[Chevelle-list] A new El Camino?????

[Dale]

I'd have to disagree with the SSR being a flop.  I doubt it was ever
intended to be a bread-and-butter production unit with its convertible hard
top.  Front end looks too much like a Toyota and I'm not excited by the
useless quarter windows, but one never knows.

 

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While it does look awesome....hasnt GM learned? People dont want these
car/trucks. Look at the SSR....in my opinion a total flop. That could be
because of the price, but still. I just hope GM doesnt fold under. In my
opinion, I want either a car, or a truck, not both. 


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In today's paper. I think it's pretty good looking. A link is at the bottom
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MARK PHELAN


G8 models to broaden appeal


Pontiac sedan will be offered as a station wagon and sport truck


November 20, 2007

BY MARK PHELAN FREE PRESS AUTO WRITER

Pontiac wants to add variants of the eagerly awaited G8 rear-wheel-drive
sport sedan to broaden the model's appeal.

A station wagon and sport-truck variation are among the possibilities for
the Australian-built car that is to go on sale next spring.


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"It's very likely we're going to get more variants" of the G8, a General
Motors Corp. source said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the
automaker is still considering which G8 models to offer. The sleek sedan
will become the flagship for Pontiac's return to its performance heritage
when it replaces the Grand Prix sedan in 2008. 

GM's Holden Australian unit builds the wagon and pickup models as part of
its best-selling Commodore VE family of vehicles. The G8 is a mildly revised
version of the Commodore VE sedan. Its sporty looks are reminiscent of a BMW
5-series, and it is the first production model from GM's global Zeta family
of rear-wheel drive cars, which also will produce the Chevrolet Camaro and a
number of other models GM's North American plants will build for several of
the automaker's brands.

"It's optimistic to think that all the body styles Holden builds could come
here," the source said.

The weak U.S. dollar makes importing the wagon and pickup a dicey
proposition, and GM isn't sure how much demand there would be for either of
the cars. GM has not said how many G8s it expects to sell annually, but it
is likely that even the sedan will be a low-volume model unless GM decides
to build it in North America, which is unlikely to happen before 2010 or
2011.

Pontiac will offer 261-horsepower V6 and 362-horsepower V8 versions of the
G8, priced at $26,910 and $29,310, respectively. The brand also is
considering a high-performance GXP.

"Having a G8 family consisting of several models is probably a wise
decision" as Pontiac tries to establish the G8 in consumers' minds, the
source said. "There's been some discussion of the sport wagon and the
pickup."

GM considered making the pickup part of its all-truck GMC brand, but "it
makes more sense as a Pontiac because of the G8 name and its looks," the
source said.

The Australian sport pickup recalls the Chevrolet El Camino sport truck from
1959 through 1987, but there has not been any discussion of bringing it in
as a Chevrolet.

"It would cost too much to establish a new name and or unique looks for a
Chevrolet model," the source said.

 

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