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It took Canada by storm, now it's charging over the border into the United States--it's the Pontiac G3, a reskinned (lightly at that) version of the same Chevrolet Aveo that's designed and built in Korea, all to the task of upping GM's corporate fuel economy averages and balancing out the big V-8 G8 sedan in the Pontiac lineup.
GM says with the G3, Pontiac will have four vehicles that get better than 30 mpg on the highway. It shares that honor with the Vibe, a version of the G6 and the G5 two-door.
The five-door G3 shares the Aveo's 1.6-liter, 106-horsepower four and choice of five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic. Other gear will include an MP3/CD player with an aux jack, OnStar, four airbags, and a five-star frontal crash rating.
The G3 goes on sale in early 2009.
2009 Pontiac G3Enlarge Photo It took Canada by storm, now it's charging over the border into the United States--it's the Pontiac G3, a reskinned (lightly at that) version of the same Chevrolet Aveo that's designed and built in Korea, all to the task of upping GM's corporate fuel economy averages and balancing out the big V-8 G8 sedan in the Pontiac lineup. GM says with the G3, Pontiac will have four vehicles that get better than 30 mpg on the highway. It shares that honor with the Vibe, a version of the G6 and the G5 two-door. The five-door G3 shares the Aveo's 1.6-liter, 106-horsepower four and choice of five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic. Other gear will include an MP3/CD player with an aux jack, OnStar, four airbags, and a five-star frontal crash rating. The G3 goes on sale in early 2009. 2009 Pontiac G3Enlarge Photo 2009 Pontiac G3Enlarge Photo
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By JKD #11, Posted: 9/19/2008
I don't see anything wrong with badge engineering. The only difference I see is that Honda for example can take a couple of really good platforms and make cars that appeal to so many different consumers. It's smart and it makes basic business sense. These are also good enduring designs.
What is sad is that GM with all of its expertise, let the Koreans design and build this car. Ford is taking a euro design and will build the Fiesta in Mexico. Shame on them and probably the UAW who drove these a-holes to this.
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