Bring back the El Camino.
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05-08-2011, 02:14 AM
oh please just leave the el camino alone!!! dont ruin it like they did with the charger or gto. Its all brand engineering, dont let them slap a classic name on it just to sell it. Granted an american version of the holden ute would be sweet, and im all for it, i just dont want it to be branded as an el camino. Brand engineering is lame but of course a necessary part of economies of scale. Using old nameplates to try to sell a new car that doesnt fit its predecessors reputation though isnt right. The srt8 chargers are badass but THEYRE NOT CHARGERS. The gto was just a total fail, holden menaro with a gto badge for america to try to move units, and thats what a brand engineered holden based el camino will be for the us. LEAVE IT ALONE!! sell it as something else.
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05-08-2011, 06:37 AM
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Haha Jalopnik and CBRF get me through each work day.
I love the idea of the El Camino coming back, but I agree, I just don't see it selling well. The Subaru Baja kind of had the same fate as the SSR, it was only in production for a few years. "Ute's" (car/trucks) are all the rage in Australia, but I'm not exactly sure why.
The Holden Maloo (Same platform the El Camino would be based on) is pretty badass though.
I love the idea of the El Camino coming back, but I agree, I just don't see it selling well. The Subaru Baja kind of had the same fate as the SSR, it was only in production for a few years. "Ute's" (car/trucks) are all the rage in Australia, but I'm not exactly sure why.
The Holden Maloo (Same platform the El Camino would be based on) is pretty badass though.
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that vehicle was alread green-lit to come to the states - the holden was already here as the G8, and Pontiac was bringing the Ute as the G8 ST. Pontiac even ran a contest to "name the G8 sport truck" and in the end the best they could come up with was G8 ST?
I would be buying one next year if Pontiac hadn't been euthanized. 365hp V8 under hood, the G8's suspension, rear wheel drive, bed big enough for my mountainbikes or a sportbike.
I would be buying one next year if Pontiac hadn't been euthanized. 365hp V8 under hood, the G8's suspension, rear wheel drive, bed big enough for my mountainbikes or a sportbike.
oh please just leave the el camino alone!!! dont ruin it like they did with the charger or gto. Its all brand engineering, dont let them slap a classic name on it just to sell it. Granted an american version of the holden ute would be sweet, and im all for it, i just dont want it to be branded as an el camino. Brand engineering is lame but of course a necessary part of economies of scale. Using old nameplates to try to sell a new car that doesnt fit its predecessors reputation though isnt right. The srt8 chargers are badass but THEYRE NOT CHARGERS. The gto was just a total fail, holden menaro with a gto badge for america to try to move units, and thats what a brand engineered holden based el camino will be for the us. LEAVE IT ALONE!! sell it as something else.
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05-09-2011, 10:02 AM
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Too bad the states never got a G8 version of the VXR8 Bathurst edition - guess the Caddy CST-V picks up that role- that one was a real beast.
YouTube - Top Gear vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst edition
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