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Merc1 · 08-22-2007, 02:24 AM

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PanterroR · 08-22-2007, 04:23 AM

For some reason the interior whispers I like C class' interior...

Oh and headlights as well...

MikeJ · 08-22-2007, 04:31 AM

That's essentially the Holden whatchamacallit with Pontiac badges, ain't it?

Merc1 · 08-22-2007, 05:45 AM

Yep, but for a U.S. model Pontiac it is a revelation.

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martinbo · 08-22-2007, 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Merc1

Yep, but for a U.S. model Pontiac it is a revelation.

M

Well there you have it then. Australians make better American cars than Americans do.

Merc1 · 08-22-2007, 06:06 AM

Yep, in this class. You see up until the Chrysler 300C came along we had no modern, RWD, V8 American performance sedans. This car (if priced and specced right) is going to be the hottest thing from GM in years.

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martinbo · 08-22-2007, 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Merc1

Yep, in this class. You see up until the Chrysler 300C came along we had no modern, RWD, V8 American performance sedans. This car (if priced and specced right) is going to be the hottest thing from GM in years.

M

Fascinating, I learn cool stuff from you all the time! (I know relatively little about the US auto market)

Now tell me, why the Pontiac badge and not Chevy?

Merc1 · 08-22-2007, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by martinbo

Fascinating, I learn cool stuff from you all the time! (I know relatively little about the US auto market)

Now tell me, why the Pontiac badge and not Chevy?

Well there seems to be an honest movement to make Pontiac all RWD and performance orientated, sorta like a discount BMW. This is what Pontiac has always seen itself as anyway, but it never had the products to even hope of making such a thing true.

As far as it not being a Chevy there are 2 reasons. First off Pontiac lost its last big sedan, the Bonnieville a few years ago and GM is not happy with the Grand Prix model either. So eventually (according to lastest news sites) the G8 is going to replace both of them while helping take Pontiac completely RWD.

Chevy has a much better selling upper-segment sedan, the Impala which was just re-designed for 2006 so the G8 is too early. The next Impala is rumored to move over this new RWD platform too. Also from what I've read the Aussie plant doesn't have the capacity to supply more than 40K units and Chevy would need at least 5 times that as they GM's biggest selling name plate. That is if they were to replace the Impala with a G8 type vehicle. Now by 2010 they're going to switch production of this new RWD platform to a plant here (or Canada) anyway. This also goes for the G8, if sales take off.

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martinbo · 08-22-2007, 06:40 AM

Thanks Merc1, when is the next-gen Impala due?

Current Impala ain't such a hottie...

Merc1 · 08-22-2007, 06:42 AM

YW. They're saying 2010 as a 2011 model. GM usually re-designs their bestsellers every 5 years.

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