Bob Lutz Backpedals: Pontiac G8 Will Not Become Chevy Caprice

Just as quickly as GM's vicechair of "creative" development, Bob Lutz , began making big statements about the future life of the Pontiac G8 as a Chevrolet Caprice, he is backpedaling hard. Yesterday in an entry of GM's FastLane blog, titled It "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time," Lutz wrote, "OK, I have some late-breaking news for you from the world of GM, where things are indeed moving quickly, and what I'm about to say is proof. "…The G8 will not be a Caprice after all. I'd mentioned it, and said

we were studying it, giving it a serious look, because a car like the G8 was just too good to waste. "That's all still true. But I have to say that, with my new 'marketing' hat on, upon further review and careful study, we simply cannot make a business case for such a program. Not in today's market, in this economy, and with fuel regulations what they are and will be." GM FastLane

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Bob Lutz Backpedals: Pontiac G8 Will Not Become Chevy Caprice