I think you guys are really missing the whole picture here and argueing about nothing.

First of all...this was a photoshop of a pontiac GTO/Holdan monaro with a few badges that says GNX. Nowhere in the article does it say its a PONTIAC. It is clearly labeled as a buick and will BE buick.

The GNX will not be labled as a pontiac...so stop the bickering.

 

I said the same thing earler Jay.

But it's not a Pontiac if you want to get to specifics. It's a Holden.

Don't forget where the GN/GNX come from: The Regal, which was also platform sharred with the Monte Carlo back in the day IIRC. Should they rebadge the current monte carlo and call it a GN? People wouldn't like that at all.

I'd really like to know wtf people want from car companies. Do they want great cars or would they rather have a bs car with a historic name?

 

Pontiac, Chevy, Buick, yada yada yada...who runs everything??? GM??? all under the same company??? hmmm....they've been doing it for HOW many years now???

 

...and then throw a "Skyline" badge on it in Japan. Seems like sacralige to me.

 

If the Buick design team used the platform remodeled it to look like a Buick (preferably an '04 Regal GS, black on black), then put a TTV6 in it, fuck yes, that shit would be hot as fuck. No, that would be hotter than fuck. Here's how hot fuck is. X Here's how hot that would be. X

.. I would like them to keep great names off of cars that neither have anything in common with, or really resemble them in ANY way imaginable. That's all I ask.

Exactly. I could bring up a thread and point out 30 people that absolutely hate the new Skyline because it has nothing to do with the 'original'... but they're talking about an import so it's cool.. I have the same feelings towards a domestic and I'm suddenly some sort of ignorant-redneck-spic.

 

i understand what spic is trying to get at.

i always thought the import guys had more brand loyalty than they apparently do. Like you guys are saying i can respect a nice car whoever makes it. The problem would be re-badging it. I didnt agree with calling the holden a pontiac in the first place. If it's as simple as giving the credit where credit is due why not simply make it a buick? Most ppl dislike the new charger since it's a 4 door, not sticking true to it's roots. I would be making the same complaint if dodge tried to make a roadrunner or 'cuda.

 

oh - and -
I've never seen a Z in stock form ever resemble anything remotely close to 'quick'. If you could point out which years a Z car was actually something special, please let me know..

edit: and anyone who says they wouldn't care if Nissan marketed a Miata as the next-awesome 240SX is a fucking liar. If anyone here thinks the new G35 lives up to the name of Skyline, you're a fucking liar. They can make the car. They can market the car. They can sell a million of the cars. Just don't call it a Grand National. That's just fucking disrespectful.

 

Sorry, but I'm too lazy to read all 4 pages.

GM is probably going to cut Buick and Pontiac out of their lineup in a year or so, they've already said this. A GNX return is as likely as a Camaro return.

 

ok cool

 

there isn't going to be left of GM they keep it up.