Another 8 to debut this January
Has anyone looked at the new Pontiac G8 coming out this January. 362 hp and a near 50/50 weight distribution should make it a real sleeper. I think this is the first of the new zeta's to hit the market and with the optional Gen 4 LS it moves right along. While its not a rotary, fans of american muscle may want to give this next Holden import a look.
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Well the G8/Commodore has been talked about in a few threads on here. Most of us agree its a killa car and something that alot of us will look into for a reasonable um "Family 4 door sedan" my major disapointment though is the fact they named it the G8 and redid the front for the coporate grill bullshyt. Holden did a amazing job on the car and Pontiac should of left it alone. Hell at this point Pontiac should just be renamed Holden and get it over with lol. The 50/50 weight thing though is news to me since I havent read much into the specs.
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At least they aren't recycling names this time around :)
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Originally Posted by TheDosDog
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At least they aren't recycling names this time around :)
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I like the looks of the car and a lot of what has been revealed about it (50/50 weight distribution). One of the only things I don't like is that I read somewhere that it may weigh close to 4000lbs! At that weigh if they are going to put the LS engine in it they should not detune it to 362hp!
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I actually halfway changed my mind about the lbs per hp thing. This car will probably be easily modified to get to 400+ hp. Possibly less than $1000 to get a very nice jump in power!
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"Cast No Shadow" is a cool tune I might as well say.
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Originally Posted by Hornet
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I actually halfway changed my mind about the lbs per hp thing. This car will probably be easily modified to get to 400+ hp. Possibly less than $1000 to get a very nice jump in power!
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Originally Posted by TheDosDog
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Has anyone looked at the new Pontiac G8 coming out this January. 362 hp and a near 50/50 weight distribution should make it a real sleeper. I think this is the first of the new zeta's to hit the market and with the optional Gen 4 LS it moves right along. While its not a rotary, fans of american muscle may want to give this next Holden import a look.
www.pontiac.com/g8/ What good is 362 hp if the engine leaks and the brakes need to be replaced every 10K miles, and it has more cheap ass plastic than a Hyundai. |
seriously, im not impressed, it seriously looks like someone had just decided to rebadge a cadillac cts-v and make it 30 times worse
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Yes they are almost 4000 pounds but the LS2 is so strong you don't notice the weight. It's a very balanced car with excellent manners for a sedan. And with the LS2 it has ~ 150 more HP than our 8s and gets much better FE. :)
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Originally Posted by Icemark
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But it is Butt ugly and is a GM.
What good is 362 hp if the engine leaks and the brakes need to be replaced every 10K miles, and it has more cheap ass plastic than a Hyundai. Car sounds nice as a full size sedan with some luxo equipement in it yet still giving the customer enough balls to have fun with. They also mentioned the possibility of having a 6 speed manual wich would be nice. It seems they put together a nice package for older guys who need a full size car and still want to have fun. Hope it does well. |
So far it looks promising but I will have to save final judgement until I see it in person.
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Originally Posted by ac3mastuh
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seriously, im not impressed, it seriously looks like someone had just decided to rebadge a cadillac cts-v and make it 30 times worse
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