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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 02:21 PM
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ZETA platform back on track for GM

Edmunds.com said today......

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...ticleId=107210


DETROIT — General Motors has revived the Zeta rear-wheel-drive platform for North America, six months after it chopped the program.

Jim Queen, GM's vice president of global engineering, told Automotive News a revised version of Zeta is back on track. Developed by Holden, GM's Australian division, the new Zeta platform — or "architecture" in GM-speak — will form the basis of the next-generation Pontiac Grand Prix and GTO; the Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo; and a new version of the Camaro.

The cars could appear as early as next year — an indication of how advanced Zeta was before GM pulled the plug — though they are more likely to be 2009 or 2010 model-year cars. The revised Zeta program is being developed in GM's Australian engineering center.

What this means to you: The success of the Dodge Charger and the Ford Mustang has put pressure on GM to include some traditional American muscle in its U.S. range — so Zeta's back on track.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 02:24 PM
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nice.
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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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im loving this new muscle car era

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Old Sep 13, 2005 | 06:49 PM
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oh, it's a good time to be a car enthusiast for sure.
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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Sweet, great news!

Let's enjoy this sports car era before gas prices kill it off...at least the SUV's will die first, lol!
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Old Sep 14, 2005 | 07:49 PM
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excellent news

*dances a jig*

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