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  • "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

    So i was thinking the other day a way that "Pontiac" could live on..

    GM was forced to kill the pontiac name and brand because it would have been to costly to maintain an entirely seperate brand, and wasnt the kind of brand that the government wanted to see survive since were paying for it.

    Now imagine, give it a few years, and performance cars have a chance to come alive again, and Chev creates a seperate LINE of vehicles (kind of like SS but more seperated as the Corvette is not known as a Chevrolet.

    Lets call it "G-Series" just so they could continue using the "G" names..
    It would be a performance/specialty line only and the cars would be UNIQUELY DESIGNED NOT REBADGES

    G8 returns as is, upgraded obviously

    G6 returns based on a RWD platform hopefully only a coupe, possibly built on same platform or similar to the Cadi Converj

    G5 should some back as an AWD 3-5 door to take on imprezza/lancer/evo

    G2 following suit would be fitting for a Solstice return..

    I do not know Platform names and stuff so please let me know which would work, I believe that holden has a larger platform that they use that could be used for the G8 and the smaller platform currently used on the G8 used for the G6.

    and continue on making other "g" cars...


    The logo could be the Dart they used when the G8 was still a concept, it looked alot like the Pontiac Dart but was much cleaner looking, modern.



    Just my thoughts, what do you guys think, it seems entirely possible IMO
    It may not sound likely, but with thier costs now being considerably lower because of wages and benefits being drastically lowered, in coming years GM will be able to become BETTER QUALITY and more affordable vehicles, and I have no doubt that they will try to regain marketshare by expanding once again, this would more a cheaper method than creating or resurecting a brand, and trying to make an entire brand seem profitable
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    Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

    Sounds great in theory, we can only hope GM considers something similar to this... Great idea though

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    • #3
      Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

      ...our only hope is that Lutz sticks around after all these new smucks including Fritz leave and he can revive Pontiac to some degree...
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        Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

        Well thats why i think this is some kind of hope, as i truly do not see the Pontiac name ever being resurected, it would be very costly, where as introducing new models, is just introducing new models..

        Corvette has its own logo why cant "g-series"
        mustang has its own logo, and the last two gen's didnt even have ford logos i believe..

        making niche vehicles within a company is entirely possible, this would just be a LINE of niche vehicles..
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        • #5
          Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

          Originally posted by WoodburyMan
          ...our only hope is that Lutz sticks around after all these new smucks including Fritz leave and he can revive Pontiac to some degree...

          Wait till next year when GM realizes their sales are still in the crapper because no one wants to buy chevy since that's all they can afford.

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            Show of hands...how many of you want these?
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              Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

              ^^^^^ where and how much ? who do I have to kill to get one in electric blue ?
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                Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

                The link...

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                • #9
                  Re: "Pontiac" Survival Idea..

                  I had a thread like this a while ago... but it's not just for Pontiac.

                  viewtopic.php?f=23&t=25130
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                  • #10
                    Re: &quot;Pontiac&quot; Survival Idea..

                    Not impossible, but it's much cheaper to maintain a brand than to resurrect a whole new nameplate. GM has to be in very good financial shape for that to happen. Right now there really is no one American sporty car brand, just the odd models from each manufacturer. The way the market is going right now, after a few years, no one would care if Pontiac ever comes back to life again. Just look at how many people miss Oldsmobile now? Like Oldsmobile, Pontiac's greatest history is behind us now. GM really could have made Pontiac work by keeping it as a niche brand but they didn't. They already ran Pontiac to the ground for the last 10 years. The best cars in GM's lineup (Solstice, G are now gone forever.

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                    • #11
                      Re: &quot;Pontiac&quot; Survival Idea..

                      Must you remind me of Oldsmobile...

                      I still liked the Auroras.
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                      • #12
                        Re: &quot;Pontiac&quot; Survival Idea..

                        Originally posted by thestig
                        Show of hands...how many of you want these?
                        call me stupid but what are these?
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                          Re: &quot;Pontiac&quot; Survival Idea..

                          g8 concept darts

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                            Re: &quot;Pontiac&quot; Survival Idea..

                            x2

                            AJ


                            missed the answer b4 i posted
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                              Re: &quot;Pontiac&quot; Survival Idea..

                              "G5 should some back as an AWD 3-5 door to take on imprezza/lancer/evo "
                              I like that idea, gm needs a car to compete with those.

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