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    Default Why cant we have these here?

    omg,i love Vauxhall......sucks we dont them
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    hot

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    The back of it reminds me of a GTO
    Lexus GS300

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    what he said^^^

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    Quote Originally Posted by SL33P3R
    The back of it reminds me of a GTO
    well it is the same engine...vauxhall is part of GM

    but it just looks so much better than any of pontiac stuff

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    the entire thing reminds me of a GTO.

    ugly.

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    Wait for the Pontiac G8...then do a full ADM conversion.

    I want that car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VooDooXII
    Wait for the Pontiac G8...then do a full ADM conversion.

    I want that car.
    i cant wait for the G8s...it will give my fav american car the CTS-V a run for its money =]

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    I thought you said you hated big V8's

    Oh well...I'm with you on that! I wonder how the next CTS-V will be.

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    Quote Originally Posted by VooDooXII
    I thought you said you hated big V8's

    Oh well...I'm with you on that! I wonder how the next CTS-V will be.
    most time i dont like V8...but XLRs and CTS are the:boobies:

    but i really do like german v8s

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    Tight. I want a big V8.
    Val for president!

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    i cant wait for the G8s...it will give my fav american car the CTS-V a run for its money =]

    yea i was just about to post that GM is about start pretty much selling the vauxhall's and the holdens under chevy name in the US. They are goiin back to the RWd V8 sedan in most of ther cars in the future..


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    Quote Originally Posted by JITB
    yea i was just about to post that GM is about start pretty much selling the vauxhall's and the holdens under chevy name in the US. They are goiin back to the RWd V8 sedan in most of ther cars in the future..



    yep,seem like GM is trying to compete with the german cars...hell even the new impala is RWD

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    Depending on my cash-flow in five years or so...either the G8, the next CTS-V, or an Audi S5 will be my next car.

    Oil seems to be the root of a lot of problems...so I'm doing my part to eliminate that problem...

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    hell even the new impala is RWD
    It's actually FWD. There was a big deal about it being the first time a small block V8 has been used in a FF setup.

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    we do have it here.
    its called an EVO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Six2Six
    It's actually FWD. There was a big deal about it being the first time a small block V8 has been used in a FF setup.
    yea i know the current are...but i thought they were gonna start building RWD ones

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    Quote Originally Posted by Six2Six
    It's actually FWD. There was a big deal about it being the first time a small block V8 has been used in a FF setup.
    I think he meant the upcoming Impala will be RWD.

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    hehehehe you said ADM bwhahaha what if i wanted it to be NZdm lol

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    The foglights and fenders look retarded, but the rest isn't bad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HypnoToad
    yea i know the current are...but i thought they were gonna start building RWD ones
    We might be waiting a little longer to see a RWD version. According to C&D, the next generation Impala has been halted for the time being.

    The Pontiac G8 and the Chevy Camaro are still a go—barely—but uncertainty over possible strict new fuel-economy regulations has jeopardized plans for a rear-wheel-drive Chevy Impala and other vehicles from this architecture.

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    yeah I was pretty positive that the new Impalas were going to be RWD since it is being built on the same platform as the new Camaro
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    Yea, those foglights look a little stupid...I like big fenders though.

    I think the Commodore SS-V looks better than this HSV version.






    Damn I want this car.

    Quote Originally Posted by PURE jdm
    hehehehe you said ADM bwhahaha what if i wanted it to be NZdm lol
    I'm sure you'd be able to get your way.

    I'd definitely do an ADM conversion if/when I get one. I wrote it here...you guys can hold me to that!

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    it looks like a GTO because it basically is a GTO.


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    Quote Originally Posted by KDM guy
    it looks like a GTO because it basically is a GTO.
    With four doors...and an even nicer interior.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Six2Six
    It's actually FWD. There was a big deal about it being the first time a small block V8 has been used in a FF setup.
    Cadillacs have used the Northstar setup for years...

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    They had a FWD 8.2L V8 in the OLD El Dorado also BTW

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    Quote Originally Posted by VooDooXII
    With four doors...and an even nicer interior.
    hence me throwing in "basically". lol

    personally i'll take the goat.


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    I love the GTO...if you've followed my pre-SAAB posts, you'll clearly see that.

    If I have the opportunity to get a slightly new/improved version though...I'll go for it. I like how these look too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fr33way
    Cadillacs have used the Northstar setup for years...
    Hmmm. Maybe they were referring to the latest version of the small block. I'll re-read the article.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Six2Six
    It's actually FWD. There was a big deal about it being the first time a small block V8 has been used in a FF setup.
    huh? they're already been several front engine front wheel drive V8's....

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    huh? they're already been several front engine front wheel drive V8's....
    IIRC, it wasn't saying it's the first time it's been done ever.

    Edit: Found it...

    The most notable news about the model, though, is the SS model's use of the Generation IV small-block V8 in a front-wheel drive Chevrolet for the first time, and the first V8 in a Chevrolet sedan since the 1996 Caprice.
    Left out the Gen IV part.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_K_platform_%28FWD%29

    "The front-wheel drive K-body was used for full-size Cadillacs from 1980 onwards. K-bodies were sedans; coupés used the nearly identical GM E platform. The 1986– K- and E-bodies were produced at GM's high-tech Detroit/Hamtramck Assembly plant."

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    Edited post above.

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    BIG BLOCK 472/500 CADDYS FTW


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    Quote Originally Posted by Six2Six
    Edited post above.
    "The most notable news about the model, though, is the SS model's use of the Generation IV small-block V8 in a front-wheel drive Chevrolet for the first time, and the first V8 in a Chevrolet sedan since the 1996 Caprice."

    lol, that's such a retarded statement...GM is such a failure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    GM is such a failure.
    Not as much as Ford. They're having to sell all those manufacturers they bought because they're pulling the company under. Those purchases were a very dumb move on their part. GM still has a little common sense. Although they could kill off some of their brands like GMC. It doesn't have a model that's solely unique to it.

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    reminds me of exo x a little bit ftl

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    Quote Originally Posted by Six2Six
    Not as much as Ford. They're having to sell all those manufacturers they bought because they're pulling the company under. Those purchases were a very dumb move on their part. GM still has a little common sense. Although they could kill off some of their brands like GMC. It doesn't have a model that's solely unique to it.
    They both continue digging themselves in a hole. GM's lifetime warranty is a hail mary in hopes to sell enough now to pay for all the crap they'll be fixing and replacing later.

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    Quote Originally Posted by speedminded
    huh? they're already been several front engine front wheel drive V8's....
    Welcome to posts 26 and 27....

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