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Seriously? See this is what the re-badging scheme did to Pontiac...
People hate Pontiac because when they think of them all they see is the crappy re=badged products that GM bogged them down with, their NON re-badged products were seriously some of the best cars to ever see asphalt, the Grand Am was an AMAZING success, it was affordable, sporty, aggressive looking, user-friendly, and reliable, it was just an A+ car, same goes for the G8, the G8 did everything the Grand Am did but on a grander scale, the only problem is nobody got to see it because GM gave up on them right when the G8 was about to make its big impact
Also just look at the older cars Pontiac made, the Trans Am was a re-badged Camaro for a long time but Pontiac still didnt stand for that, they added the WS6 package to show that their car was still THEIR car, not to mention the 455s, 400s, and Turbo Trans Ams. Pontiac always went above and beyond to make the most well balanced cars possible in terms of reliability, looks, affordability, and performance, it really chaps my ass that everyone's given up on them so easily =/
PS: I heard the same rumor about the Caprice, although i believe it will be a civilian car as well, i dont see GM putting the money into building a new car and limiting the sales to just Police orders, seems like kinda a waste of money to me
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