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Old October 5th, 2009, 10:13 PM
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Pontiac G8 lives on as Police Caprice cruiser 2011

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Old October 5th, 2009, 10:29 PM
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Old October 5th, 2009, 10:42 PM
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Old October 5th, 2009, 11:39 PM
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Don't know how old that video is, but im like 95% sure that in just the past month or so GM officially announced it was cancelling its plans for the G8 to live on as a new caprice model. They had originally planned on keeping production going by rebadging the car, but Bob Lutz announced that marketing-wise and financially it wasn't a good idea and they were canceling it.

Kinda sucks, since with Pontiac dying off in 2010 the G8 dies with it... the G8 GT was a pretty awesome car, if you've ever gotten a chance to drive one... sad to see it go.
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Old October 6th, 2009, 07:11 AM
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Old October 6th, 2009, 07:19 AM
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YouTube - GM unveils new 2011 V-8 Caprice Police Car , very nice car
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Old October 6th, 2009, 08:49 AM
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Waiting for our first one to come in, I am hoping to demo this unit to many agency's the only good thing to come from the new GM.
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Old October 6th, 2009, 09:11 AM
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Way to take a great looking car (the g8) and screw it up cause that thing is pain ugly and bland, may perform well but it looks like @ss, just my 2c
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Actualy it is not a G8 its off the platform that the camaro is on and the CTS
based on the Caprice that is sold in the Middle East, not a Holden Product.
will be made in North America. So not a G8
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Old October 6th, 2009, 12:29 PM
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Old October 6th, 2009, 12:38 PM
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Carbon motors will never see the light of day, another get the goverment money and run. They were supposed to be built in Connersville Indiania, but when I drove by does not look like anything is going on.
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Old October 6th, 2009, 01:46 PM
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yeah departments wont fork out that kind of money ,perfect car but wont happen , I thought Chevy was made in the USA?Are they making them in Japan now ?lol
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Old October 6th, 2009, 02:13 PM
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The Caprice will be made in australia - it is a Holden design with the same underpinnings as the G8 and the camaro - the car will be made in the Holden facility in Adelaide - there actually is a real nice looking rear wheel drive buick based off that platform , if i remember correctly its called a park avenue , it is released in for the chinese market. ill have to look it up to see if it is sold anywhere else
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Actualy it is not a G8 its off the platform that the camaro is on and the CTS
based on the Caprice that is sold in the Middle East, not a Holden Product.
will be made in North America. So not a G8
Ok fair enough and sorry i though it was a G8 but it's still ugly
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