Reply With QuoteHopefully it will sell better than the GTO did....
Is the G8 the replacement for the Grand Prix???
Pontiac G8
Here are the first pictures of Pontiac's new G8 sedan. RWD. 362hp 6.0 liter V8. Looks fantastic. The Australian version (Holden Commodore SS-V) is supposed to be a hoot to drive.
Assuming this comes with a manual, it looks like a great choice in the big sedan market. Certainly much more engaging than a 300C, and better looking than a Charger.
S.
Hopefully it will sell better than the GTO did....
Is the G8 the replacement for the Grand Prix???
Yes, thank God. My father-in-law drives a Grand Prix GTP. Nice enough car, but ultimately pretty dull. This thing looks pretty spicy. It certainly looks 100% better than the GTO. It'll probably be priced like it, too, meaning that the top of the line version will come in around $35k.
Give it to me in metallic black with red leather seats, a 6-speed, and tinted windows and I might be tempted.
S.
Hate to see GM drop another of it's long standing names, the name Grand Prix has been around GM since 1962, but I'm sure some marketing nimrod thought G8 sounded better......
1962
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There was a write up recently (Automobile, I think) about the car companies moving away from names and toward letter/number combinations. The reasoning was something like, "Hey, it's worked for BMW and Lexus, let's try it too...".Originally Posted by POS Racing
My wife despises alphanumeric names for cars. It's ironic, then, that she drives a 9-2X, but she still can't stand them. I tend to agree.
S.
Well I don't like, don't like it one bit.....
A. Did you see This article about the GTP catching Fire?
2005 Lava Orange MSM #601/1428
211 rwhp, 195 ft. lbs on 1/6/07
I liked it when car manufacturers used unique names for their cars instead of numbers. They were easy to remember and some were outstandingly cool...
The only cool names now are the ones like Viper, Gallardo, Elise, things like that. These computer generated names and silly number combinations make me mad
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
Yeah, Acura made a bad move giving up Integra and Legend (Vigor was no great loss). Of course, the worst crime in recent memory was Mazda dropping the Miata name.
S.
I know
Saying "Miata" just makes want to go dance in a meadow!
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
What about meaningless acronyms...like MKZ?Oh ya, that's much better than Zephyr (or whatever the hell it was before).
Anything was better than Aztek, though...What about meaningless acronyms...like MKZ?
tek?
Daily Driver: 2013 Club edition in Pearl White Mica
Lightness? What's that? I drive a PRHT!
Bootytek?
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
They can call it whatever they want so long as it's a good car.
I dunno... even though some cars may be great, having a stupid mix of letters and numbers as a name detracts from them IMHO.
I prefer having obvious names for different types of vehicles...
Like Titan and Frontier for trucks.
Like Odyssey and Caravan for minivans. (I saw an Odyssey with a license plate that read "Iliad" today).
Like Viper, Mustang (as much as I dislike them), Diablo, Fury, Spitfire, Gran Prix, etc for sports/muscle cars.
Like Aztec and Solstice for useless cars
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
You would'nt be talking about the Merkur XR4TI, would you?I dunno... even though some cars may be great, having a stupid mix of letters and numbers as a name detracts from them IMHO.
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Ya lost me on that oneYou would'nt be talking about the Merkur XR4TI, would you?
09 Lexus RX350
.... no Miata
And those Cadillacs are all just a jumble of letters. The only one that has a name is the Escalade and even then there's an assortment of letters to follow!
Randy (who'd rather be)
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