Pontiac G8 ST To Go On Sale In Australia

There's good and bad news from GM via its subsidiary Holden. The good news is that the will actually be produced in limited numbers. The bad news: The G8 ST will only be sold in Australia.

Based on the , the surprise decision is an effort to clear out excess body parts that were stockpiled in preparation to build Pontiac G8 badged cars before GM shut down Pontiac as part of its bankruptcy restructuring.

The Pontiac G8 ST is expected to fetch a $1,000 AUD premium ($825 USD) over a comparable Holden SS-V Ute. Throwing more salt in the wound is that the 6.0-liter V-8 G8 ST will be sold with a manual transmission.

[Source: Carpoint.au via Jalopnik, Autoblog]