Sad that Pontiac will no longer exist...

 

Just keep it coming. I was really intent on getting a new G8 GXP within a couple years, looks like that will not be happening.

This car as many probably know is already badged as a Chevrolet Lumina SS for the M.E. market. Check out this gallery.

At any rate, I definitely don't think a sedan should wear the Camaro name. There are many other good possibilities. Leaving it unchanged as a Lumina SS is possible, also Chevrolet Commodore seems to fit (and has been used in the South Africa market in the 70s from what I've read.)

 

The collectors will start buying up all the 6.2 cars tomorrow....

 

The current style is actually the first 4 door.

 

There are no current plans to rebadge the G8 for sale in North America. When Pontiac is done, so is the G8.

 

That will be very disappointing seeing that car go away. The really should leave the car completely alone and just change the Pontiac badge to a Chevy bow tie.

Oh, and for all of the other posts above regarding this. If the where to keep this model car (which according to ChrisL they're not) then here is a crazy idea, why not think of a completely new name for the car! Why does every new car that comes out have to named that of a car from the past? I know people will say because of the success of that brand name in the past will help sell them now. Ok, that is true for cars that are iconic as long as they know they got the style correct (i.e. Camaro, Thunderbird, Challenger). Though it can really kill a cars appeal to that old brand name if the are just off a little (i.e. GTO) or are trying something completely new.

 

last year before we saw the actuall spy shots of the camaro, there was that test mule running around that looked liek that but it had chevy emblems on it. everyone thought it was going to be a lumina. i wouldl iek to see this chassis come back as a new impala. i think it would help the impala line alot if it returned to rwd.

 

i hope your wrong. i would hate for such a great platform to die off.

 

GM needs to sell it as the Lumina SS like they do in South Africa and in the middle east... why spend more money creating a new name and rebadging, etc.

 

they wouldnt have to creat a new name, just change a body name over(impala). there was talk a while ago about the impala going rwd. this is the way it could go.

 

I concur, the Chevy G8 doesnt have a bad ring to it, keep the base design, change some badging, and there you go, a good car

 

The current Charger is the first four door Charger. The Charger was coupe only from 1966-1974 and even in its FWD L-Body form was a two door hatchback (Charger name replaced Dodge 024).

Actually, Impala was a slightly upscale Bel Air. Impala was always top of the line from its introduction in 1958.

 

or you could just use an existing name like the impala and not spend more money than you need to. changing a name or bringing a new name in play is alot more money into advertising and getting the car out there and recognized. if they were to use an existing name, there is no name changing and people know about the impala already. you dont need to sell them on the car. the car sells itself. its all about marketing.

 

They're just making up bull**** headlines to attract attention.



Next, they'll predict a Corvette-branded pickup truck.

 

Show me something where GM says there are not plans to do this.