GM is set to debut a new small-to-medium-size vehicle platform, called Alpha. The new vehicle platform will use pieces of Kappa (Pontiac Solstice) and Zeta (Pontiac G8), creating a rear-wheel drive architecture that will play a large part in the future of Pontiac and Cadillac.
Pontiac’s next G6 is set to go rear-wheel drive and will be the first to use the platform. GM’s Resident Car Czar, Bob Lutz, has said in public and private that he’d like to position the Pontiac brand as the company’s American answer to BMW, but with a more expressive and sexy design language. Along with this goal would be to migrate the entire platform to rear-wheel drive. This translates into less trucks and SUVs and more sport sedans, coupes, and sporty crossovers.
Cadillac, with the introduction of the CTS (Sigma platform, also RWD), will use Alpha as well in Europe. However, this won’t change the company’s plans for its CTS the new car rides on an improved but similar version of the Sigma platform. Rather, Cadillac will create a new, smaller car on the Alpha platform. In Europe, this car will be the replacement for the BLS (currently built on the same FWD Epsilon platform as the Saab 9-3). But will it come to America? Hmmmm
I'll keep you posted.
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Awesome!
RWD ftmfw.
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awsome a G6 rwd 3600/3900 V6 6spd manual
sounds like a fun car to me
I know it sounds crazy... but I would love for them to bring back the Sunfire in RWD with a V6...
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G6 undercuts all of its competition in price, so image how much the others cost.
There will not be a firebird again for a while if what Bob Lutz said holds true.
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Ooo
The chiefton would be awesome
However they are trying to compete w/ what people apparently like so if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.
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man i like where there going with pontiac, focused on sporty cars, sedans, and crossovers just as promised.
i really think pontiac, saturn, and caddilac have all made major turns for the better.
chevy's lineup is still lacking, we will see what the new impala and malibu can bring.
if pontiac is the answer to bmw what is the caddy chopped liver? way to go bob good one
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Rodimus Prime wrote:if pontiac is the answer to bmw what is the caddy chopped liver? way to go bob good one
caddie is the answer to benz
Caddie is benz - bently
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so what is Saab then?
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audi
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UAW officials disclosed General Motors’ plans to produce a small rear-wheel-drive vehicle architecture code-named Alpha. UAW publicized GM’s pledge to invest in future vehicles for 16 assembly plants: a pledge the union won this week during its contract negotiations with GM. GM will build two body styles of the new Alpha vehicle, which will begin production in 2011. GM’s plant in Lordstown, Ohio, will assemble it.
It is in the compact area but bigger than the Gamma. It’s more like a small entry-level vehicle that would be more luxury-inclined, like a BMW used to be. GM executives have previously said that Pontiac would be the brand of choice for “affordable” rear-wheel-drive cars, but nothing is concrete. News of the Alpha along with other extensive details about GM’s product plans were included in the UAW’s contract highlights. The union will distribute the highlights to its members this week in advance of the contract ratification vote.
Looks like Alpha will be direct competition to this. All in all promising.
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^^^ that would be sweet. I may finally begin to like GM more.
I thought they were gonna keep the G6 a FWD car and offer another model, a little bigger (maybe G7?) with RWD. that was the last I heard.
LD9 F23 FTW!!
Ever heard of the H-body?
LD9 F23 FTW!!
meh, my ass is till holding out for a 2door G8, a new trans am, and an awd cobalt.
looks like my ass has alot ofwaiting to do
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^ THINGS gm needs to offer.
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I give up...
i'm buying a VW those people love trees, so they should love eachother too... "Andy"
hey, they dropped a 5.3 in the gmt 350 plat form and now as we speak a salesman is processing paperwork with the factory to get my GMC canyon biult.
offer any of those 3 listed I listed above and whach how fast my ass ends up back in a dealership
granted Iam only ONE buyer out of millions, but still
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