With the Pontiac G8 GT. I think it's going to be in my garage very soon.

It gives me everything I want while still being responsible. It's big, solid, safe, but handles very well, has gobs of torque and horsepower, and gets surprisingly decent fuel economy.

It also has a very nice interior with the leather trim (and in black).

I wish Pontiac would lose the hood scoops, though. A little bit too boy-racer.

The best part is that it's a whole lot of car and performance for around 29k, which is what they're selling it for now with employee pricing, with a lot of optional equipment.

0-60 in 5.2 seconds - check

104 in the 1/4 mile (reports of 105) @ 13.7 seconds - check

respectable skidpad number of 0.85 - check

superior braking of 60-0 in 109 feet - check


It doesn't handle as well as the RX-8, but I really have fallen in love with a car that can smoke a BMW 5 series and keep up with it on the track at about 55% of the price.

We'll see if I follow through.

Soo many G8 threads poping up! Razz will be here soon...

I know. Razz is responsible for my new found love.

It may not be that hard to get the G8 to handle extremely well... according to Road and Track


The rear-wheel-drive car's weight distribution is an almost perfectly balanced 50/50 front/rear (our measurements, on a full tank, yielded 52/48), the result of tucking the engine down low and toward the back section of the engine cradle, mounting the battery in the trunk and placing the steering rack farther forward than normal, ahead of the front axle centerline. Pontiac says this last attribute helps give the G8 GT's steering a more direct feel; as a driver, I did get good feedback at all times from the front wheels.

In normal or even fairly spirited driving, once again we had nothing but positive comments about the way the G8 GT's chassis performed, especially its silky, smooth ride with just the right touch of firmness. "The suspension is set up for an excellent balance of on-road comfort, smooth enough for pleasant daily driving yet firm enough for good grip in fast cornering," said Bryant.

But while a solid handler up to around the 7/10ths mark, our experience during more aggressive track testing like the slalom and the skidpad tells a different tale. While the suspension eats up the relatively light loading on city streets and freeway onramps, harder loading gives all four corners compliance indigestion. The slalom and skidpad numbers are respectable at 64.3 mph and 0.85g, but they are not as good as we expected. Plus, we had to work the car pretty hard in these exercises to achieve these numbers.

Areas of improvement? Not many, honestly — especially when factoring in vehicle price. Making the hard-driving handling capability better is the main one. "The balance is already there, ditto good tires; the G8 GT is only a different set of springs and shocks away from being outstanding in hard driving," says Assistant Road Test Editor Calvin Kim.

oh gawd, it's spreading... :scared:

Paging Mr. Razz. There is a thread that needs your input.

^^^ you're supposed to be drinking, get off the forums young man! ;)

I am drinking. So what's your problem? I have a fresh Heineken and just had a shot of Jagermeister,,,,, hic.

Go for it. Simple mods will get you very far.

Or wait for the GXP and get the LS3, which is an absolute beast of an engine.

Oh yes, it's very moddable.

To wait or not to wait for the LS3, that is the question...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080222.002/2009-pontiac-g8-gxp-to-use-62l-corvette-engine



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In the same boat.. Just went and looked at G8's this morning. Very nice cars indeed.

Too bad it looks like a f*cking boating shoe.

Oh yes, it's very moddable.

To wait or not to wait for the LS3, that is the question...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080222.002/2009-pontiac-g8-gxp-to-use-62l-corvette-engine



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I love how the article says about the LS3: "expect it to be detuned." If they knew anything about GM, then they'd know that GM will SAY it's detuned, but it really will not be.

lol ^

i test drove it and was very impressed. however if i was going to buy it i would wait for the GXP.