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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
It will cost GM nothing.
They already make the G8 nose
They already make the Ute
They are already exporting the G8 to the US
A few thousand of these things, V8 only, and if dealers treat it right....
As Bob Lutz said "Its like a Camaro that can hold 2 dirt bikes"
And I CLEARLY remember back in 2002 or 2001 when Hot Rod had a massive 5-6 page spread about the Holden Ute, a RWD, 6spd, LS1 powerd pick up for the masses, they were flooded with mail begging to bring this here.
But then again, everyone loved the Monaro on Hot Rod too, even Hot Rod. When they put those 3 little letters on there, everyones tune changed though.
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Why wouldn't it cost GM money? They may already make the parts but they need to figure out how to put them together in a US approved package (which if I remember correctly was the problem with the GTO). And most importantly, if they spend time and resources to bring this here and nobody buys it, then they lose money.
I distinctly remember an issue of Car Craft from 2001 (adressing the Monaro) where they said "bring it to the US and call it a GTO" and everybody on the forums was getting their nuts off about how cool it was, but nobody bought it. I can see the same thing happening with the Ute. Everybody thinks its cool and that they would totally drive one but when it comes time to order one the buyers are few and far between. If people wanted a truck like this then why didn't the SSR sell better?