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  • annie are you okay?  hehe

  • gm is shittt the japs own technology

  • a gto is a aussie holden monaro

  • Just drove my first Hybrid yesterday. I currently own a 2005 Corolla that gets 35 mpg. I bet that if we put my Corolla engine into this Hybrid body it would get 45 mpg and perform like a racecar. If we use an equally performing smaller gas engine into it, I bet we'd get 60mpg or better. So why are we buying 50mpg Hybrids? It's a complex machine that will have very costly maintenance; also consider the problem of improperly disposed of batteries. GE will make a lot of money with this sham.

  • dvfyegurikbml;h'.n

  • I wonder if the G8 will sell better as a Chevy Caprice...hmmm. I hope they get rid of the tacky faux hood scoops when they rebadge it though. Perhaps they could bring us the long wheel-base version as a new Buick Roadmaster or Park Avenue? Just an idea.

  • that honda crx IS SUPER HEAVILY MODDED..

  • GM should make the G8 into a Chevy. Or they could introduce Vauxhall into the states with the VXR8 as the replacement for the G8 while starting up the Monaro again to replace the GTO or the G6 GXP.

  • hey can yall shout me out Friday its my 21st birthday!!?

  • Please somebody tell Bob Lutz to stick

    to geritol commercials smarmy failure

    I'm just saying

  • Every Aussie car shipped over sees gets hit with the UGLY stick first , i see test mules run here often for US market and can't believe what they change on these vehicles to suit US taste . HSV & FPV is where it's at for tuff looking machinery.

  • HELLO NO the G8 Or VE commodore as it is origanly known in australia the handling does not suck the whole car is a pretty good engineering example of HOW TO BUILD A GOOD CAR unlike what the Americans have been doing for years an build a new car on a old platform an have u actually driven one hard?? cause there pretty good sideways an on the track an for the looks mate they look better then the chicks you have over there with the fake boobs an fake tan so mate stop talking shit.

  • Ughh.....I HATE THE G8

    its soooo ugly and the handling sucks

  • annie r you ok r you ok annie. the best of the show

  • top speed doesn't matter on the track. acceleration, power, and handling matter on the track.

  • lutz is GOD. bout time someone with common sense sees that dumping a perfectly good car is a stupid move. cant wait til the police drives a g8 based caprice and crashes because he thinks he's mario.

  • The G* is known around the world wearing many badges, 6 others alltogether. GM spent so much time and money getting the G* to market that it really would be stupid to dump the car just because Pontiac is killed. Go Bob!

  • the caprice will do very well.

  • Thank you Bob Lutz!!!

  • G8 a Caprice in the middle east????

    I'm sorry FLD the G8 is called a Lumina there!

  • the G8 is called Caprice in the middle east, yes. the Lumina is a much larger version of the Caprice. go look up the dimensions.

  • I'm sorry but you're incorrect!

    The VXR, Lumina and G8 have the same dimentions.

  • any proof of this?

  • You're right narror. While they're both built on the same chassis architecture, the Caprice is a longer-wheelbase car. The Lumina, G8 and Holden Commodore are all basically the same model. It's not clear whether Bob Lutz meant the larger Caprice would come to the US, or if the current G8 would be rebadged as a Caprice in the US. We tend to think it's the latter.

  • OMG its Derek D

  • Good move by GM hopfully they do the sane with the Solstice...

  • wow that SLS looks spectacular. Maybe Mercedes will be nice and put a manual gearbox in it :)

  • Fucking honda hybrid looks sick, that's what I'm fucking talking about!!!! put a hemi or a v-tech engine in it and we have a deal!

  • defeats the purpose no?

  • yes, it completely defeats the purpose of it being a gas/electric hybrid.

    oh and i didn't know phone manufacturers made engines.

  • I don't think it would defeat the purpose

    Installing an electric motor with an engine like the high-revving K20's would actually do TWO things: besides letting the motor do less work and save gas, it also adds additional low-end torque traditionally lacking in such engines

  • you read what he said wrong. he wants to put in a Hemi V8 or a gas engine WITHOUT the electric motor. which would defeat the purpose of it being a gas/electric hybrid focused model.

  • I'm just fucking saying that, I notice eletric hybrid engines are too fucking expensive. second if you put a regular engine inside it can be worth it, because electric only goes so far like the new cadilac converj top speed is only 100MPH? WTF???

    How the fuck is your top speed is only 100MPH, that's a hybrid engine for you! expensive, less emissons, but low top speed. And no mods.

  • seriously, why does top speed matter? its not like you're EVER going to go its full top speed.

  • I know but damn think about it. Cars that look like that shouldnt be JUST hybrids there should be two versions! I was mad when I went to the NYC car show 09 and saw the converj and the caddy guys told me that the company wont put in a full hemi like engine now. I was like seriously pissed.

  • first off, GM doesn't produce a "Hemi". so i'm confused as to why you keep bringing that up.

    secondly, the Converj is based on the Volt. which in turn is based on the Delta II platform. the Delta II platform is a FWD platform, and there is no V8 that has been put onto that platform.

  • Like I said before some Concepts should not just have hybrid engines. They are so freaking awesome to be just one format.

    I understand that people want cars that are clean burning and whatnot but seriously if the car companies gave people a choice, what would they rather pick the expensive whack top speed one or something with kick that's affordable and resonably priced.

    Have you noticed hybrids are very expensive!

  • the Converj/Volt, Prius, and Insight are all gas/electric hybrid focused cars. they will only produce them as gas/electric hybrids. if you want something else that's more sporty, then the Converj/Volt has an alternative. the Cobalt SS Turbo. same goes for the Insight, get a Civic Si. hell, even the Prius will have an alternative here pretty shortly with the Subaru/Toyota coupe that will rival the Genesis Coupe by price and performance.

  • Instead of shenanigans you can say Tomfoolery.

  • that amg is ugly as wtf is up with those lights

  • Sooo happy to hear they're considering keeping the G8 alive

  • So will we get the DL on DD's Friday/weekend shenanigans?

    You can't tease us like that.

  • the roos dont drink bud mate! they drink a mans drink :D VB or Carlton!!!!

  • I Don't Think that They Should Save G8 don't Get Me Wrong i love me Some American Muscle i have a 73 Ford Maverick, but I'm Just saying that i don't see millions of G8s' running around...

  • And the fact that the G8 was just released in mid 07 means nothing to you, rcking1991?

  • what does that have to do with anything? the fact that Pontiac is dead after next year because of bad sales means nothing to YOU, nwvfd22?

  • And you have nothing better to do than leave thirty comments on a video that has no real relevancy to anything to make yourself look 'witty' or 'smart'. Way to go Elmo187.

  • Congrats to Webber, you deserve it!!!

  • WEBBER FTGPW! (for the german grand prix win)

  • you need one more G.

  • Subscribe to FLD on facebook? lol, you can't subscribe to people on facebook.

  • wheres trish? i liked the office editions better

  • derek got swine flu!

  • dd ditch ur lame ass douchPhone and get a Blackberry. fucking Moron.

    ps. good shit

  • ur just jealous

  • i still say the the G8 should be dubbed as the new Chevy Impala =)

  • it should be the Caprice for the V6 the Impala for the equivalent of the G8 GT and the Impala SS for the equivalent of the G8 GXP

  • but what about the cop cars?

    They had the Impala's engine but were badged Caprice

  • thats how it was I do believe during the last rear wheel drive generation of rear wheel drive Impalas/Caprices the police cars are typically called the police interceptor at the moment I don't recall whether that is just what calls the Crown Vic police version

  • teh caprice cop car was called 9c1

  • Absolutly

    Get rid of that crap box impala we have now and make it the Caprice v6 or the Impala v8 =) and Impala ss for vette engine.

  • if im not mistaken, the chevy impala is still being made? Plus, i dont know about calling it that, the caprice is the highest rank of luxury vehicle in the holden fleet. (besides the senator, which is Holden Special Vehicles or HSV for short)

  • the current Impala is coming to the end of its life right now. the G8/Caprice is the same size as the Impala, so it having a Chevy badge will mean the death of the Impala unless the Impala name is switched over to the G8.

  • merc are the best

  • Derek D! Where were you the other day?!?!

    FLD has 2473 friends! I'm the 2474th friend. w00t Thats 2182 more friends than me :O

    Good show today by the way.

  • e drive mercedes? nah, i'm waiting for the ZENN City to come out with the EESTOR battery drive, probably the best yet to come at $35,000 this fall.

  • hellz yea! I knew it would be a Mercedes Gullwing

  • Chevy Caprice !? wtf the G8 is a Chevy Lumina SS in arabia. no caprice.

  • i may be wrong but im pretty sure the commodore/G8 is caprice the lumina is limo sized with an LS3

  • Actualy the comodore HSV is the G8 in america and the Chevy Lumina SS in Arabia. unforntunately for us we won't see the Lumina here ... one hell of a good looking car

  • the only G8 that is HSV equivalent would be the G8 GXP. the rest are normal commodore variants.

  • Yeah i did not ment to compares about accessories groups of those models lol the thing I wanted to say is that it would be stupid to replace the Pontiac G8 by the Caprice qhen the G8 ALREADY HAVE his clone in Chevy as the Lumina SS (sold in Arabia only) its the SAME car exept for the faces gauges, a bunch of logos and a way sicker style on the SS :P

  • no, they are not the same car. the Lumina is much larger than the Caprice. the Caprice is just a G8 with Chevy badging.

  • At first i thought you said its "42" door hybrid instead of its "sporty new" hybrid.

  • Hey Derek D glad to see you're back today. i hope that hotel sex was nice (my assumption). BTW i like the little car crashing in the apple at the beginning great job whoever idea it was.

  • The light better have been fuckedd up, because that SLS makes me sad. WHHHYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! Freaking ugly...ish.

  • erm... you don't 'subscribe' on facebook :P

    The gullwing just gave me an idea... How a about a new segment that talked about a great classic car every week?

  • WOW mercedes FAIL. 2015? I won't even care about the gullwing by then.

  • Chevrolet - Please don't badge the G8 as a caprice. You'll be putting a old ladies car name on a cool car. Just slap a bowtie on the grill and sell it as a G8. While your at it, you can do the same thing with the Solstice or the Sky.

  • Good show as always guys!

  • This is my fav show!!!!

  • I hear the G8 is also suppose to be in the market as a police car and be in compo with the charger. Can you guys at FLD investgate that rumor?

    Love show, keep it up. Oh what's up with Bob Jr? Haven't seen him in a while. How 'bout it?

  • Mark Weber won an F1 race. My last names is Weber and i won a go cart race yesterday and started at pole position. Coincidence??? I don't think so!

  • I wonder how long until Audi and BMW will reveal their EV cars to compete with the SLS

  • New 300SL? cool! That was my favorite car

    back in the day. Next to jaguar E - type anyway.

  • SLS is a ugly copy of ferrari

  • wow 2015? i hope fast lane daily is still around in 2015

  • guy, i love your series! keep up a good job!

  • DD!!! Super nice Flip-Flops you got on....

  • Annie are you ok? are you ok? are you ok an-ney? Derek D, the Smooth Criminal

  • yes, that's why Cadillac posted up in 3rd place for the Consumer Reports Initial Quality Survey.

    good god people can be so ignorant.

  • that was done in america you fat fuck

    you missed a bit shaving btw

    right on your 3rd or 4th chin.....

    sorry, i couldn't tell....

  • it was an American biased survey, then why did a German and Japanese manufacturer get better results than Cadillac?

    nice fat insults by the way. its like you actually think that they bother me for some reason.

  • lmao

  • E-Drive.....WOW......

    ever wonder what its like been raped by an electric socket? wonder no more!

  • its a new shinny CR-X YAY! ^_^

  • IMA? NO VTEC!?

  • Interesting Honda CR-Z deal. Its front has a tad of aggression. Just not sure about a huge, mega-displacement Honda like at 1:28, though. Let me tell you something... GREAT news for that G8! That car is (to quote British types) sex on wheels even if to be re-badged as a Chevy. Reincarnation for the win! :) Mark Webber took pole and won. I'm damned proud of him. The 300SL is an all-time classic car. This reincarnated (if you will) 300SL looks great. You all at FLD take care!

  • John, no offense, but you just ruined it for everybody who still hasn't watched the F1 race and has it on their DVR.

  • Well, sorry about that. My apologies.

  • no worries.

  • Oh, and Vettel finished second, Massa 3rd, Rosberg 4th, Button 5th, Rubens 6th, Alonso 7th, and Kovi 8th.

    So there.

  • i love how you thought during the making of this post that it would only piss off me (which i'm not pissed at all for that matter), but you've just made yourself the asshole of this whole comment section with people who haven't watched the race yet.

  • I am not trying to piss you off by any means. I was just stating the fact that if you happen to frequent automotive news sites, you are bound to run into the news. The title clearly stated who won, so to blame another person for "ruining it" by restating existing information is quite unfair.

    Sending him on a guilt trip isn't respectable by my standards. And I don't care that I came off as an "asshole" by your standards. Its not my fault people read the comments.

  • There is no need for you to apologize. The title itself says Aussie F1 win. There is only 1 Australian F1 driver so even a nimrod could have figured that out. You didn't reveal any spoilers people wouldn't have already known by the title.

    Besides, people are a little too hell bent on the "spoiler". Get over it, if you really don't want to find out, avoid news sites. Fast Lane daily brings it fresh, its your own fault.

  • hey! Shouldn't the kangaroos be drinking Foster's?

  • No. Period.

  • Hopefully the G8 will keep its aggressive stance and styling and not look like a sporty Malibu.

  • Personally, i think the Holden commodore looks alot better than the GE. Just from one Australian's opinion. When i first saw the G8 i thought they ruined it.

  • CTS wagon? Eww, Cadillac's are luxury, they shouldn't copy Dodge.

  • um BMW and Mercedes-Benz are luxury manufacturers, and guess what....

    most of their lineup has wagon variants.

  • As far as I know BMW and Merc only have one wagon a piece, and the BMW wagon is being cut because of poor sales, as was the Dodge Magnum.

    CTS wagon would be a bad move.

  • BMW:

    3-Series

    5-Series

    1-Series (even though its called a 5 door hatch, its still a wagon)

    Merc:

    C-Class

    E-Class

    R-Class

    the BMW 5-Series Touring isn't being axed. its only being replaced here in the US by the ugly 5-Series GT. Europe will still have the 5-Series Touring.

  • Well, fail on my part. Still dislike the thought of the CTS based wagon though. Caddy already has that wagon/crossover or however you want to classify it, and it did TERRIBLY.

  • As long as there's a CTW-V it's all good

    but I think the rear side windows are too small for no reason

  • Don't forget Audi with their A4/S4/RS4 and A6/S6/RS6 Avants.

    Plus the A3/S3 if you are counting hatches.

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  • Why not use the G8 to replace the Impala? Why Caprice?

  • I'm all for making the G8 a Chevy, but calling it the Caprice?

    I know the original Caprice was a sportier model, but the last one sold here was a rather dumpy 4-door. I would imagine, since most of the Caprices still on the road are those 4-doors and station wagons, that they are the ones young people are most familiar with.

    Is it really a good idea to give a youth-oriented sports model a name that most young people associate with 'old guy' cars?

    What's wrong with the Aussie name? Commodore?

  • or how about the new Impala? it most likely will take the spot of the Impala, so why not?

    when you think of a RWD Impala, where does your mind point you to? yes, Darth Vader's personal transportation aka the badass '95-'97 Impala SS.

  • Which itself was actually based on that dumpy last generation Caprice I was talking about, but yeah, still badass. I'd like to own one of those someday.

    It actually probably is going replace the Impala in the line-up (regardless of what they call it), if they're still going to sell it as a police car like they had planned earlier.

  • @TBustah: I'm guessing they decided to just go with the cheaper route of just bringing another chevy brand name over from another market instead.

  • In my point of view, if you are referring to calling it a Holden Commodore, then people wouldn't be familiar with the name and sales could possibly fail.

  • I meant they could call it the Chevy Commodore. They were considering it at first, when they began talking about selling it as a Chevy.

    And I totally agree with you about the Holden version looking better. I've been to Australia, and I fell in love with Holden and Ford of Oz's coupe utes while I was down there, which is why I was looking forward to the G8ST.

    The first "Chevrolet" Commodore test mules looked a lot more like the real deal, and I hope the production versions do as well.

  • Thumbs up to Commodore!

  • NO MORE VTEC!!!!!! OHHH NOOOO whats IMA?

  • I believe it stands for Integrated Motor Assist. It's Hybrid technology.

  • Im very glad the G8 is saved, however id much rather they call it Chevelle .

  • I'm watching you from Canada this week, D, because I'm on vacation.

    Is it just me or does the term "Electric Supercar" sound like an oxymoron?

  • i'll go with oxymoron, BUT it also could be pretty badass...i mean let's be honest, they are bound to happen

  • ALRIGHT THE G8LIVES!!!!!!!!!

  • we all gotta remember one thing though....

    even though i'm a fan of Bob's, we should probably be skeptical about this.

    he said GM wasn't going to go bankrupt and there's no such thing as global warming.

  • Well what with all the evidence for both proving Global Warming and disproving global warming, it eventually becomes irrelevant. BUT, his badly planned prediction that he would not go bankrupt is completely relevant.

  • yeah it doesnt look like the G8 is gonna be used for anything but i personally dont beleive in global warming at least in what most people talk about it being

  • the little segments in the middle are so fucking boringgg

  • The Next New Networks Derek D.

  • haha

  • annnnnnnnnnnnnnddddddd  you get a shout out, good job!

  • Thank god for Bob Lutz.

  • i like how they forgot to include that the Dodge Viper is going to live on under the Chrysler/Fiat alliance.

  • Where is the show? Things are very slow in the automotive world, you guys better expand your subject matter.

  • the crx lives again...the crz

  • you seriously need to put up a disclaimer before you announce who won a Formula 1, or any other type of race.

  • 12-hour rule, bud.

  • What the Fuck. Why are you telling us who won Formula 1 the day after it happens. GIVE US SOME TIME TO WATCH THE DAMN RACE JERKS.

  • the description is right there when you click on the video telling you that there is news about F1. or could of just fast forwarded through that part like i did since i haven't watched it yet.

  • dude i don't read the description i just click on the video cuz i have a subscription.

  • lol it says it in the title in addition 2 the description

  • well as redemption just stated, it also says it in the title in a very brunt "Aussie F1 Win".

    and like i said, you can fast forward through the F1 news all the way to where he's shamelessly plugging the Facebook, Twitter, and all that good crap.

  • Those are some sweet ass sandals!!!!

  • the new gullwing (4:58) looks sick... but hopefully the 350z/Nissan GTR headlights aren't going to stay. everything's very merc but that.

  • indeed.  i looked at the pic and thought the headlights were a bit nissan-ish (w/c is not entirely a bad thing but i've always liked how merc do their headlight designs). =)

  • Does Derek ever have a bad day, and if so, how would one be able to tell? Ridiculously fresh everyday. Tell us, Derek!

  • haha...thanks man, actually today was kinda rough, my voice wasn't 100%, still kinda hurtin from the weekend, but i still bring the pain when i gotta host FLD! You guys are the shit!

  • Hmm, the front of that honda hybrid reminds my of an Evo 10. Both have "O" mouths lol.

    The honda hybrid doesn't look bad either, I like it.

  • cool mercedes

  • I sure hope they continue with the G8, I really liked those, and I'd like to get one.

  • bring back the desk series!!

  • Pow! Right in the kisser...?

  • hahah that ugly CRX that is hilarious.... is that Paul Hogan at 2:08 hahaha

  • damn i love THIS GUY HAHAHA

    umm im not gay but i dont know (maybe im gay) :S

  • Nice episode.

  • still havent got to see the "new" studio, im calling bullshit

  • go onto their Facebook and watch the iPhone video that is now on there. or you could just watch some of their "promos" where they actually show the new studio.

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  • epical

  • great video

  • Dont mean to bee a dick about it, but whats up with the quality? I guess you spoiled me a bit ;-)

  • and you sir, are a fucking idiot. give it time to process.

  • So why cant i ask why the quality lacked? they fixed it now, but if nobody asked them, mabe they would never know? youtube is a messy place you know, filled with buggs.. also why the idiot talk? my responce: pickle dick!. maaan that felt good, dissing some guy 4000miles away... feels good huh? :S

  • you fucking dumbass, nothing was broken, there is nothing they "fixed". Every single fucking video on youtube is in low quality when it is first posted, the high quality doesnt finish processing until about a hour after the video is first posted. and you are a idiot cause thats common fucking since.

  • can't call someone an idiot when you misspell "sense" and that you keep calling bullshit on what you say is a non-existant new studio without looking at the evidence given to you.

  • ya, well you miss spelled "existant" fucking retard, and i was joking about the studio, but either way, that has nothing to do with the argument at hand.

  • so what happened? catch your girlfriend having sex with your mother? father?

    wow, people think i'm uptight, they need to take a look at this dude.

    its only the internet. take your heart medication before you burst a blood vessel.

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  • god dman ive been waiting for this all morning...finally