Comments on: GM confirms RWD Pontiac G8

By: Aston_

Aston_ — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 14:16:06 +0000

Too bad America will never see our beautiful HSV monsters =). They’re totally missing out on this new gen commo.

By: Simple Life

Simple Life — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:53:20 +0000

V-day not D-day

stupid fingers

By: Simple Life

Simple Life — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:51:50 +0000

This car is awesome. I can picture myself taking down a few poseurs in their M5’s and AMG’s with this monster.

That’s if they don’t break down first.

Comment by GMnumberone4ever, posted on January10 at 10:36 am

Too funny. I see German cars broken down everywhere I go, usually when I travel to Cali or the East Coast. I’d hate to pay the repair bills on those things! But this new Pontiac? Man, I am stoked about this car. I really think we are seeing a Revolution here, and if this is the new GM, I am all for it.

We are going to be looking forward to a bunch of competitors abandoning ship if this keeps up. Those pesky Germans and Japanese won’t know what hit them. It’s gonna be D-day all over again pretty soon!

By: GMnumberone4ever

GMnumberone4ever — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:36:44 +0000

This car is awesome. I can picture myself taking down a few poseurs in their M5’s and AMG’s with this monster.

That’s if they don’t break down first.

By: bauer100

bauer100 — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:33:27 +0000

you all make it sound like GM is the only company using confusing alpha-numeric names for their vehicles.

By: roadmaster96

roadmaster96 — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 04:14:51 +0000

Hmm. an Aussie car with a great chassis, wonderful engine and high quality interior but with rental grade styling. GM has traveled this road previously and it did not lead to a very profitable destination. My solution is simple. Spend all money that would have been devoted to building a separate Pontiac and spend it on styling. The front clip from that Firebird rendering looks great. Touch nothing else.

By: Aussie#1

Aussie#1 — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:57:13 +0000

Ricardo Head, that Holden Concept car has never been consiered to be built as a production model, that car is a one off it resembles and old Holden, ” i think it’s the first holden ever built”??, that Commodore means that America will finally have a Good car!

By: F451

F451 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 23:11:02 +0000

light-years ahead of the newly announced Cadillac CTS, and it will kick its ass in sales too! Leave the design, badging, and everything else alone, and sell it in the States as-is. I’d purchase a Holden.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:20:58 +0000

ugh this whole “G” naming scheme sucks
its almost as bad as lincolns MK names.
this car will be badass no matter what its called though, bravo GM

By: buenos

buenos — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:06:03 +0000

or it could be the car formerly known as the G7 (then we let Italy in).

By: obsessedwithautos

obsessedwithautos — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 10:11:35 +0000

And each copy will come with a TV and supscription to all summits between US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Japan, and Canada! Haha, get it? Yeah, bad joke. But still, good to see that the American market is getting the best of what GM makes. Just call it the Grand Prix, please.

By: Adrio

Adrio — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:09:28 +0000

I hope they dont Pontiac-ify the looks. I rather just get the Australian version exactly with new badging. I liked the Australian version of the GTO better than the US version. For some reason (cost?) Pontiac watered down the body kit on the american version. They sure know how to make cars look stupid.

Advice to Pontiac, Just leave the damn thing alone and bring it.

By: Impulsive

Impulsive — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:20:58 +0000

Your last-gen Protege has arrived, sir.

By: 010111

010111 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 05:10:20 +0000

“And the Commodore V8s are LS1s or LS2s, I forget which.”

neither. the L76 or L98. the L76 is the 6.0L in the current Avalanche / Suburban.

up to 2005 (the last gen… not the one the G8 would be based on) used the LS1.

By: LJ

LJ — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:56:43 +0000

good thing, if you like RWD…. inmy area, RWD= no go , especially in winter, where we get snow, ice, etc.
I see people with Mustangs in Nice Weather, but Winter? rarely do they bring them out of the garage, onto snow, even with snow tires.

By: akurei14

akurei14 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:49:03 +0000

I think it’s great news.
And the Commodore V8s are LS1s or LS2s, I forget which.
But either way, they can get a good v8 in there.
I’m actualy kinda excited!

By: americanrevolution

americanrevolution — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:43:01 +0000

Pontiac seems stuck on this Gx thing. Lutz probably thinks it makes it sound more legitimate as a competitor to BMW. It sounds very arbitrary to me, more like a cheap Mazda. But I digress. This is an absolutely shrewd move by GM, and one that affords enthusiasts much to be, um, enthusiastic about. Cheaper, because its made in Australia, far away from the UAW. More credible because it is rear-wheel drive. The RWD platform affords much flexibility in terms of engine choices, as GM has in the CTS shown it can mate both the its 3.6L V6 and LSx-series engines to both manual and automatic gearboxes.

If the front end looks cool enough I would seriously consider this.

By: JSP

JSP — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:28:30 +0000

Great! Bring it on!
Give it a real name though.

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:22:53 +0000

Tell it to the Aussies

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:15:14 +0000

Cool concept but this American-Retro thing is getting old.

By: Ricardo Head

Ricardo Head — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 02:04:44 +0000

Here are 17 pics of one sexy-assed Holden concept GM can bring on over anytime….
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http://auto-presse.de/newssys/galerie/popup.php?newsid=15182&bild=2

By: MY Si

MY Si — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:59:55 +0000

G4-G6-G8-GTO? Come on with some new names. Whats next G-Unit?

By: V1ltR

V1ltR — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 01:51:23 +0000

Can I just have a Commodore instead?

By: S-60-driver

S-60-driver — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:14:18 +0000

They better fix the front-end before they arrive at the dealerships!! Its butt-bland ugly!!! Too 90’s. If they don’t fix it, its gonna be like GTO all over again!

If its renamed as G8, then GM said they want to build and sell a large RWD sedan in place of Bonnieville, what will it be called?? G10?? That doesnt sound right…..

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:06:30 +0000

Interesting theory.. if Pontiac brings the Commodore/Monaro coupe as the G8 coupe instead of the GTO, wouldn’t that free them up to bring back the Firebird in the GTO’s place?

By: ArchAngel

ArchAngel — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:03:00 +0000

yeah, this is pretty much the new Grand Prix.

and I highly doubt that the G8 coupe would be Pontiac’s performance RWD.
the “pontiac camaro” will have to have alteast an LS2.
(it better…)

By: MJIB

MJIB — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:01:48 +0000

My neighbour has one of these, and they are very popular in NZ. The SS V8 versions get all the press and rightly so. The base versions are just that; 4sp auto and “adequate” V6 engines. Whether these versons are exported will be interesting.

By: 04focus

04focus — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:40:14 +0000

Blakkarr: Interesting point. Could the Pontiac Camaro be the G8 Coupe?

By: chris2

chris2 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:37:17 +0000

3.6L, 300+ hp is in the CTS now. Not 3.5

By: chevy490

chevy490 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:36:27 +0000

plz gm, plz bring it over and gm dont name it anyother thing then holden that would be sweet!

By: max

max — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:35:44 +0000

Hopefully the Pontiac will keep the Holden’s interior.

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:20:33 +0000

Ok FINALLY!! BRING THIS OVER GM please!! GM has got some great products around the world, now if they could bump the 3.5 litre to 280 its Acura TL type-S territory.

By: mbzelite

mbzelite — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:13:03 +0000

woohoo!!! nice…

By: Blakkarr

Blakkarr — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:57:13 +0000

Could this be the new Gran Prix, of Bonneville?

I’m hoping for Gran Prix. If so it opens up the easy naming and styling op the coupe.

Easy enough: Pontiac G8 Sedan and Coupe.