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Last Auto Account – Pontiac Pushes Forward with G8 ‘Ute Despite Tough Times The connected assembly affairs for the kinda-odd, kinda-cool Pontiac-Amino pictured to the larboard is a hasty bit of action from GM accustomed its cost-slashing, factory-closing spasms of late. Yes, the G8 ST (sport truck) is still planned for 2010, and it shares a belvedere (with a wheelbase connected four inches) with the ..Last Auto account – Enlarge Photo

The connected assembly affairs for the kinda-odd, kinda-cool Pontiac-Amino pictured to the larboard is a hasty bit of action from GM accustomed its cost-slashing, factory-closing spasms of late. Yes, the G8 ST (sport truck) is still planned for 2010, and it shares a belvedere (with a wheelbase connected four inches) with the low-buck, high-thrill G8 sedan. That auto itself is based on a belvedere from GM’s Australian division, Holden.

We aching our active afresh at Pontiac’s mission in GM’s portfolio, and in the automotive apple in general, abnormally now that it’s accepted the division’s hi-po rear-wheel drive cars are boring dying off. The cast has fumbled and bumbled through the accomplished three decades aggravating to hit its stride. It is occasionally ablaze (GTO, 6000 STE, Firebird Formula), and just as generally angrily inept (T1000, Daewoo-based LeMans, annihilation anytime called Grand Am, TransSport, Safari Wagon). Is the G8 ST still a astute investment of adored basic for GM (who could, for instance, use the money to advance up the barrage of the next Malibu) and, added pointedly, for Pontiac, whose abiding of accurate achievement cars (G8, Solstice) is accepting rather attenuate these days?

While GM is in the bosom of massive cost-cutting, we admiration why the G8 ST seems such a angelic cow. When profits margins soared and dealers were happy, GM could able-bodied allow to barrage alcove cars such as the GMC Cyclone and Typhoon that it knew would never advertise in top volumes. While we could be amiss about bazaar appeal for a Pontiac awakening of the El Camino (hey, the Aussies reside and die by the ‘Ute), we accept the activity this is traveling to be addition one of GM’s awe-inspiring vehicular abstracts forth the curve of the GMC Envoy XUV. And as my bang-up alluringly credibility out, “history hasn’t been affectionate to car/truck miscegeny.“–Colin Mathews

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