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Oct 3, 2007 | 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Motor Trend Magazine

General Motors' global rear-drive architecture comes in different ways and various sizes, depending upon the market. You can have it as a:

Pontiac G8 - North America

Daewoo LX4 - Korea

Buick Park Avenue - China

Holden Commodore - Australia

Chevrolet Caprice - Middle East

Vauxhall VXR8 - U.K.

Here is the article they wrote up on it

Pontiac G8: Pounding out the Fingerprints ( Motor Trend article in this months issue )

Oct 3, 2007 | 08:15 PM

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From: NEBF:06,07 | NYBF:06,07 | ONBF:06,07 | CNBF:06 & more............

ahh thats sweet crash, nice to see witch ones are allt he same

Oct 3, 2007 | 08:17 PM

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Also from that article

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Unlike previous products involving reworked imports (Cadillac Catera, Pontiac GTO), the G8 was part of this platform'* plan from its barest beginnings.

So this means that GM is not copying

Oct 3, 2007 | 08:39 PM

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Now THAT'* a Park Ave I'd buy!!

Oct 3, 2007 | 09:16 PM

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Now THAT'* a Park Ave I'd buy!!

I just thought the same thing. I love the front end

Oct 3, 2007 | 09:33 PM

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it looks more like the new evo to me.

Oct 3, 2007 | 09:38 PM

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Just goes to show the better cars are only available in other countries.

Oct 3, 2007 | 09:52 PM

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Well It would be ideal if GM could designed and built a performance sedan exclusivly for the USA but for now we can put up with holdens leftovers. At least the G8 is fresher than the GTO that failed here. G8 is a great replacment for the Grand Prix.

Oct 3, 2007 | 09:56 PM

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The G8 is not a leftover from Holden.... see the quote in my post above.

This platform was designed to have the G8 part of it.... The Holden was just released first

Oct 3, 2007 | 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by crash93ssei

The G8 is not a leftover from Holden.... see the quote in my post above.

This platform was designed to have the G8 part of it.... The Holden was just released first

Either way its still another re-badge for the USA

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