“Sport Truck,” or ST, is just a placeholder. It’s the generic name for the El Camino-style 2010 Pontiac G8 variant based off the Holden Ute. Try saying “Ute” over here without sounding like Joe Pesci describing a young person in “My Cousin Vinny.”
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That seems a flimsy argument, given that GMC is about to get a second unibody, front-drive crossover, based on the Pontiac Torrent, to complement the larger Acadia. And some Sierra pickups are two-doors. Anyway, the G8 ST comes over in late autumn 2009 with only the GT’s 361-horsepower/385 pound-feet V-8 and six-speed automatic. Its wheelbase is stretched 3.7 inches over the sedan and it’s 5.7 inches longer overall. The frame and structure have been reinforced to stiffen the pickup body.
Pontiac isn’t about to talk sticker price, but it looks like it could echo the G8 GT’s $29,995 price or command a couple thousand more.
There could be another coupe, maybe called “GTO,” but GM says the new Holden 60 coupe is no more than a concept, so far. How many renamed Utes could Pontiac sell? It’s a “segment-bending” model, with no existing competition to help make a guess. In other words, Pontiac is in the dark on how well it will sell as we’re in the dark about its name.
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