Comments on: Poll: Fritz says there will be no Chevrolet, Buick G8. Would you buy one if there was?

By: Buick G8

Buick G8 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:33:43 +0000

the pontiac g8 (holden commodore) is too good of a car for it not to be rebadged in the USA. i bet GM is just keeping a tight lip on it b/c they need to sell off what's left of the pontiac brand. Announcing a rebadge will just be worse for sales of the Pontiac G8. Many will just wait a couple of years when the newer version comes out especially since we're still in a recession.

By: Buick G8

Buick G8 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:33:43 +0000

By: GMfan87

GMfan87 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:17:26 +0000

lol holy crap i would die if the corvette went to the Delta platform…

By: neil

neil — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:49:06 +0000

Great point Lee about GMC being basically a totally re-badged brand

And I am with you too Big Z, this has a lot more to do with green politics than the quality of this car.
Our boy Fritz is telling his bosses (the government) what they want to hear about fuel efficiency to safe-gaurd his job

By: zermatt

zermatt — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:40:31 +0000

The Greens, the new Over Lords at GM, have decided that rear wheel drive does not make for a green automobile. The G8 and their ilk are to be banished from the GM showroom and not to be made an option for the clueless American consumer.

The Greens know what is best for us and we better be happy about it. There are CAFE goals to be met here and social re-engineering to be done.

So be sure to put on the happy face when they tell us that the new Corvette will be based on the Cruze platform.

By: Dodgeyaussie

Dodgeyaussie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:50:07 +0000

Fritz is an idiot, and he should go the way of Pontiac if he doesn't think it's worthwhile continuing the G8 under another brand.

Otherwise i fully expect the coming announcement that GMC will be discontinued as well if he really isn't a fan of badge engineering.