Read the full-text online article and more details about "PONTIAC'S WONDER FROM DOWN-UNDER; Australian-Made G8 Just Could Be Great" by Scanlan, Dan - The Florida Times Union, June 14, 2008By ScanlanDan
In 2008 Pontiac followed up its Australian-built GTO with a new rear-drive sport sedan called the G8. Like the GTO before it, the G8 was actually a Holden product, this one a Commodore that was built down under before being rebadged as a Pontiac and imported to the United States. ...
The rear-wheel-drive G8 was mainly designed by General Motors' Australian Holden unit, known for sporty rear-drive coupes and sedans. The 2004-06 GTO also came from Holden. Hurriedly developed for the United States, that car looked bland--at least to Americans who expected the old exciting ...
The 2004 Pontiac GTO was based on the Australian Holden Monaro, which was in turn a shortened, two-door version of the Holden Commodore sedan. It was fitted with the 350 cu. in. (5,665 cc) LS1 engine also found in the contemporary Corvette, making 350 hp (261 kW). The LS1 enabled ...