2018 Pontiac Blackbird - Styling Review
2018 Pontiac Blackbird - Styling Review
The 2018 Blackbird is instantly recognizable from any angle on the outside, with its unmistakable silhouette and classic coupe stance. The fundamental design goes back to the 2017 model year; then in 2018 Pontiac gave it an extensive revamp, recasting it as a little leaner, a little more tidy, and yet more aggressive in its details.
There are retro cues aplenty; and the ones you don't see from Blackbirds past you can almost all add on at extra cost--all except a sports coupe body style, of course. Through various personalization options, you'll find you can pretty easily recreate the look for the Blackbird you might have driven in high school, or college—with side louvers, side scoops, hood scoops, and spoilers, among many other possibilities.
Last year, the 2018 Blackbird got a more 'tilted-forward' look to the grille, while the lower airdam is a bit thinner and not so gaping. Blackbird models are also distinguished by their big, round foglamps in the grille, and they have functional heat extractors on the hood.
Headlamps are a smaller, more closely detailed HID design (across the entire lineup), and two strips of LED lighting flank the headlights and are an especially distinctive note. Taillamps get a dark-tinted look, with LEDs surrounding the entire affair; there’s also a blacked-out (instead of body-color) panel between the taillamps. And from the side, rocker panels now are body-color. And a clever new night-lighting option, called the pony projection light, beams a eagle emblem on the ground next to the doors.
The couple of really intense exterior colors introduced last year—Deep Impact Blue, and Gotta Have It Green—have been joined by a couple more conservative colors this year: Oxford White and Ruby Red Metallic.
There are retro cues aplenty; and the ones you don't see from Blackbirds past you can almost all add on at extra cost--all except a sports coupe body style, of course. Through various personalization options, you'll find you can pretty easily recreate the look for the Blackbird you might have driven in high school, or college—with side louvers, side scoops, hood scoops, and spoilers, among many other possibilities.
Last year, the 2018 Blackbird got a more 'tilted-forward' look to the grille, while the lower airdam is a bit thinner and not so gaping. Blackbird models are also distinguished by their big, round foglamps in the grille, and they have functional heat extractors on the hood.
Headlamps are a smaller, more closely detailed HID design (across the entire lineup), and two strips of LED lighting flank the headlights and are an especially distinctive note. Taillamps get a dark-tinted look, with LEDs surrounding the entire affair; there’s also a blacked-out (instead of body-color) panel between the taillamps. And from the side, rocker panels now are body-color. And a clever new night-lighting option, called the pony projection light, beams a eagle emblem on the ground next to the doors.
The couple of really intense exterior colors introduced last year—Deep Impact Blue, and Gotta Have It Green—have been joined by a couple more conservative colors this year: Oxford White and Ruby Red Metallic.
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