My friends asked me this, and now im a little curious too...

what years did Pontiac use 'Wider Is Better'?

wide track goes back to 1959


wider is better was reintroduced in 97 I believe.

i know the wide track went way back...

but yeah, what i wanted to know was when 'wider is better' came about, cuz i remember it when i was like 7 or 8 but yeah...

thanks

Yeah they used it in 97 with the Grand Prix, just look at a 96 GP versus and 97 and youll see why

Yer, the cars definately looked wider but I'm not so sure if they were actually wider.

Marketing

So, they came back out in 97, when did they stop using it?

Yep, its wider.

A 96 GP has a front track of 59.60" and a rear of 58.20" Overall width 71.90"

A 97 GP has a front track of 61.70" and a rear of 61.70" Overall width 72.70"

Its wider, not by alot, but its certainly wider.

lol

maybe they should have used it for the bonnevilles...
well, they were full size sedans compared to a coupe so w/e, nvm


even though they got smaller in 2000 but they are wider...

'87-'91 = ???
'92-'99 = 74.5"
'00+ = 74.2"

For Bonnevilles:

87-91:
Front Track: 60.30"
Rear Track: 59.80"
Width: 72.10"

92-99:
Front Track: 60.80"
Rear Track: 60.90"
Width: 74.50"

00-05:
Front Track: 62.60
Rear Track: 62.10
Width: 74.20

I've got the 97 GP and it'* wider. I like the way it handles on a curvy road.