Description: Compact Sport Utility Vehicle
Base MSRP Range: $ $21,400 - $23,205
Invoice Price Range: $19,945 - $21,627
Where built: Canada

A new SUV for Pontiac measures large in the compact class with a broad track and extended wheelbase. The big platform forges a big passenger compartment with a pair of comfortable bucket seats on the cockpit row and a bench seat on the second row that slides fore and aft by eight inches to vary legroom as well as space for the rear cargo bay. The bench's seatback, in sections split 60/40 percent, reclines to two positions and each side folds to make room for cargo.

Torrent romps on the road, due to a 3.4-liter V6 engine that produces 185 hp with an automatic five-speed transmission. There are two trims - FWD and AWD -- with standard gear aboard like an anti-lock brake system (ABS) and sport suspension settings, plus power windows and door locks, air conditioning and a CD stereo set with six speakers.