In accession to the sedan, a two-seat sports car account alleged the G8 ST was apparent at the New York International Auto Show in March 2008. Based on the Holden Ute, it was congenital on the aforementioned G8 belvedere with a 73-inch (1,900 mm) burden bed. The Sport Barter had the aforementioned 361 hp (269 kW), 6.0-liter V8 acclimated in the G8 GT, as able-bodied as the 3.6-liter, 300 hp (220 kW) direct-injection V6. After a allotment challenge with added than 18,000 suggestions, the name remained the G8 ST.[20]The G8 ST, slated for absolution as a 2010 model, was to be Pontiac's aboriginal auto truck, and GM's aboriginal auto account in the United States back the Chevrolet El Camino was discontinued in 1987. In January 2009, GM appear to Pontiac dealers that the G8 ST was annulled due to account cuts and restructuring.