GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup

**nsap** · 11-13-2006, 09:46 PM

CLICK HERE to read GMI's Exclusive article on some big changes about to take place at Pontiac.

Buick61 · 11-13-2006, 09:50 PM

Whoa. Put RWD on everything and call it a decade.

LAMRONH · 11-14-2006, 12:06 AM

OK, they've decided to treat the catatonic state.
Now let's treat the utteretardmoron alphanumeric wannaBMW non-nomenclature.

redimpss5 · 11-14-2006, 01:09 AM

RWD will work for me!! That is the main reason why police can not choose a modern vehicle!

Mikkoo · 11-14-2006, 02:06 AM

A wise move by GM to move Pontiac back to the performance division. The only feasable way that makes sense is RWD. We can look forward to no more torque steer issues going forward with RWD and V8 engines.

stevews602 · 11-14-2006, 07:35 AM

I'll say it again, the G4, G6 etc. names need to go away up front.
The idiots who came up with this brain dead naming convention also need to go. They should be forced to live in a Pontiac 6000 for the rest of their lives.

69Firebird400 · 11-14-2006, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by stevews602

I'll say it again, the G4, G6 etc. names need to go away up front.
The idiots who came up with this brain dead naming convention also need to go. They should be forced to live in a Pontiac 6000 for the rest of their lives.

Hey, I think I'd drive a nice 6000 STE without too much complaint.

geozinger · 11-14-2006, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by 69Firebird400

Hey, I think I'd drive a nice 6000 STE without too much complaint.

Me too! I missed them the first time around, I'd love to get one now. Although the Grand Prix GXP makes a pretty sound argument for an STE replacement...

Forget being the 'performance division', be the PIRATE division! Arrgh! Take no prisoners!!!

If this happens by 2009, there WILL be another Pontiac in my garage again. (Sorry Maxx)

Kappa · 11-14-2006, 04:26 PM

Other than the lack of comfirmed data, that is really good news. I was wondering when Pontiac was going to expand use of the Kappa platform, and replace the G6. So if all goes well and holds to expectations, then Pontiac will be revived as a true performance division.

**nsap** · 11-14-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Kappa

Other than the lack of comfirmed data, that is really good news. I was wondering when Pontiac was going to expand use of the Kappa platform, and replace the G6. So if all goes well and holds to expectations, then Pontiac will be revived as a true performance division.

It's impossible to confirm information when GM themselves have not made up their mind on what to do.

hymeballs · 11-15-2006, 09:32 AM

I dont know for sure if we are switching to RWD yet or ever , but in our meeting at Orion today we are getting a version of the Malibu which is FWD......well, specifically we are going to be a "flex" plant for the new bu' so basically we will be ready for overflow production........

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Buick61 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: DC Metro Area Drives: 58 Belvedere; 61 LeSabre; 96 Fleetwood; 07 SRX Posts: 8,321	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup Whoa. Put RWD on everything and call it a decade. __________________ Used to own: 1959 Cadillac Series 62, 1960 AMC Rambler Six, 1998 Chevrolet Malibu, 2000 Saturn LS2, 2005 Chrysler 300C, 2006 Pontiac G6 GTP Last edited by Buick61 : 11-13-2006 at 09:53 PM.

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LAMRONH 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Caveville, Neanderthallande Drives: 2007 black KIA Spectra EX. Have club, will travel. Posts: 8,822	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup OK, they've decided to treat the catatonic state. Now let's treat the utteretardmoron alphanumeric wannaBMW non-nomenclature. __________________ "[When] corruption.. has prevailed in those offices [of]... government and [has] so familiarized itself as that men otherwise honest could look on it without horror,... [then we must] be alive to the suppression of this odious practice and... bring to punishment and brand with eternal disgrace every man guilty of it, whatever be his station." --Thomas Jefferson to W. C. C. Claiborne, 1804.

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redimpss5 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,620	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup RWD will work for me!! That is the main reason why police can not choose a modern vehicle!

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Mikkoo 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: An American living in Finland Posts: 1,771	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup A wise move by GM to move Pontiac back to the performance division. The only feasable way that makes sense is RWD. We can look forward to no more torque steer issues going forward with RWD and V8 engines. __________________ Previously owned Camaro's ; 1971 1973 RS 1977 Z28 1980 Z28 1982 Z28 1998 2000 Z28 Previously owned Corvette; 1988 Future ride; 2008 Corvette. 6spd manual, with Jetstream blue metallic paint.

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11-14-2006, 07:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
stevews602 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Drives: WS6 Posts: 197	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup I'll say it again, the G4, G6 etc. names need to go away up front. The idiots who came up with this brain dead naming convention also need to go. They should be forced to live in a Pontiac 6000 for the rest of their lives.

11-14-2006, 04:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Kappa 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 336	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup Other than the lack of comfirmed data, that is really good news. I was wondering when Pontiac was going to expand use of the Kappa platform, and replace the G6. So if all goes well and holds to expectations, then Pontiac will be revived as a true performance division.

11-15-2006, 09:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
hymeballs 2.0 Liter Supercharged ECOTEC Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 143	Re: GMI Exclusive: Pontiac Shakeup I dont know for sure if we are switching to RWD yet or ever , but in our meeting at Orion today we are getting a version of the Malibu which is FWD......well, specifically we are going to be a "flex" plant for the new bu' so basically we will be ready for overflow production........ Last edited by hymeballs : 11-15-2006 at 12:15 PM.

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