The Pontiac Rageous is a 4-door quad coupe from Pontiac, built from 1997, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Under the bonnet: 5.7L V8.
How it came about
The Pontiac Rageous is a 4-door concept car built by Pontiac. It appeared at the 1997 North American International Auto Show. The car had two standard front doors and two rear suicide doors similar to extended cab trucks.
The car also had a two-piece rear hatch, splitting into a drop down tailgate and a lift back hatch. The rear storage area was massive and lined with rubber to make for easy maintenance. The car's V8 produced 315 horsepower (235 kilowatts) and 335 ft-lbs (454 newton-meters). Weighing about 4,600 lbs, the car could go from 0-60 MPH in 5.5 seconds.
The hardware
Power comes from 5.7L V8. It shifts through a 5-speed manual. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Its family tree is legible: assembly was at Detroit, Michigan. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Subaru Forester, the Toyota Prius, the Škoda Auto Škoda Octavia — show what else the money bought that year. Its Pontiac stablemates include the Pontiac 2+2 and the Pontiac 6.