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Bonneville To Cease Production! (READ ME)

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Old Feb 6, 2005 | 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
WAIT! Stop the presses, look what I just found!

Detroit (AP)
General Motors, in a press release dated 2/4/05 announced that the Bonneville would be removed from the Pontiac lineup effective with the release of the 2006 models. It will be replaced with the G9, a RWD performance 2-door coupe with an inline 9 cylinder engine with 603 cubic inches of displacement, and a reworked Allison transmission. The G9 will also be available with a base drivetrain L27 mated with the more reliable 4T60E tranmsmission in an effort to regain reliability. A turbo option will be available on the SXE model (mid-grade) for those wanting a bit more performance.

Further details were not available at press time.

Bob Smith, staff writer
coupe eh...

This could get interesting......
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 03:51 PM
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Inline 9 eh?
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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Hey there was an addendum to that release....Options will include 22 inch wheels, headrest DVD players, and a flux capacitor.
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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Producing 50 gigawatts of power, but only above a particular speed.
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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runs on plutonium and or empty Miller cans and trash
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:47 PM
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"No no no, this sucker'* electrical, but it requires a nuclear reaction to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity I need."
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 05:52 PM
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At 88 MPH
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by willwren
WAIT! Stop the presses, look what I just found!

Detroit (AP)
General Motors, in a press release dated 2/4/05 announced that the Bonneville would be removed from the Pontiac lineup effective with the release of the 2006 models. It will be replaced with the G9, a RWD performance 2-door coupe with an inline 9 cylinder engine with 603 cubic inches of displacement, and a reworked Allison transmission. The G9 will also be available with a base drivetrain L27 mated with the more reliable 4T60E tranmsmission in an effort to regain reliability. A turbo option will be available on the SXE model (mid-grade) for those wanting a bit more performance.

Further details were not available at press time.

Bob Smith, staff writer
I see that they are going back to the Good ole days......way to go GM
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 06:47 PM
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Problem is that it sounds like another GTO though......Wonder if the gas guzzler tax is still gonna be on there?
Old Feb 6, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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I just heard this on TV moments ago. Face it guys, they are making room for an increase in SUV production. >:(:

Now another reason why I should flip the finger as I pass an SUV down the highway.

The Bonneville was the only car that I loved from the Pontiac line. The other cars had sport, but none of them had class like the Bonneville had.



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