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Despite a report from KickingTires.com two months ago that "El Camino" was officially out as a name for the new ute from Pontiac , we're now being told by Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson the name is still very much in the mix. What reason there may have been for this change? Unknown. But all we do know is if the chance still exists to bring back the "El Cam" — to any GM brand — we're in full support of it. What we're not in support of — dropping a V6 between the rails. More on that below the jump. galleryPost('Doane2010PontiacG8STExt', 6, 'An El Camino In Everything But Brand'); In addition to the news on the name, we're hearing from our friends at G8 Nation that Pontiac is now considering an additional power plant offering aside from the 361 HP 6.0-liter V8 power plant that is found in the Pontiac G8 GT. It's no surprise then that this new engine would be the same 3.6-liter 256 HP V6 found in the G8 V6 sedan, giving...
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newVideoPlayer("50cent_elcamino.flv", 463, 387,""); Continuing our coverage of the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck ballot bowl naming contest , 50 Cent has announced that he is officially endorsing "Curtis" for the name of the new ute. This comes as no surprise to our best political team on television analysts, despite Bob Lutz's unofficial endorsement of "El Camino." Remember, if you haven't already, vote "El Camino" today !
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God only knows what else may be going on in the world because we're busy here bringing you the latest in El Camino goodness for today's Maximum El Camino Day celebrating the new 2010 Pontiac G8 "El Camino" sport truck . However there may be some dissent in the ranks on the name -- so the question's probably pretty obvious. We're obviously pushing the "El Camino" name pretty hard and there's a reason for it. We spoke with the guys over at the National El Camino Owners Association (NECOA), we spoke with Mike Levine over at PickupTruck.com , the guys at GM and we spoke with each other. I feel like the right name was chosen, but now it's time to hear from you -- was the right name chosen for Jalopnik to push as the name for the new ute?
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