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PONTIAC BONNEVILLE BREAKS 200 MPH SPEED BARRIER AT SALT FLATS

Pontiac, the Excitement Division of General Motors (NYSE: GM), added another chapter to its rich racing heritage at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah when a four-door Bonneville barreled through the timing traps at 202.524 mph making it the first front wheel drive production car to exceed 200 miles per hour. The record breaking run occurred on August 16.

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PONTIAC BONNEVILLE BREAKS 200 MPH SPEED BARRIER AT SALT FLATS

Pontiac, the Excitement Division of General Motors (NYSE: GM), added another chapter to its rich racing heritage at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah when a four-door Bonneville barreled through the timing traps at 202.524 mph making it the first front wheel drive production car to exceed 200 miles per hour. The record breaking run occurred on August 16.