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 Report: Next Camaro to Shrink In Size With New Smaller Platform |
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Feb 05, 2010 - 2:03 PM - by Administrator
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Chevy's next generation Camaro is going to shrink in size from its current behemoth underpinnings and share a new global Alpha platform with the third-generation Cadillac CTS and the all-new ATS. With the next Camaro due out in 2015, the CTS is destined to bow in 2013 as a 2014 model, while the 3-Series fighting ATS is scheduled to arrive just afterwards.
The news comes from a report by Motor Trend after a presentation by consultancy firm Grant Thornton LLP at the Automotive Press Association on Thursday.
Other details revealed include plans to discontinue the CTS Coupe and SportWagon, likely because both a coupe, convertible and wagon version of the ATS are in the works. The CTS will then grow slightly (by roughly 6-inches) to be more in line with the 5 Series and E-Class.
To make this plan cost effective its likely that the new Alpha platform will use different amounts of aluminum and steel depending on whether it is being used for a Cadillac or a Chevy, with the Caddy getting a higher percentage of lighter, but more expensive, aluminum.
In addition to this new MT also suggests, the 2015 Camaro SS is likely to get a supercharged or turbocharged V6, rather than a V8.
More: Report: Next Camaro to Shrink In Size, Join Cadillac CTS and ATS on New Smaller Platform on AutoGuide.com
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February 2010 G8 of the Month |
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Feb 02, 2010 - 10:13 AM - by AF_Don
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Congratulations to Marty, owner of our February G8 of the Month!
Here's what Marty told us about the car:
"I bought the car in September of last year from Jeff Wyler Pontiac in Cincinnati. It's a 2009 with onyx interior, premium sport package, without a roof. It's a garage queen with less than 2,500 miles on the odometer.
I added some Kooks axlebacks, but the drone killed me, so they were gone pretty quick. The only other real mod I've done so far is the rear GXP diffuser.
Future mods include tinted windows, Vararam CAI, HSRK, Kooks LT Headers w/catted x-pipe, HP Tuners, and possibly a cam. If I win the lottery, I'd like to add a Walkinshaw super charger because I love the way they sound, but I'm not holding my breath."
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Report: Holden "Pontiac G8 Edition" Commodore Proves Popular in Australia |
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Jan 14, 2010 - 10:56 AM - by Administrator
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Several months ago GM's Australian Holden division announced that it would offer a special edition of the Commodore, dressed up to look like the Pontiac G8. Called the Holden VE Commodore SS V-Series Special Edition, the new model looks mostly identical to the Pontiac model (itself based on the Commodore), except for the absence of any Pontiac badging.
The model has been such a huge success, that Holden has now said it will continue to offer the package indefinitely. Retailing for $1,000 Australian premium ($923 U.S.), dealerships are even ordering stockiles of Pontiac badges so Aussie gearheads can more accurately replicate the G8.
Sadly, the Aussie's enthusiasm for the car isn't shared by American consumers, or at least not by the execs at General Motors, who killed off the Pontiac brand shortly after it began to offer the G8 – arguably the best product from the company in 30 years.
More: Report: Holden "Pontiac G8 Edition" Commodore Proves Popular in Australia on AutoGuide.com
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