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2008 Pontiac G6 GXP

Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:19 PM
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I think the front end looks good! The rear spoiler is just plain wrong though!
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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The competition is taking a step up:

What the hell is that?
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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The G6 GXP is really depressing. I mean it looks like complete, unmitigated *** It is almost like some one said "Lets make the ugliest car possible and hope people like it because it is different". If you are gonna bother with a body kit, you should at least to do it right. See the the old Grand Am GT on how to do a youth oriented body kit.

The worst part is I saw the SEMA showcar and didn't bitch because I knew there was no way GM would make something that ugly....yet the proved me wrong.
Whoever signed off on this package needs to be fired...and their design school needs to take their deiploma back. I wonder if Bob Lutz was drunk or something when this came through the pipes?
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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That is awful. What the hell is going on at Pontiac these days? I thought they were moving toward "classy" aggressive styling? This makes the fork lines on the bottom half of the old Grand Ams look subdued.

For crying out loud, clean it up. The rear spoiler is the goofiest, tackiest thing I've seen on a production vehicle. The front fascia IS the angry kitchen appliance Bob Lutz so infamously loathed when he started at GM. The wheels look like ***.

Truly sad times for the Poncho division.
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 07:44 PM
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Funny how Banner Racing isn't running that exact front end.
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 08:07 PM
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Not to appear like I'm piling on, but what a totally wasted opportunity. And dear Lord those wheels. Are they rejects from a Buick minivan?

In comparison, the Accord coupe posted in this thread, is exponentially better.
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Not good

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Old Jan 8, 2007 | 08:50 PM
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That spoiler looks like it belongs on an 80's Porche
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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The worst part is I remember the enthusiasm I had before the G6 was released. The GXP was supposed to be the turbocharged Imprezza killer
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MarcR94v6
What the hell is that?
2008 Accord. I gotta give it to Honda...it looks great for what it is. Definatley a step ahead of the competition...and it pains me to say that.

More pics:

http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=649408
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:09 PM
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The Honda Accord coupe looks good until I saw the rear and then it was

As far as the G6 coupe goes, give me the GTP with the GXP drivetrain.
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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And dear Lord those wheels. Are they rejects from a Buick minivan?
That may be the single biggest embarrassment. I might be able to possibly understand what they were going for with the body pieces...but to screw up something that should be so relatively simple....why didn't they just go with the wheels on the SEMA concept? They at least make the rest of the car somewhat tolerable for freak's sake....
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:46 PM
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I propose that GM run by all their new "performance" car ideas by us before unleashing them on an unsuspecting public.

Man Law?
Man Law.
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by CLEAN
I propose that GM run by all their new "performance" car ideas by us before unleashing them on an unsuspecting public.

Man Law?
...Man Law.....
Old Jan 8, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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It really needs to lose the chrome strips around the front grills, the inside of the headlights should be black and those wheels are absolutely hideous ...They should be black or gunmetal and a completely different design...The spoiler doesn't bother me nearly as much as the other things but it would look much better if it were the same as the smaller of the two on the race car...

Oh, and I just feel the need to re-emphasize how FUGLY those damn wheels are x infinity.

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