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Tone the fender badge down to about a 6 and you're good
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In the past eight months, Hurst has pumped out special editions of some of the hottest Dodges in recent memory, but the brands that really made Hurst a household name (to gearheads, at least) were Oldsmobile and Pontiac. One has been dead and buried for five years now, and the other one will be joining it very soon.
Come August, Hurst will be releasing two special edition Pontiacs, you know, for old time’s sake: the Hurst/Pontiac H.O. G8 (this time it’s High Output instead of Hurst/Olds, but I won't be picky) and a G6 convertible.
The good news: 1) They brought in Doc Watson, the guy behind two of the most famous muscle cars in history (the Hemi-Under-Glass and the original Hurst/Olds), and 2) one of the new Ponties is a G8.
The bad news: A) It’s Hurst, meaning the cost of admission is probably going to make you punch through a wall, and B) the other car is a G6 convertible. Ew. The official release/order date is August 1st, but I’m writing this little series now, so I’ll go ahead and begin without them.
The 2010 Hurst/Pontiac H.O. G8 - an “Executive Hot Rod” - will be “hand-built”, meaning the G8s will be disassembled to an extent and re-assembled with new/different/better parts. Said parts will include a reworked suspension system, a supercharger, and let’s go ahead and assume a modified breathing system (my bet is on Magnaflow or Corsa for the exhaust; any takers?).
Paint will be the traditional black or white with gold detailing/stripes and proclamation badges, while inside there'll be a “it’s obviously not a real Hurst until it has one” Hurst shifter (bet #2: Hard-Drive for the gear lever, chief) and new trim. As for other exterior mods, there are the Hurst rims (if the photoshop above is any indication, they will be similar to the ones on the Viper). No word on anything else yet, but my recommendation to Hurst is this: go with Pontiac's all-red taillights, because the clear factory ones look tacky (and oh-so-2002 Altima).
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According to the press release the G8 H.O. will be limited to 52 units. Now, that’s two more than the Viper that Hurst tried its hand at, and I STILL haven’t seen anything new about those. Maybe this one will be a little more realistic wallet-wise, but with a $30,000+ package for the Challenger, there's really no telling. Much like the Challenger, this car will probably end up good-looking and powerful, and much like the Challenger, my only real qualm with it is bound to be the almost-guaranteed exorbitant price. But alas, nothing has been released yet, so we shall wait until August for the official info.
About that G6: Hurst is building ten as show vehicles or something, and Pontiac probably just threw them in for free with the guarantee of the G8 sales. I believe they used the words “special event cars”, but considering that they’re G6s, the only events they belong parading around are the Special Olympics. That’s all I can possibly say about any G6, modified or otherwise (that, and I’m really sorry if you own one).
Images: Hurst via Autoblog ; Pontiac ; California Classix ; Canadian Driver ; High Performance Pontiac
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