2009 Firehawk

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

Looks like Dave chose to ignore what we all said...what a shame. $60K????


http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/23/p...ased/#comments


How silly...now wonder Pontiac gets no respect.

I like this guy's comments: "Kick A$$ Man! All I need is a mustache and a bull horn necklace!"

[msfyter]

For that much money and only a 12.6 1/4 mile?
Pass......its gonna TANK

[Joshu]

YEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWW!

Forget Dave..........Failhawk

[Blazer]

4 Door junk. If that is the best GM can do, let them go under.
Blazer

[Gary94Formula]

What are they thinking???? Unbelievable... Who can afford those $$ in this economy... SLP missed the boat on this one...

[FroSSty]

O come on you guys, that is a beautiful tuner car! Stay tuned to your next Tuner Car issue for all the details...

[Rhode Island Red]

It is limited to 250 cars. I tell you what it will be tough to brown-nose to those related in the auto industry and keep a straight "face" when talking about this incarnation of the firehawk. I think the overall general feel of F-body owners is a resounding NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (save those mentioned above) Then again, I hope they sell them, best of luck in this business endeavor, as they will really need it this time!

[wolfdogs]

for that price, get a CTS-V.............. no brainer.. which would you rather have?

[wolfdogs]

It is limited to 250 cars. I tell you what it will be tough to brown-nose to those related in the auto industry and keep a straight "face" when talking about this incarnation of the firehawk. I think the overall general feel of F-body owners is a resounding NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! (save those mentioned above) Then again, I hope they sell them, best of luck in this business endeavor, as they will really need it this time!

shades of firehawk production in 91-92 era. thats why 93 came out with less a price a tag and less performance...

i'll be surprised if they sell more than 10 of these.

[Al 96 Ram Air T/A]

What bugs me the most is a lot of us (me including) sent Dave emails trying to (nicely) explain to him why this was going to fail. More so, we tried to express that this will devalue the current Firehawks, and quite frankly, make the loyal Pontiac crowd face further ridicule.

In essence, Dave's summary response was - stick it! His general feeling was that he owned the Firehawk name and he could do with it what he wanted. He also stated that his "research" proved people look at the name with respect and will buy this vehicle because of it. (that was long before we knew he would be asking $24K over the cost of the GT).

I used to really admire Dave H. He seemed like a stand up guy years ago. But now, he's become a silly tuner salesman, as evidenced by his smutty ebay adds, "stickers for sale" schemes, and $25,000 headlights. He won't even use his real name on ebay to sell his junk, but goes by the name of Tinylittlecars. This car is the final death throws for SLP. Time for me to find a new windshield banner for my car folks...

[Wild Willy]

While I don't blame the guy for wanting to make a buck, and creating a limited-production niche car to do it, I have to question recycling the "Firehawk" name- sort of like GM using "Impala" on a FWD car- diminishes the history of a once proud name- Then again, the original Firehawk was a bolt-on package to a production car, similar to today- I guess he has the right, though many of the faithful are going to be offended-

[markd79ta]

...that's a winner

[markd79ta]

While I don't blame the guy for wanting to make a buck, and creating a limited-production niche car to do it, I have to question recycling the "Firehawk" name- sort of like GM using "Impala" on a FWD car- diminishes the history of a once proud name- Then again, the original Firehawk was a bolt-on package to a production car, similar to today- I guess he has the right, though many of the faithful are going to be offended-

As for SLP's niche car? This will hold the niche as the Aztec.

[DJ Taso]

YEEEEEEEEEHAWWWWWW!

Forget Dave..........Failhawk

Failhawk for sure

[Steel2686]

Further proof GM just doesn't get it.

I even had high hopes for the Chevy Volt. Now I'm hearing MSRP's of $40K plus. If you want your economy, you'll have to pay for it.