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Re: Pontiac G8 [joe97] by allmet33
Mar 20, 2008 (1:10 pm)
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Replying to: joe97 (Mar 20, 2008 1:05 pm)

Of course...all this remains to be seen. September (the supposed release timeframe) will be here before they know it.
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Re: Pontiac G8 [allmet33] by joe97
Mar 20, 2008 (1:18 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 20, 2008 1:10 pm)

The car will arrive in June, based on what I have been told. And all of the invitations and drive-and-ride events will take place in the spring.
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Re: Pontiac G8 [joe97] by allmet33
Mar 20, 2008 (1:23 pm)
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Replying to: joe97 (Mar 20, 2008 1:18 pm)

Spring is already upon us and when the Auto Show was here in DC, the Hyundai rep stated the Genesis would hit the show rooms at the end of summer. I'm not saying your info is wrong or mine is right, but there is nothing consistent to go by at this point. I've spoken with other folks that have attended the Auto Show in other cities and they were pretty much all told that the Genesis would drop around the end of summer.
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Re: Pontiac G8 [allmet33] by captain2
Mar 20, 2008 (1:26 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 20, 2008 1:23 pm)

running a tad late, isn't it?
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Re: Pontiac G8 [captain2] by allmet33
Mar 20, 2008 (1:28 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 20, 2008 1:26 pm)

What dropping at the end of summer? Heck, I remember when I was told the Genesis would be released in the Spring of '08 as an early '09 model. However, if it's going to roll out as an '09...end of summer is about right. A lot of new models usually drop in the fall.
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Re: Pontiac G8 [allmet33] by captain2
Mar 20, 2008 (1:59 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 20, 2008 1:28 pm)

CR has the car in its '08 new car issue - so they wouldn't be the only ones that thought it would be here by now. Have to wonder if Hyundai doesn't lose some 'shock' value because of the G8. I'm no marketing genius, but don't you get a whole lot of potential customers POed when you advertise something in January and February and then not be able to buy one for 6 or 7 months
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Re: Pontiac G8 [captain2] by joe97
Mar 20, 2008 (5:31 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 20, 2008 1:59 pm)

Then CR needs to have their facts checked. Hyundai has not fooled anyone; Hyundai has said time after time the car would be available for the US market in summer 2008, and not now. Those SuperBowl ads even ended with the word "Summer 2008" (IIRC) - kinda like a early movie preview
 
It would only make sense Hyundai takes this time to prep the launch, especially since they have a lot of areas planned (see a few posts earlier for some of the details). I think we can all agree there is a lot riding on the arrival of the Genesis, much more than that Pontiac. Hyundai almost has to come out perfect and there is little room for botching its biggest launch to date...
 
By the way, those superbowl ads take on more meaning than just some marketing of a new car but that is for another topic altogether...
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Re: Pontiac G8 [allmet33] by joe97
Mar 20, 2008 (5:40 pm)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Mar 20, 2008 1:23 pm)

I didn't mean the first day of spring, per se
 
I will see if I can poke some more details on the arrival. Regardless, don't be surprised if some dealers receive their shipments earlier than others (that actually is the case on most other vehicles as well). Also, similar to Nissan's GT-R, certain Hyundai US dealers will not receive the Genesis sedan.
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Re: G8 and Genesis direct competitors? [captain2] by tonycd
Mar 20, 2008 (7:56 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 20, 2008 11:32 am)

I agree with Allmet 100% -- the resemblance between these two cars ends at their dimensions and rear-drive configuration.
 
I, too, have personally seen, inspected and sat in both cars. The Genesis is worlds more luxurious in ambience, materials and equipment. The G8 is rather spartan, with a lot of gray-black and plastic aluminum, and exudes the intent to go fast for cheap (relatively speaking). They will not share an audience.
 
In all candor, there are only two possible explanations why Captain2 seems to consistently say such implausible things. One is that he loves the attention that comes from making "controversial" (i.e., silly) statements. For the sake of charity, I'll assume it's that reason and not the other one.
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Re: Pontiac vs. Hyundai [captain2] by dborth
Mar 20, 2008 (11:32 pm)
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Replying to: captain2 (Mar 20, 2008 5:59 am)

IMO, probably Pontiac and not because of quality perceptions - more like that Pontiac is generally accepted as a source of performance cars
 
Other than the recent, and now discontinued GTO, what other "performance cars" is Pontiac featuring?

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