Pontiac PR man Jim Hopson confirms that the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST, the odd ball quasi-pickup, El Camino redux, is so dead. The company delivered the news to dealers earlier today.
Blame the economic and automotive meltdown of 2008 (and '09). Blame GM's woeful condition (word is, any and all programs slated to be released after the middle of 2009 are "under review"). Or blame the fact that maybe, just maybe, not enough people cared about a re-born El Camino, even in the best of times, to justify its resurrection.
desmolicious says:
04:37 PM, 01/ 6/09
This has nothing to do with the economy but more to do with the fact that maybe, oh, 3 people are actually interested in this thing.
And they're in junior high.
slickersdrip says:
11:36 PM, 01/ 6/09
Or are the kind of people who would have wanted it to be under the gold bowtie and called an El Camino.
That or are the types that like a V8 muscle car like this available with a manual transmission.
dougtheeng says:
06:06 AM, 01/ 7/09
No one would have ever bought this car. It was an embarrassment to even suggest. This is a no brainer.
blueguydotcom says:
07:29 AM, 01/ 7/09
Why it was ever considered viable will forever remain a mystery.
bbechtel16 says:
10:11 AM, 01/ 7/09
I'll optimistically side with slicker's explanation.
rick8365 says:
11:16 AM, 01/ 7/09
...yawn...