In fact, the Food and Drug Administration has advised consumers to steer clear of over-the-counter weight-loss products that contain HCG. HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy.
But General Motors had declared bankruptcy before that model was introduced, and the Pontiac brand was killed off as part of the government-led restructuring. The G6 remained in demand for fleet orders, and the final model was built through November 2009--making the G6, at its demise, the very last U.S.-built Pontiac.
The first V-8 engine that Pontiac offered was in 1932. It was the same 251-cid 85-hp flat-head V-8 used in Pontiacs almost-dead parent make, Oakland, during 1930 and 1931. In 1933 and 1934, Pontiac built only eight-cylinder cars, but they used a straight-eight rather than a V-8.