 Although it was not directly replaced, the RWD G8 introduced for the 2009 model year did fill some of the market void.The Solstice concept shown in 2002 was approved for production as a roadster (2006-2009) and, for a few months, a hard-top coupe (2009), which is considered to be quite rare, as a total of only 1,266 coupes made it off the assembly line in Wilmington, DE before it was shut down due to the demise of Pontiac.This is in stark contrast to the over 64,000 Solstice Convertibles that were manufactured on that same line.The controversial and slow-selling Aztek was finally phased out and replaced by the Torrent, which was identical to the Chevrolet Equinox.In 2005 the Sunfire was discontinued and replaced by the new Pontiac Pursuit (later named G5 for the American market).