Pontiac G8 may still survive under another GM badge

Posted: Jun 08, 2009
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We’ve been driving around in the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP for the past couple of days, and the more we drive it, the more we hear Fritz Henderson’s voice in the back of our heads – “No, the G8 will not be rebranded as a Chevy or Caddy.”

To be a little opinionated, if GM killed the G8 along with Pontiac, they would be killing a great car.

Well, it seems like they are finally realizing that. According to GM’s vice chairman of global product development Tom Stephens, the Pontiac G8 may survive with another GM badge. 

“I know there’s still discussions on it,” Stephens told Automotive News. “But Chevrolet already has several sedans. How many sedans do you need to cover the waterfront?”

The Pontiac G8 is engineered and put together by GM’s Holden brand; and that V8 from the Corvette in the G8 GXP just puts a huge grin on our faces.

We’ll be bringing you our full review on the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP shortly – so stay tuned.

- By: Mohamed Eladawy


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  • HokieChargerSRT8

    Kill the current FWD Impala, put it out of its misery.
    The G8 will make and awesome 4 door RWD Platform. I believe Holden even has the ability to make a two door version. 4 door Caprice, 2 Door Impala, and keep the FWD Malibu. A 2 door G8 platform is still larger than a Camaro platform, and it appears that these are the cars the people want to see. Still offer it with a V6 (even a turbo V6) for the tree huggers and grandparents, but a 4 door V8 powered sedan is what GM needs. It's their only competition to the Charger, and V8 Sedan Ford is planning.

  • Neil

    Hey eGM guys, time for a “save the G8″ campaign!!!!!

    If they are keeping Holden, why stop selling this car – put a Buick badge on the front and make people under 70 care about Buick!!!

  • ty

    it's fine if it's a buick

  • Allen

    Agreed with HokieChargerSRT8 (I can't believe I said that).

    The current Impala can't compete with the new Taurus (2010 version), the Avalon, and other large cars.

    Replace it with a G8 based Impala. You don't have to talk up the sportiness, heavily market the V6 version and offer AWD for the family people (maybe even use the 356 horsepower version of the engine for better fuel economy), then offer an SS version with the 361 hp V8 for $30,000, just like before. And offer it with a manual or automatic.

    You can then make a Z28 version with the 430ish hp engine for those crazy 430hp sedan lovers.

    Just add a little spruce and flair to the interior on the models that are supposed to take on the Avalon and Taurus and you will have a winner. Car guys will talk it up, buyers will like the composed ride, good steering, and decent fuel economy (of the powertrain I talked about, the V8 will of course get lackluster fuel economy).

  • Thom

    GM should replace the Impala with the G8, the Malibu has the FWD market covered, and they could then sell it as a RWD police package, which Ford is abandoning after 2011 model year.

  • HokieChargerSRT8

    They could give the Charger a run for it's money as the RWD platform of choice.

  • Neil

    Police officers all over the country are hoping they woul dsell this as a Police cruiser

  • Pat

    the G8 is MUCH better performing than the Charger… WAY better

  • kabluey

    It's better off to love, then to have never loved at all—so it send to Chevy..

  • GMfan87

    amen to that…i'd like to see a poll on peoples thoughts on the g8 situation

  • ASDF

    G8 > Impala.

    Impala is in dire need of a facelift anyways.

  • ASDF

    G8 > Impala.

    Impala is in dire need of a facelift anyways.