# Chevy getting the G8? what should it get called? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 27, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881 "2009-04-27T19:21:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/41 "2009-04-28T06:45:55Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > Call it the Chevy 5-Series. Maybe people would actually start comparing it to something it is similar to, instead of a fucking grand am. true story, when the GTO FIRST came out, I was hanging with my dad and we saw a new GTO. I pointed it out and said it was neat. My dad basically just wrote it off as a fancy looking grand-am. I seriously had to sit there and explain that it was a RWD car with a vette motor, and that it was designed and built by the australian GM division. He still wasn’t excited, but just funny that he compared it to some pos grand am. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/42 "2009-04-28T06:50:57Z")
yeah it’s a serious stigma they have to overcome because for a significant percentage of the car-buying public, albeit the ignorant one, every chevy is a Cavalier and every Pontiac is a Grand Am. The jap companies did it in the 90’s but you have to consistently put out good product and wait it out for word of mouth and personal experiences to circulate. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/43 "2009-04-28T06:55:08Z")
> [@Joe](#): > > yeah it’s a serious stigma they have to overcome because for a significant percentage of the car-buying public, albeit the ignorant one, every chevy is a Cavalier and every Pontiac is a Grand Am. The jap companies did it in the 90’s but you have to consistently put out good product and wait it out for word of mouth and personal experiences to circulate. The Japanese did it by no longer producing a complete pile of shit as their economy car entry. GM has yet to design an economy car that isn’t a pile. My apologies to the Cobalt owners out there, but that car is garbage and falls apart far too quickly. Are there any out there with over 50k that haven’t had some major steering system issues? When someone says the Accord is like a big Civic it’s not derogatory like saying the G8 is a big grand-am. ---
**Author:** ![Penfold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/penfold/32/5007_2.png) [@Penfold](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Penfold)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/44 "2009-04-28T07:24:29Z")
And sadly the reviews I have read about the Chevy cruze are bad. Looks good and drives like crap. ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/45 "2009-04-28T07:29:33Z")
I liked the g8’s alot and i like this alot. I think this may be one chevy i may consider buying. I like the body lines and the v-8 rwd. Id also like to invest in something american made thats worth the money for a change. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/46 "2009-04-28T07:33:50Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > I’d also like to invest in something **Australian made** thats worth the money for a change. Fixed. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Janus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Janus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janus)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/47 "2009-04-28T07:44:16Z")
well in keeping with automakers penchent for theme naming a family of cars… Chevy Onyx? (like cobalt). I think it reads way too corney, but eh ---
**Author:** ![turbociv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@turbociv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbociv)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/48 "2009-04-28T07:50:29Z")
this thing is a rebadged holden? ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/49 "2009-04-28T07:52:26Z")
Yes. They discovered a few years ago that their Australian division, Holden, was kicking major ass down under and decided to start incorporating their models here. ---
**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/50 "2009-04-28T07:56:35Z")
> [@turbociv](#): > > I liked the g8’s alot and i like this alot. I think this may be one chevy i may consider buying. I like the body lines and the v-8 rwd. Id also like to invest in something american made thats worth the money for a change. I personally will tell you that after driving one I will have no question in my mind at all trading my M5 in on one to show you how nice I really think this car is. Although i am not going to lie prefer to support GM/American car manufacturers if I can as well. Wrap it all up with a drivetrain I know well and what will be a fantastic aftermarket support and I am there. ---
**Author:** ![slow84ta](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slow84ta/32/7265_2.png) [@slow84ta](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slow84ta)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/51 "2009-04-28T08:07:34Z")
why not just call it the Chevy G8? and keep it in it’s current form? ---
**Author:** ![FearBefore128](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fearbefore128/32/5115_2.png) [@FearBefore128](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FearBefore128)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/52 "2009-04-28T08:37:03Z")
am I gonna be the first to say it? oh fine…“Giant Cobalt that doesn’t suck SS” ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/53 "2009-04-28T08:40:33Z")
[http://www.autoloandaily.com/./loan-news/todays-car-news/1499-pontiac-officially-scuttled-g8-and-solstice-will-go-down-with-the-ship](http://www.autoloandaily.com/./loan-news/todays-car-news/1499-pontiac-officially-scuttled-g8-and-solstice-will-go-down-with-the-ship) The G8 and Solstice will not be rebadged and sold under another GM nameplate, according to The New York Times and Jalopnik, who each covered this morning’s conference call with GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/54 "2009-04-28T08:43:01Z")
🖕 ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/55 "2009-04-28T08:44:08Z")
^^perfect response ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/56 "2009-04-28T08:44:34Z")
gay. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/57 "2009-04-28T08:48:45Z")
> [@BigRon](#): > > [http://www.autoloandaily.com/./loan-news/todays-car-news/1499-pontiac-officially-scuttled-g8-and-solstice-will-go-down-with-the-ship](http://www.autoloandaily.com/./loan-news/todays-car-news/1499-pontiac-officially-scuttled-g8-and-solstice-will-go-down-with-the-ship) > > The G8 and Solstice will not be rebadged and sold under another GM nameplate, according to The New York Times and Jalopnik, who each covered this morning’s conference call with GM’s CEO Fritz Henderson. I’d like to know if this was a GM decision or an Obama car czar decision so I know where to direct my anger. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/58 "2009-04-28T08:53:42Z")
So if they’re going to kill off their best models, how the hell are they supposed to become viable? I mean really, you do all this R&D, build a great car, then you decide the most profitable path is to kill it? They’re not going to return to the top focusing on Cobalts and Impalas… ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/59 "2009-04-28T08:58:19Z")
The majority of our car buying population doesn’t care too much at all about performance models. They just want reliability and a trustworthy brand. They are getting back to basics, which I think is a really good first step. They can add performance to the mix once they stabilize the company again. But that won’t be for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881/60 "2009-04-28T09:01:59Z")
The problem is, performance was their competitive advantage. They’re going to have a harder time trying to beat Toyota at their own game starting from behind, than getting the word out about the stuff that they do well. Not to mention that Toyota’s game fucking sucks. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881.md?page=2) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-getting-the-g8-what-should-it-get-called/66881.md?page=4)