G8 ST- Not Gunna Happen

[BigAls87Z28]

A very cool car has been canned for whatever reason. I dont beilve the cost aspect since its pretty much paid for, but the G8 ST is not coming to the US.

http://jalopnik.com/5124488/pontiac-g8-st-officially-dead-gm-kills-el-caminoagain

[LTb1ow]

fugly.

[miketa95]

It's still on pontiac's website

[BigAls87Z28]

Well, there goes my plan to replace all the Ranger's with G8 ST V6's at work...

[baddest434]

fugly.

fugly is RIGHT! ew

[madness410]

ah crap! my brother really wanted one of those

[PolarBear]

Hardtop solstice still coming out?

[BigAls87Z28]

Yes, still on.

[BonzoHansen]

So what's this about I hear them having stamping issues with the Camaro?

[BigAls87Z28]

One of the companies that were doing the tooling for Camaro went BK, and GM is suing them.

[Blacdout96]

doesnt matter weither it was gonna come out or not, it was gonna flop anyways like the GTO and G8's.

[miketa95]

please kill the g3 please kill the g3 pleaseeee

[PolarBear]

G3?
NM I see it now. That is way fuglier than any other Pontiac right now

[BigAls87Z28]

doesnt matter weither it was gonna come out or not, it was gonna flop anyways like the GTO and G8's.

GTO and G8 are not flops. Just cause they dont sell 100k units a year doesnt mean they are flops...

[BonzoHansen]

One of the companies that were doing the tooling for Camaro went BK, and GM is suing them.

Not the interior thing, I heard issues with metal stampings, maybe the hood?

[BigAls87Z28]

Havent heard. The stamping of the rear parts might be tough.

[LS1Hawk]

Think of all the great names: Firebird, GTO, Bonneville, Tempest, LeMans, Grand Prix, Catalina, Star Chief, etc., and now we got this G8, G6, G5, and God help me G3 ****? It's a shame what GM did to this brand.

[GP99GT]

thank god

[maroman88]

i could care less about the ST... but for the love of god WTF do we need another version of the Aveo for?!?!??????!!!!!!!!!?

[WildBillyT]

i could care less about the ST... but for the love of god WTF do we need another version of the Aveo for?!?!??????!!!!!!!!!?

So that GM can kill another platform for competing against itself.

[Knipps]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooo :cry::cry::cry:

I might have to import my own now.

http://image.motortrend.com/f/car-news/pontiac-g8-ute-is-a-go-but-wagon-not-coming-to-us/8147943+w700+cr1+re0+ar1/holden-ute.jpg

[NJ346]

GTO and G8 are not flops. Just cause they dont sell 100k units a year doesnt mean they are flops...

I just looked up some production numbers, and the G8 barely sold 12K units. Let's see, the f-body was canned at what? when production was 40K a year?(98 camaros had a production number of 50K for the new model year). I really thought the G8 was selling better than 12K. It's gonna take a while for GM to make any kind of money on that car with numbers like that for the first year.

Btw, the Gto actually outsold the G8 when comparing the first year sales. 15K to 12K. So I don't think it's looking to good for the G8 especially with GM's money problems.

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

fugly.

Sure is.....

[BigAls87Z28]

doesnt matter weither it was gonna come out or not, it was gonna flop anyways like the GTO and G8's.

I just looked up some production numbers, and the G8 barely sold 12K units. Let's see, the f-body was canned at what? when production was 40K a year?(98 camaros had a production number of 50K for the new model year). I really thought the G8 was selling better than 12K. It's gonna take a while for GM to make any kind of money on that car with numbers like that for the first year.

Btw, the Gto actually outsold the G8 when comparing the first year sales. 15K to 12K. So I don't think it's looking to good for the G8 especially with GM's money problems.

Comparing G8's sales numbers vs anything else from GM past or present is silly. The G8 is imported at low numbers, not built here in any NA plant.
GM actually makes a ton of money off of it since the 12k G8's sold here is a massive number when you factor in that the plant that makes them is built to make 80k of them a year for world wide production. More then half of Commodore sales aer outside Oz.

Only major cost GM has to worry about is shipping.

G8 has a few factors going against it right now, vs the GTO, but in no way a flop.
The 4th gen was a flop cause it was supposed to sell 150k units a year.


The "G3" was another car to appease the dealer network who wanted an gas sipping econo car on thier lots.
Problem is that the G5 XFE gets better gas milage then the G3...stupid dealers
Thats strike 2 for PBG dealers.

[Frosty]

thank god

:werd: Ugly, no market...waste of $$$

[12secondv6]

:barf:

[SteveR]

I would have bought one :lol:

[qwikz28]

the south is dying for a unibody pickup. whoever says there is no market for it is only taking their own opinions into consideration

[87GTA]

WOW they are finally going to bring the wave(G3) to the US everytime i go to canada i see more of them then the aveo but it does suck about the G8 ST i liked it!!

[miketa95]

The G8 ST vs a tacoma or colorado or ranger single cab 2wd's is 10000x better.

My dad wanted me to get a 2wd truck like the tacoma and i said never, but the G8 ST had something cool about it that would've made me go for one. Too bad I don't have new car money, not that it matters now anyway.

[NJSPEEDER]

That truck, sold as a Holden, is hugely popular in Australia. It is a cheap way to gt V8 towing and payload abilities while still maintaining good ride quality and sporty handling. Basically, it fits perfectly into the weekend warrior, with no super pressing need for a real truck segment.

[Knipps]

That truck, sold as a Holden, is hugely popular in Australia. It is a cheap way to gt V8 towing and payload abilities while still maintaining good ride quality and sporty handling. Basically, it fits perfectly into the weekend warrior, with no super pressing need for a real truck segment.

not to mention people take off the factory bed and put different ones on if it's a real work truck.

http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/dealer/carsales/12798085.jpg
http://liveimages.carsales.com.au/dealer/carsales/12798087.jpg