Appropriately, since Pontiac is assigned the position of GM’s performance division, the G6 Sedan features a firm, controlled ride with little squat, dive, and roll when accelerating, braking, and turning. The brake pedal is responsive and easy to modulate, too, and our test sample’s Sport Package replaced the standard, lifeless electrically-assisted steering with a reasonably quick conventional hydraulic unit. Though not quite fun to drive, the G6 is well balanced, successfully masking its inherent forward weight bias but never quite feeling playful in the manner of, say, a Mazda 6. Big bumps can unsettle the G6, but smaller anomalies get soaked up by the suspension and relatively long wheelbase.