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Whatever, you can't help the blind. Its a damn good looking sports sedan. its styling is suble, like the BMW M5, which is a good thing. It doesn't have any over-the-top ricer add ons like the Mitsu Evo and WRX STI, its just a nice looking car.
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A Presidential Blue 67 Mustang fastback is 'subtle', a Pontiac G8 is pure banality. Seems the buying public would agree.
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It looks nothing like a Honda Accord. But once again, whatever.
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Looks like a 5/4ths scale 98 Honda Accord rebadged as a Pontiac.
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The G8 has been out for a couple years. The Maxima has been out for around 20 years. I wonder which has sold better?? Use some common sense.
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Now age sells cars. By chance is your name Wagoner? Maxima sells better because it is perceived by the majority of consumers to be a better car. Can Maxima get away with more because of the cars history? Of course, but Nissan worked for that recognition. Don't blame Nissan because GM can't figure out how to market a vehicle.
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When most people, myself included, think of Maxima, this is what comes to mind. A boxy, FWD pile of crap.
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In good shape, that is so much more attractive than the G8 it shouldn't be legal....and I don't even particularly like Nissans!
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Have you taken notice of the recent economic crisis?? Perhaps that has something to do with people not feeling comfortable buying a $35,000 V8 RWD car, regardless of how nice it is or how much they'd like to buy it?? Yea, I think that may have something to do with it  |
That reasoning would work just fine, but for the fact that everybody else competing within this segment is selling more cars than GM is, and at competitive prices. Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger divide up Chrysler sales in this segment, but they still absolutely beat on the G8 in terms of sales, and do so individually, despite being noticeably older designs and not nearly as good dynamically.
So Batman, riddle me this is all due to the economy why is GM's sole offering in this segment the one scraping the bottom of the barrel?