http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/ Autoblog Comments for http://www.autoblog.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.autoblog.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 12:03AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 7:47AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 8:54AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/The ChinaSlave?
The WarMonger?


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If someone could explain how this fits into to Buick-Pontiac-GMC channel strategy where Pontiac plays the sporty role and GMC is trucks, I would appreciate it.]]>Mar 15th 2008 12:51PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/
Build as many vehicles with Gas Guzzler V8's as possible, GM is a Subsidiary of ExxonMobile. You can tell what INCENTIVES a company has by what products it designs, especially in a high fuel cost, foreign oil and Global Warming environment. Exxon must be paying some Big Incentives to release MORE Guzzlers while everyone is complaining about fuel cost, while our forests are going up in smoke, and water supply's drying up, and while our troops are in a foreign land defending the oil pumping stations.

Why does GM Hate America?]]>Mar 15th 2008 9:34PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/
I think I'll go kill my TV now. ]]>Mar 16th 2008 10:23AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Toyota makes lots of gas guzling V8s, are they subsidized by Chevron?]]>Mar 16th 2008 10:56PMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/
This Pontiac? Utter failure. Epic fail on every level. GM bureaucrats and board members deserve what they've got coming to them; it's sad that the autoworkers will be the biggest victims here.]]>Mar 17th 2008 1:53AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/
Manufactured demand? GM didn't force me to buy a Suburban, I wanted one. I like long wheelbase, wide full-frame vehicles. I wasn't tricked into thinking I needed it. Truth be told I'm still miffed I can't go out and buy a new B-Body Wagon, but oh well. OH and to further boil your blood I drive my Suburban alone to work everyday. And I'm single, the third row seat only sees use when I take some of my buddies on fishing trips, most of the time its a 1 passenger vehicle. I also take the third row out which allows me to drive my ATV into the Suburban. But nobody forced me to buy this, its simply the best vehicle to fulfill what I want.]]>Mar 17th 2008 9:15AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 12:12AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 3:13AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/I guess that makes us uncool.]]>Mar 15th 2008 5:17AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 12:14AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 12:38AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/Mar 15th 2008 12:57AMhttp://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/15/new-york-08-preview-2010-pontiac-sports-truck-gm-wants-you-to/
Good fuel economy is as simple as A) smaller and B) not a performance car. We already have scores of vehicles like that and you're free to buy any of them.

This niche 2 seater isn't about fuel economy any more than it's about offroad ability or holding lots of child seats. That isn't good or bad, it's just different.

Personally I think ~20mpg real world is pretty good when the alternative would be a real truck getting around 14.
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In otherwords, for the domestic market where the "truck" feature is largely used for the weekend or light duty -- the V6 and V8 will have a huge efficiency advantage over a truck. They could hybrid it like Toyota; but because the inherent physics is so much better, they do not HAVE to do it like the Toyota project.

Remember, a truck is generally heavier, and the physics requires more "power" to keep up to a lighter car. Therefore, you get a lot of the features of the truck with using the efficiencies of a car.

The catch is that IF you use it as a truck mostly, or go off roading or into construction sites -- the value of going with a full truck goes up; and would justify spending more money on fuel or a hybrid system.]]>Mar 15th 2008 3:55PM