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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Yes, SLP is one of the few performance groups that is GM certified. Scott made a point in saying it.
Point still stands, SLP owns the Firehawk name, GM cant do much if in the end it will sell more G8's with performance equipment that GM didnt have to foot the bill for, Im sure they will be plenty happy to sell that.
I still think a lot of people are missing the bigger picture. We are focusing on the NAME and not the products.
I did get to ride in an awesome supercharged G8 GT that is a company car for this suspension company called Pedders. Peddersusa.com is thier site, and let me tell you what...this thing handled 10x better then a regular G8 GT,and thats saying a lot.
You can check out the G8 GT on Pedder's website.
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I agree, I'm not saying the
product is a dumb idea or that it'll suck. I think the idea of a high output G8 is interesting. Not quite sure why they picked a non selling car to do it with, but thats their choice. I think the name choice is stupid, but what really pissed me off was the arrogance of that Dave The Prick guy at SLP that doesnt even know how his own company works. I guess i really dont understand why they chose the G8. Was it a request by GM to try and help a dying line? Like I stated before, if nobody's buying the 30k G8 at under sticker, why would they think anybody would by one for 10k more? Especially after this backlash? The A-OEM direct competition will be the Saleen Challenger, Roush Mustang, and Saleen Mustang. Like the SRT8 Charger, not too many people are buying into the four door sports car thing, so I see 99% of that buying segment going with one of the other choices. I mean, you can get a 2 door coupe making ridiculous power for the same amount of money, if not less. Dave The Prick said he doesnt care about the F-Body crowd or the current/prior Firehawk owners because SLP makes most of its money on Mustang stuff now. So he just alienated the Pontiac
and Firehawk people, THE SAME TWO MARKETS HE'S TRYING TO SELL THIS NEW THING TO.
PS- and I'm not saying I dont like the G8, I think its a pretty cool car in general.