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2008 Pontiac G8 debuts

Old Feb 8, 2007 | 06:28 AM
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The grille shape looks about the same except for the split in the middle for the Pontiac

all you would have to change is the bumper and the hood to get it Ausi looking... If I were to get one, I would do it in a heartbeat
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 12:22 PM
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Seriouswheels hassome nice large shots of it.
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/to...T-Show-Car.htm

I quite like the interior..just not in that color.
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 04:52 PM
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Oooh, it just hit me... a nice flat blue color (grabber blue-like) for the exterior, with that same color of the leather inserts in the interior, and it would look even better
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:05 PM
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Just gave Holden.com a visit, and they have my favorite line-up of cars!

I hope the G8 has a stance like the Commodore's
Look at how raised the rear is!
And "in your face" colors like these could be awesome


and look at those flared wheel wells!

(this is my second favorite car, behind the Vantage )

Look at this blue!
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Old Feb 8, 2007 | 10:44 PM
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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Commadore tail lights are so much better then the G8s! I'll take one with holden conversion.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Knight
Commadore tail lights are so much better then the G8s! I'll take one with holden conversion.
X2!!

Wonder how much a G8 will cost over here in the states
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 04:00 PM
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I have a bit more faith in pontiac. I have hated the tacky designs for 20 years, the G8 is a nice looking sled, and I played around with a G6 vert a few months ago, what a change from the Transformer cladding-monsters they had just a couple years ago. Still not big on the Solstice though....Although the vast majority of 'new' gm products lately are just rebadges of cars in other nations.

But with the G8, talk about putting the minimum effort into something. If its really that easy, wth is Ford doing with the Falcon!!?? I hear the XR6 motors are easilly hopped up near the 1000hp mark. Ugh, its frustrating. I wonder how much effort and money is going into a near-exclusive shell for the MKS when a re-badge of a Falcon would be an overnight home run for Lincoln(could of been even more so 5 years ago-helping the launch of the new stuff they have now). What a waste of resources.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:56 PM
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Yep that Holden is a darn good looking ride!
The rake is fantastic..I've actually been trying to do my designs withba rake more and more lately..gotta love it
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by burningman
Yep that Holden is a darn good looking ride!
The rake is fantastic..I've actually been trying to do my designs withba rake more and more lately..gotta love it
rake?
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Originally Posted by thezeppelin8
I hope the G8 has a stance like the Commodore's
Look at how raised the rear is!
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Originally Posted by thezeppelin8
rake?


think that should do it.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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ooooooooohhh!!!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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This is precisely what Ford needs to be doing with its best global assets, though the persistent rumor is that Mulally is in the process of doing just that. Ford could use the Aussie Falcon in North America and make minor modifications to suit the market. Same notation for the Euro Mondeo, a car that Mulally himself said ought to be sold over here. If it works for GM, there's no reason the same strategy wouldn't work for Ford, too, and stem the sales hemorrhaging.
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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Thanks for the assist chris

I think Mulally if he does what he says he will is just the man ford has needed for a while and If I was a betteing man I think this little G* move might get Him thinking about teh Falcon a bit..we could be in for some really great cars very very soon guys!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by burningman
Thanks for the assist chris

I think Mulally if he does what he says he will is just the man ford has needed for a while and If I was a betteing man I think this little G* move might get Him thinking about teh Falcon a bit..we could be in for some really great cars very very soon guys!
Let's hope so!
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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 11:56 PM
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