The Pontiac G8 Story... The car that changed EVERYTHING.

If the GTO planted the seed… the G8 became the entire tree. In Episode 3 of the They Said Holden Was Dead series, we dive into the "Billion Dollar Baby" — the Pontiac G8, born from the Holden VE Commodore — and the impact it had on car culture in North America. Watch the full "They Said Holden Was Dead series here!! 👇👇👇    • They Said Holden Was Dead   From the global Zeta platform… to the Camaro connection built right here in Canada… to the question nobody can answer — if this platform was global, why weren’t these cars built here? We explore the myths, the missed opportunities, and what could have been — including the Pontiac G8 ST. But more importantly… We explore what happened AFTER Pontiac died. Because that’s when things really changed. Enthusiasts didn’t let these cars fade away. They evolved them. From simple badge swaps… to full Holden and HSV conversions. For many of us, this wasn’t just another car. This was the beginning of something bigger. So now I’ve got to ask… What do you think about guys in North America putting Holden badges on their cars? 👀 Let me know in the comments. 👇 Live Life to the Maxx. 00:00 Intro 00:58 What Makes a Real Holden? 01:14 Seed vs Tree 01:25 Holden VE Origin 01:51 Zeta Platform 02:14 Camaro -The Other Zeta 02:25 Betting on Holden 02:33 Many Hats 02:57 Devils Advocate 03:56 The BMW Myth 04:20 Holden VE - The Truth 04:34 Benchmarking VE 04:56 Not a Borrowed Idea 05:08 The Proof is in the Numbers 05:25 Import Experiment 05:35 Failed Product? 05:57 Story Over? 06:04 G8 Culture 06:16 Steve - Gender Reveal Tire Slayer! 06:31 The Australian Connection 06:51 The Holden Re-Badge Movement 07:01 My Holden Story 07:44 Subscribe For More Holden Culture! 07:58 The Pontiac G8 ST 08:48 The Rarest Pontiac G8 09:21 Holden VE - A Winner 09:56 Identity Crisis? 10:45 Your Turn 10:59 Next Week... 11:04 Outro - Live Life to the Maxx