a great warranty because I used it 4 times already. My clutch had a manufacturing defect which made it pop off the plate twice leaving me stranded. So they put in a new clutch plate. Then my rotors went at 9000 miles and had to be resurfaced, which they called normal. Ive had cars go 30k and not need that. This car just feels poorly made overall. Its peppy for a 4 banger but the handling is too loose and the transmission shifts awkwardly rough compared to my old cars. I really wouldnt waste your money. Ill definitely never buy another Pontiac again.
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2007 G5 - 2007 Pontiac G5
By 07g5 - April 15 - 7:20 pmI have had my 2dr coupe for almost a year now and overall it is a good car. I have never had maintenance done on my car except for necessary oil changes. I do not have any problems with seeing through the back window because of the rear spoiler like a lot of other people have mentioned. I actually think the spoiler gives the car a more sporty look. Some people may not like the firm seats but personally I find them quite comfortable. The car accelerates well considering the 4 cylinder and is a great around town driver. I would not however recommend this car for someone who does a lot of highway driving as it is very light on the road and tends to sway because of the loose steering.
