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Old 05-07-2007, 12:30 PM
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That's one of the concept cars.
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looks really good i like it
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engine access looks like a bitch. but i guess almost all newer models are like that. sweet car.
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I figured it was just a concept, but still looks pretty production for a concept, not too flashy just real world enough to stop and think
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so what kind of motor is that?
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LS2 isn't it?
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L76 I believe. It may be the L98 though.
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I dunno, I don't think it's a concept... We never saw ANY real concept pics before it was released. It was all user renderings. So it's a good possibility that is a real car. That looks sweet.

How can they bring the L98 back when it was the 350 TPI motor?! Me and a friend were talking about the Commodore motors and he mentioned it having the L98, I got confused since that's what my 91 Firebird had.
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Yup, it's a concept, well.. show car really.
Red one and the dark grey one both are show cars.

They have the same 362hp L76 that the production car will get.
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That's a fine lookin' ride there! Cant wait to see these cars tearing it up!!
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It looks good in red
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What an L76? What differentiates it from the LS2?
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What an L76? What differentiates it from the LS2?
Not much. It's basically a detuned LS2 that runs on 87 octane with cylinder deactivation.
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i HATE what pontiac is doing to their cars, same with dodge. you cant keep making the same car and slapping a new name on it, the pontiac front ends are played out tired.

i hope NO trans am looks like any of the concepts we have seen, make a whole new model that doesnt look like every gen crammed into one
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i like the 4 door gto haaa
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Originally Posted by Sopcich04
i HATE what pontiac is doing to their cars, same with dodge. you cant keep making the same car and slapping a new name on it, the pontiac front ends are played out tired.

i hope NO trans am looks like any of the concepts we have seen, make a whole new model that doesnt look like every gen crammed into one
You'll be disappointed with every car produced then. EVERY OEM is doing that, and have been for a LONG time now.

And for the record, they aren't making the same car over and over with different names. That car looks great - for a 4 door, which ruins any car, but nevermind that now. lol

I still think that should be called Bonneville. Grand Prixs should be Coupes, they never should have been sedans. That's just plain hideous and wrong.

But at any rate, it really looks like a Pontiac, really looks great, and should do well against the 300C and that freakin' 4-door crap Dodge had the gaul to stain the name "Charger" with. If I absolutely had to buy a sedan, it would be the G8 (unless I got a killer deal on a pristine Bonneville SSE maybe).
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Wow. That's a nice lookin' Pontiac!
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Looks real good, though I am not a fan of the taillights.


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