After 18,000 submissions in the Tame the Name promotion, several months of waiting, polls of G8 enthusiasts and El Camino loyalists, Pontiac has officially announced that new segment-defining G8 Ute will be called the “G8 ST”.

G8Nation introduced you two people to the Pontiac G8 community this week.

As one of the most highly anticipated vehicles to come down the Pontiac pipeline, the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST will be the catalyst that shines the international spotlight on Warrack Leach, a lead designer at GM’s Holden unit.

It’s been a busy week at G8Nation with 9 big stories. We’re happy to say that G8Nation broke some big Pontiac G8 news this week that quickly spread to the top car news sites.

G8 Nation has been told that Pontiac is now considering an additional power plant offering.

GM has asked for the feedback from G8 Nation readers about the name of the new G8 Sport Truck. Please vote now and let’s have an impact on the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST!

Consider this our shameless way to get another hot babe on our site. According to AutoWeek, Olympic Gold Medal swimmer and babe extraordinaire, Amanda Beard, loves the El Camino and we hope she’ll love the soon-to-be-named Pontiac ST.

Mark your calendars guys, only 15 months to go.

If GM really wanted to resurrect the El Camino nameplate, Mr. Lutz would have planned the Ute to wear a bow tie on its front grill rather than the arrowhead.

“While 10,000 different names were submitted, there’s no tally on just how many people submitted duplicate names. Even though we know the winner of the G8 ST, but don’t expect the winning name of the G8 ST moniker to be revealed until the end of May at the earliest…”