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PUCKER wrote:My wife has a 2009 G8 GT and it's SWEEET! She's got the sedan and I've got the sports car ('11 Corvette Convertible)...both black!

Tell me more about GM re-releasing the G8!?!?

schufflerbot wrote:

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:schufflerbot:
The last generation GTO's like yours certainly have the horsepower, but I think the reason
that they did not become a sales success was the tame body styling. They didn't have the headturning
look of a muscle car. I liked the rear bumpers that had "GTO" on them.

Pontiac created the fast and good looking G8 with high horsepower in a 4 door sedan, the ability to get a stick or
a slushbox, and was affordably priced for a roomy, speedy package. Unfortunately Pontiac was pink-slipped by GM and not
many G8's got sold before the funeral. The front ends are very aero without being "bar of soap." Although I personally
think the tail lights were a little too small for the rear upon which they are mounted.

GM said that they would not use the G8 platform for any other purpose at the time Pontiac died, but recently I saw
a speculation that GM would possibly rebadge the G8 with a bowtie and sell it as a police interceptor. Police love rear wheel
drive for pursuits, and the Chevy police packages of late only have rear wheel drive in the Chevy Defender. The Chevy Defender
is the name for the Tahoe with the police package.

TAM's son has a G8 that was a former rental, IIRC. He got that after having a used Crown Vic police unit.

SIA

the G8 is just a rebadged Holden Commodore and yes, they're re-releasing the car as a chevy! i want a G8 GXP 6 speed... that's the only car i'd trade my babygoat for.

schufflerbot wrote:

surprise_i'm_armed wrote:GTO, eh?

The original GTO name was Gran Turismo Omologato (or similar) and was stolen by GM.
It meant a car that had enough production units made that it wasn't considered a one-off race car.
IIRC, for US homologation purposes, a minimum of 500 units had to be made and sold to consumers.

But here's some other meanings that have popped up over the years:

Gets Tickets Often

Gas, Tires, and Oil

Grinds Tires Off

SIA

you are correct on all counts. mine is even more of an insult as it's a 2004 GTO. not only do the ferrari folks hate it because we stole their name, the 'old schoolers' hate it because it's not a real GTO.

with 480 hp under the hood, i dont mind them griping... all who express issue with my little goat receive the same invitation to 'line em up.'


...most refuse