the G8 will be significant for GM. If, that is, the marketing isn't blown. It looks like a badass ride, and the decision to bring it to the US is a vote of confidence in the abilities of Holden to ...

We will never know. GM retired the Holden brand less than a decade later in 2017. Let's take a closer look at the differences between the Pontiac GTO and G8. Read more: Major Car Wheel Brands ...

General Motors has been the perpetrator of several fortunate and unfortunate badge engineering jobs over the years, and the G8 -- based off the Holden Commodore -- is the most recent example.

The G8 is based on rear-wheel drive engineering created in Australia by GM's Holden division there. Holden also created the recently discontinued Pontiac GTO performance coupe. "We spent many ...