Tag Archives: Pontiac G8

Bob Lutz: Pontiac G8 “a good idea at the time”

GM Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, has undeniably confirmed that the G8 sedan will indeed die with the Pontiac brand - full stop. While standing by his previous comment that the Australian-developed sedan was "too good to waste", from a marketing per

Bob Lutz: Pontiac G8 “too good to waste”

The tug of war ensuing over the fate of the Australian-developed Pontiac G8 sedan following the demise of the Pontiac brand continues with a new report suggesting it will live on under the Chevrolet brand. Having postponed his retirement to ov

GM CEO still blunt over Pontiac G8

The fate of the Commodore-based Pontiac G8 seems to be a rather touchy subject for General Motors CEO, Fritz Henderson, who is still reluctant to elaborate on the reasoning behind the car's impending withdrawal from US sale. Mr Henderson parti

Pontiac G8 not yet dead – GM boss

Just when we thought we’d heard the final nail being hammered into the Pontiac G8 coffin by General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson along comes his product chief and throws another possible lifeline to the US version of the Holden Commodore. Spea

GM CEO confirms G8 will die with Pontiac

With its adoptive parent stricken from the General Motors portfolio, it seems the Pontiac G8 is likely to suffer the same fate with General Motors President and CEO Fritz Henderson announcing that the Australian sedan would not be migrated to a new b

GM cancels Pontiac G8 ST export

General Motors has announced it has cancelled plans to introduce the Holden-derived GT Sport Truck into the US under the Pontiac nameplate in the wake of the national economic meltdown. The decision is in part due to GM's new approach to turn Pont

Pontiac G8 GXP sedan priced from US$39,995

Despite reports predicting its early demise, Pontiac is carrying on with its adopted Australian range having today announced official U.S. pricing for the flagship G8 GXP sedan. The HSV Clubsport R8-equivalent offers performance to rival the BMW M

Bleak future for Pontiac G8 in the U.S.

While previous reports predicting the demise of the Commodore-based G8 sedan were denied by Pontiac, almost, new reports have emerged which paint a rather bleak future for the Australian export.   Since the Pontiac G8 sedan was launch in the U.S.,

Pontiac G8 GXP laps ‘ring in 8:30

In recent times the Nürburgring has become the performance benchmark for sports cars around the world, and it seems Holden is no exception. A Victorian-plated Pontiac G8 GXP has been put through its paces on the Nürburgring by GM development eng