G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

[WoodburyMan]

Re: G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

Did they have to go through the trouble of killing Pontiac though?

Apparently =D

Pontiac Torrent >> 2010 GMC Terrain
Pontiac G8 >> 2012 Chevy SS (Caprice)
Pontiac G6 >> 2011 Buick Regal

WTF? So just bloat their other brands up.

Only thing that's left that they aren't moving over and actually killing is the Kappa based Solstice.. and of course they already have the G3 (Chevy Aveo) and G5 (Chevy Cobalt)... of which both are getting replaced next year or so and would have had a Pontiac replacement.

The G8 production for 2011-2012 Model Year was also supposta be here in the states along side the new Camaro since they are both Zeta. That was the original plan, import them, then if they sold, which they did, tool them to be made here.

[ToniCipriani]

Re: G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

Did they have to go through the trouble of killing Pontiac though?

Apparently =D

Pontiac Torrent >> 2010 GMC Terrain
Pontiac G8 >> 2012 Chevy SS (Caprice)
Saturn Aura >> 2011 Buick Regal

WTF? So just bloat their other brands up.

Only thing that's left that they aren't moving over and actually killing is the Kappa based Solstice.. and of course they already have the G3 (Chevy Aveo) and G5 (Chevy Cobalt)... of which both are getting replaced next year or so and would have had a Pontiac replacement.

The G8 production for 2011-2012 Model Year was also supposta be here in the states along side the new Camaro since they are both Zeta. That was the original plan, import them, then if they sold, which they did, tool them to be made here.

As much as I wanted the 5-door Insignia so much as a G6, the Insignia was planned to be the Aura all along.

[killiger2009]

Re: G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

nicest lumina ive ever seen...my grandma had one

[Sticks07GTP]

Re: G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

This looks to be even closer to true with the stepping down of f**ktard Fritz.

[WoodburyMan]

Re: G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/15/report-gms-mark-reuss-ponders-return-of-ve-commodore-to-u-s/

Report: GM's Mark Reuss ponders return of VE Commodore to U.S.
by Dan Roth (RSS feed) on Jan 15th 2010 at 1:34PM


As if General Motors hasn't endured enough turmoil in the last year, Pickuptrucks.com is reporting that GM North America president Mark Reuss is championing the idea of a stateside Holden VE Ute. Pardon us for thinking this issue was dead and buried in 2009, interred in the graveyard of stillborn ideas. Reuss, who ran Holden for GM during the VE's development, has a soft spot for the admittedly excellent platform that we only shortly knew as the Pontiac G8. While that dalliance was only marginally longer lived than Jay Leno's move to prime time (the promised G8 Sport Truck was announced and then canceled before birth), Reuss thinks that GMC or Chevrolet could proudly park the Ute in U.S. showrooms.

Rather than let all the hard work done to bring the G8 to fruition go to waste, Reuss is also reportedly looking for a slot for that car, as well. If GM can get the Ute classed as a truck in North America, it might play a significant role in Corporate Average Fuel Economy ratings, and that may be enough reason alone to offer a neo-El Camino. A revised G8 popping up under another GM moniker would be welcomed by the auto punditry, though may still fail to move enough units to make an impact. There's no denying that niche vehicles such as the Ute and G8 have a following, but we wonder how much focus these efforts are stealing from the pivotal vehicles that must launch and continue to sell without a hitch. As exciting as a Ute might be, a flawless and successfully marketed launch of the new Chevrolet Aveo is likely far more important to GM's financial health at this point than some hoon sled.

[TLS2000]

Re: G8 To Live On Afterall!! (UPDATE:Um, maybe?? who knows, pg6)

They're talking about making it a premium Chevrolet.

My Pontiac dealer still has the signs up.