New El Camino....er... "G8 Sport Truck"

[E30Kaiser]

Believe it or not, that Holden platform is pretty damn good in the corners. I would wager the G8 is one of the best handling domestic sedans ever.

My friend is planning on buying one so hopefully I can see how it performs 1st or 2nd hand heh.

[AndrewBird]

A Sky Roadster Coupe would be AMAZING. I love the look of them. Would be a great cheap car to daily.

[CorvallisBMW]

A Sky Roadster Coupe would be AMAZING. I love the look of them. Would be a great cheap car to daily.

Agreed, I prefer the Sky over the Solstice any day of the week. Best looking Saturn ever.

[Jordan325iC]

I'm a big fan of the 'utes. I'm glad GM is bringing over more foreign chassis'.

[Ryan Stewart]

Believe it or not, that Holden platform is pretty damn good in the corners. I would wager the G8 is one of the best handling domestic sedans ever.

Depends on how its setup. Apparently the Caddy is residing on the newer SAAB chassis while the GTO is on the slightly older universal chassis and the CTS is supposed to be far superior.

[NC325iC]

The main problem I hate about the G8 is its weight. Close the 4000k lbs

holy crap thats 4000000 lbs

[E30Kaiser]

holy crap thats 4000000 lbs

lol my bad, the k is redundent. Or does it really weigh that much?! Freaking American cars and their needless weight!

[Ray Smoodiver]

It's no HSV Maloo...

[willsol]

I like the Targa Top!!

[Jand3rson]

They need to make a drift car out of that new El Camino throwback, and go with the style of those 180SX/240SX truck conversion drifters. :D

[Dave]

Pretty obvious that the Pontiac is the ugly sister to that HSV.

Just like they did with the GTO from the Monaro - GM managed to screw up the American version of it with the horrid Pontiac styling.

[JeffRR]

lol my bad, the k is redundent. Or does it really weigh that much?! Freaking American cars and their needless weight!

Its not just american cars getting fat:

Nissan GTR: 3850lb
Infinity G37: 3800lb
M3: 3650lb
M5: 4020lb


I've got a F-body that was considered fat at 3400lb's, that's a featherweight compared to what's being produced today.

[E30Kaiser]

Yeah but the GTR puts out alot more horses and has AWD. M3, more horses less weight. I understand it is getting harder and harder to make a lightweight sedan or coupe due to all the doo-dads that go into cars these days, but still the American cars lead the pack in weight and are at the back in hp. Though I am almost positive the G8 costs a bit less than all of those cars, so I guess thats why.