Pontiac's traditional red dash lighting glowed soothingly at night, and the radio was a breeze to operate, though not exactly acoustically sound. With a Jeep and some ingenuity, you could just about conduct cavern tours through the Sunfire's glovebox, and most dash surfaces offer a soft touch and tasteful graining. Pontiac offers a true four-seat convertible in the Sunfire. Six-footers fit in back as easily as they would in a Ford Contour, once they clamber aboard. While the rear seat is mounted low, as in many other GM vehicles we've driven, the seat cushion angles sharply upward, offering wonderful thigh and leg support.
Front seats are equally supportive.
A comfortable, functional car, this Sunfire Convertible. Our list of gripes is a short one. Aside from rear visibility problems and lousy stereo performance, the Sunfire Convertible needs a more vigorous climate control system to keep occupants cool on warm days and warm on co ol ones. A more powerful fan, and larger dash vents would do the trick. And move that floor vent away from the accelerator.