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Tricky
03-28-2008, 08:17 AM
WOW just seen pics of this new truck from Pontiac.
Nice.
67Truckin
03-28-2008, 08:48 AM
It's like the old El Caminos they used to make. I have a 1967 in the garage. Hopefully they won't make it so expensive we can't afford it.
Tricky
03-28-2008, 08:51 AM
Hi 67, Yes it does look like an El Camino, have you seen any adverts or anything.
Ive been looking on the GM website.
No prices yet.
Tricky
03-28-2008, 09:00 AM
Made in OZ as well!
67Truckin
03-28-2008, 11:01 AM
No, I haven't seen any advertisements yet. I've read some online at a GM news site. Looks like it will be a fun vehicle. We need something nice to use and modify after the S-10 trucks.
67Truckin
03-28-2008, 11:07 AM
Found this on a Google search:

No El Camino for you! Pontiac pickup will be named G8 ST
Posted Nov 30th 2007 11:36AM by John Neff
Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Pontiac, Australia



Mike Levine over at Pickuptruck.com has managed to scoop a tasty nugget of info about the Pontiac-branded ute that will soon be for sale in the U.S. The Aussie-import based on the same platform as the rear-wheel-drive G8 sedan will be called the G8 ST, as in "Sport Truck".

That pang of disappointment you feel is the missed opportunity of paying homage to GM's most well known car-based pickups and their colorful names: the Chevy El Camino and GMC Caballero. Rather than dubbing Pontiac's ute the "Tamale" or "El Camino Redux", we get a measly little two-letter suffix. Sigh.

Also of note is that the pickup will only be available with a 6.0L V8 and is likely to start around $31,000.

[Source: Pickuptruck.com]
lilwhite92
03-28-2008, 03:38 PM
Are there any pics of this thing yet?
davo1028
03-28-2008, 04:32 PM
http://www.uncrate.com/men/cars/trucks/pontiac-g8-sport-truck-el-camino/

Yup, theres sum pix.
steve
03-28-2008, 05:45 PM
That car/truck is sexy. Now that makes 3 car/trucks (Cobalt SS Turbo, Colorado V8, and now the G8 ST) for me to pick from in 2010 when I am ready to buy a new car. GM is really doing something right these days.
02whtxblazer
03-28-2008, 06:10 PM
For some reason, they just don't do it for me. You would never catch me in one of those. JMO
chrisco
03-28-2008, 06:37 PM
Are they the same as the Holden Ute made in Australia for years? Same look, same engine... Oh that true, they are part of the big GM family, so it must be the same :p

http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/action/vehicleentry?vehicleid=15
xtreme2001
03-28-2008, 07:11 PM
361 hp., does 0-60 in 5.4 sec., and tow a 3,500 lbs. trailer. I want one!
Pontiac's site has few more pics.

http://www.pontiac.com/newcars/
Mr.GoodWrench
03-29-2008, 01:03 AM
Yeah, there had been earlier rumour as this coming over to be the GMC Caballero. The thing is, we seem to have a taste for some rather impractical things. CAFE ratings are another issue with bringing these things into production too.
Tricky
03-31-2008, 08:52 AM
Yeah, there had been earlier rumour as this coming over to be the GMC Caballero. The thing is, we seem to have a taste for some rather impractical things. CAFE ratings are another issue with bringing these things into production too.


Whats that mean???? Mr G