Talk:General Motors G platform (FWD)

Latest comment: 1 year ago by 2600:6C50:4000:27D0:5E2:1DB3:ABD9:EB57 in topic "G" was a VIN naming structure

I think the 2000-2005 Bonneville should be included here. Please see discussion at Talk:Pontiac_Bonneville. Haber 18:24, 18 December 2006 (UTC)Reply

Bonneville not included in G-platform. Source located in Bonneville talk page.--Tygone2 22:40, 20 March 2007 (UTC)Reply
Agreed already... see Talk:Pontiac Bonneville. Haber 22:56, 20 March 2007 (UTC)Reply

Correction: Bonneville was built on the G-platform, however GM continued to refer to it as H platform.[1] VX1NG (talk) 12:32, 31 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

G-body consolidation

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Interesting to see that someone consolidated all the C/H/K platform articles onto this one. This has been debated a long time ago on Wikipedia and the decision was to stick with the letters from the VIN codes and GM's published documentation.

I don't really care either way. But (a): Whether or not these cars are identical "G-bodies" is largely hearsay. And (b): This breaks the existing Wikipedia GM convention to use the VIN codes for older models despite radical differences. Atarivideomusic (talk) 03:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

"G" was a VIN naming structure

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The official name of the full-size FWD platform was GMX690, as stated in a written contract between GM and Bosal. Search for G-Body FWD anywhere on Google and you will not find these GMX690 cars. G-body is a term used restrictively for RWD 1980s midsize personal luxury and muscle cars.

https://www.mackinac.org/archives/fpi/mega/Bosal_Industries-6-10-97-BM.pdf 2600:6C50:4000:27D0:5E2:1DB3:ABD9:EB57 (talk) 09:57, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply

  1. ^ Frame, Phil (16 January 1995). "GM H CARS MOVE TO G PLATFORM". Automotive News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2013.