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The '''Pontiac G8''' is a rear-wheel-drive, four-door sedan to be made by [[Pontiac]] as a 2008 year model vehicle and based on the [[Holden Commodore]]. It is the sucessor to the [[Pontiac Grand Prix]]. | The '''Pontiac G8''' is a rear-wheel-drive, four-door sedan to be made by [[Pontiac]] as a 2008 year model vehicle and based on the [[Holden Commodore]]. It is the sucessor to the [[Pontiac Grand Prix]] and [[Pontiac Bonneville]]. | ||
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aka | The Gator |
Production | 2008+ |
Class | Mid-size Sedan |
Body Style | 4-Door Sedan |
Length | 196.101 in (4981 mm) |
Width | 74.801 in (1899.9 mm) |
Height | 57.701 in (1465.6 mm) |
Wheelbase | 114.801 in (2915.9 mm) |
Weight | 3995 lbs (1812.1 kg) |
Transmission | 5-Speed Automatic 6-Speed Manual |
Engine | 6.0 Liter V-8 |
Power | 362 hp (266.4 kW) @ 5700 rpm 391 lb-ft (530.2 NM) @ 4400 rpm |
Similar | BMW 5 Series |
Designer | Robert Lutz |
The Pontiac G8 is a rear-wheel-drive, four-door sedan to be made by Pontiac as a 2008 year model vehicle and based on the Holden Commodore. It is the sucessor to the Pontiac Grand Prix and Pontiac Bonneville.
See Wikicars' comprehensive Pontiac_G8 Review.
Recent Changes
Styles and Major Options
G8 GT
The G8 unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show is representative of the GT model of the G8. The G8's standard features are:
- Four-wheel independent suspension
- Four-wheel disc brakes with ABS and traction control
- Electronic stability control
- 18-inch aluminum wheels (19-inch wheels available with sport package)
- Seat-mounted thorax air bags and dual-stage frontal air bags for front passengers, with automatic passenger sensing system
- Roof rail side-impact air bags for both seating rows
- OnStar
- XM Satellite Radio
- Power-adjustable front seats
- Fog lamps
- Chrome exhaust tips
The G8 GT's engine is a 6.0 Liter V-8 that produces 362 hp / 270kW @ 5700 rpm and 391 ft-lbs / 530 nm @ 4400 rpm. [1]
G8 (Base)
Pricing
Today's actual prices for the MAKE MODEL can be found at CarsDirect.
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Main Competitors
Unique Attributes
- Twenty-inch 'shadow chrome' wheels and performance tires
- Ride height lowered approximately half-inch
- High-performance brake rotors with painted brake calipers
- Custom interior trim color, including a leather-wrapped dash
- Exclusive exterior paint color: Phantom Grey
- Concept of 'modernized' Pontiac badge, to gauge public opinion
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Criticisms
Many on the new forum [www.g8board.com] have criticized the cars tailights and wheels more than anything else. As with the 2004-2006 Pontiac GTO, however, bumpers and lights can be swapped from the Austrailian version of the car, the Holden Commodore.
Current Generation: (YYYY–present)
Worldwide
Design quirks and oddities
Awards
See also