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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

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

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]

^ 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.

[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.

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 '''Correction''': Bonneville was built on the [[GM G platform (FWD)|G-platform]], however GM continued to refer to it as ''H platform''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Frame|first=Phil|title=GM H CARS MOVE TO G PLATFORM|url=http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19950116/ANA/501160730#axzz2TYYYR1jT|work=[[Automotive News]]|accessdate=17 May 2013|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.autonews.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D%2F19950116%2FANA%2F501160730%23axzz2TYYYR1jT&date=2013-05-17|archivedate=17 May 2013|language=English|date=16 January 1995}}</ref> [[User:VX1NG|VX1NG]] ([[User talk:VX1NG|talk]]) 12:32, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
+= G-body consolidation =
+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. [[User:Atarivideomusic|Atarivideomusic]] ([[User talk:Atarivideomusic|talk]]) 03:25, 28 October 2014 (UTC)
+== "G" was a VIN naming structure ==
+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 [[Special:Contributions/2600:6C50:4000:27D0:5E2:1DB3:ABD9:EB57|2600:6C50:4000:27D0:5E2:1DB3:ABD9:EB57]] ([[User talk:2600:6C50:4000:27D0:5E2:1DB3:ABD9:EB57|talk]]) 09:57, 12 January 2023 (UTC)