@gladiatorsworn Some seriously immature drivel. Should I now counter with "I know you are but what am I?" or maybe "Oh...yeah?...well...I'll just take out MY daddy's car and smoke you...so...there!"? Grow up, kid.
@gladiatorsworn Kid, I could rattle off numbers and facts that would rattle your little brain but I won't. After looking at your profile, I've discovered you are teenaged nerd who claims to know cars when he barely has a license to drive and talks about owning a 2001 Camry. Worse yet, you still play Pokemon and upload YouTube videos of you opening playing cards. Nothing...I mean NOTHING...you say about cars means squat. You are a typical internet car guru. Maybe you should just stick to Pokemon.
@gladiatorsworn No, you said: "congrats australai created one car that can beat couple models of german sedans lets see g8 beat the new audi a8 w12 or the s8". There really IS no american car in the same segment as an A8 (large sport sedan). But that will change. Right around the same time your beloved A8 W12 comes around, Cadillac will have the new large XTS-V to crush it. Also, the G8 GT priced from $28-35k. The G8 GXP from 39-41k. My GT was $29k out the door.
@gladiatorsworn a "couple" models? Try harder. You want to compare it to W12 cars that are going to start at $120k BASE? That's quite the unfair contest, wouldn't you say? Tell you what: You take that new S8 and I'll take my G8 GT at $30k out the door and put the $90k difference into mods and positively crush you. I'm betting I could beat you with only $10k in easy mods and still have enough to buy a CTS-V and bury you twice. I'm a car fan, not a GM fan but you seriously need to get a clue.
@gladiatorsworn your gay ... go fuckin play w your nazi selds you communist bastard ... its american or nothing bitch go home ... wheres your american pride stupid
@gladiatorsworn your gay ... go fuckin flay w your nazi selds you communist bastard ... its american or nothing bitch go home ... wheres your american pride stupid
@scoobyfan2009 No reason? Not quite. Yes the Audi driver here sucked but G8 GT and S4 1/4 mile times (yes, I know this video is 1/8th mile) are extremely close. Now add the 40-ish hp the G8 got with the mods listed and the S4 becomes the underdog.
Hell yea, another G8 beatin them down at good old Slip and Slide. Haha been almost 2 years since I've been out there, think its time to bring my G out to play, check out my vids.
The G8 GT engine is about the easiest to modify to get huge horsepower- so much better than the little whine you get from some other cars as mentioned. Dont get me wrong, I would buy my son a Cobalt ss but I would never get caught in a 4 banger.....
@lilwinnie7 haha what do youlike best about it? the plastic gaskets? sloopy handling? cheap interior?How many times have you broke down in that piece of crap?Think about it .GM didnt stop making them because they were "great" cars.
@liljonsp616 GM never stopped making them. They're extremely successful in Australia and Middle East where they're built. They simply aren't importing them to the U.S. anymore because the marque they were under was phased out. If they went with Chevy instead of Pontiac they'd still be selling them today. Keep looking in your rear view mirror...this car will be pulling you over to give you a ticket very soon (albeit with a 6" stretched wheelbase for the detainee cage and a bowtie in the grille).
@chfpontiac Thanks I did not know that. I owned this car for three years and just sold it two months ago for a loss. I got to tell you man this was the worst car I have ever owned.They cheaped this bad boy out to the max.Plastic head gasket plastic maifold gaskets, plastic gasket on every engine componet.What a fuckin joke.Then you get to the suspension which i found to be nonreposive and super stiff.Which cause me to break a tie rod every couple months. So Glad I sold my pontiac G8,
@liljonsp616 Sorry you have had such bad luck. I will agree the front end is suspect but a 4000lb car with a chevy small block that can dance with a BMW 5 series is no small feat. The "plastic" engine gaskets you refer to are silicone which is pretty much the norm for engines these days. It is not "cheap". The stock G8 engine is stout enough to 500-600hp without beefing up the internals. The transmission will let go before the engine itself. Modern Chevy small blocks are hardly "cheap".
@chfpontiac The transmimission did let go .thank god it was under warranty and I'm telling you my man all the gaskets are plastic.Theres nothing like doing 5 or 6 hours of engine work to replace a .35 cent plastic gasket(three times in a year).No other car maker in the world would use suck cheap engine componets. Obviously they use silicone to attach the gasket. I bought the car because of the price and low milage at time of purchase. I'm tellin you dude if you own one of these dump it quick.
@liljonsp616 By the way, just curious...why did you buy the car in the first place? I mean, if you test drove the car before the purchase, wouldn't the "cheap interior" have been very obvious the moment you sat in it & "sloppy handling" obvious once you really drove it? If those things bothered you, why did you sign the purchase agreement? I knew it's shortcomings but also knew $29k for a $35k car was a steal considering there are exactly ZERO other $35k sedans out there that can hang with it
@chfpontiac If you get a chance google GM pontiac g8,g6,grand prix,bonniville and you will see that there is and was a massive class action lawsuit regarding the PLASTIC gasket engine components. GM new they were building flawed motors buy sold them to us anyways. GM can kiss my ass never getting another dime from me.
I own a 2009 G8 GT and couldn't like it anymore. IMO, anyone who bad talks them has never owned one or spent anytime in one. Or got an ass whoopin by one.
It's GREAT! And very fast.. 0-60 in 5.3sec... The only thing that makes it a "Pontiac" is the emblem... so if you've ever had/heard bad things about a Pontiac.. (I doubt they would be true) take faith in knowing that it's really a Holden.
Magazines say the G8 GT runs to 60 mph in 5.6 - 5.7 sec... The auto manufactureetr always over states performance figures to help sell the brand...... No stock G8 GT will do 0-60 in under 5.5 sec, never.
this is for all you fuck faces who keep downing the Pontiac first of all I have a Pontiac and a 2007 infiniti g35 coupe so I know what a good car feels like now the g8 gt handles just as good at high and low speeds as the g35 oh and the g35 has the sport pakage I bang the g8 gt on the freeway all the time its allways got your back any curve you through at it and the braking 70 to 0 in about 131feet. I was in LA going to santa monica I fucked a audi up at least 5 times
The G8 is NOT really a Pontiac.. This is why the G8 isn't selling. The vast majority of the population doesn't know anything about cars, like most people commenting here. They just see that Pontiac badge and think its a POS. The G8 GT is a rebadged Holden Commodore SS from Australia. A top shelf sports sedan that has existed there for years. There is absolutly no resemblances to Grand Ams or Grand Prixs what so ever.
Not to be a douche, but since the G8 shares the whole "double nostril" look with the Grand Ams and Grand Prixs, i would say there IS a resemblance there. But resemblances only concern appearance. Mechanically, you're right, there is nothing in common with the Am's and Prix's.
I would consider myself a car enthusiast who's old man actually works for Pontiac and wanted me to trade in my Audi for a G8. My response to him was the same one I gave to this post. It is a nice car for the money(esp now that they are cutting prices bc GM top ppl should all be fired) and it should win the race, but to say it better based on a quarter mile run is absurd. G8 is still wrapped in an ugly Pontiac shell and has cheesy features like digital speedometer. Nice car overall, but no Audi
Id still rather drive the S4, the G8 is about as sleek looking as a Grand am. Granted its a nice car b/c of the big engine but it wont handle or ride like an Audi because its made cheap. Plus chicks did german cars, enough said.
beautiful comment what do u think a girl would like to hear hey i drive an Audi S4 vs hey i drive a Pontiac G8, hence the word Pontiac absolute turnoff, a week later she will be like i went with a guy who had a knock off BMW/Audi called a Pontiac G8
audidriver22 you just need to shut the hell up. i own an 11 sec G8 and i do believe with all my parts and the price of the car brand new it still cost 20000 les than you audi. besides audis 4.2 still aint beating the 6.0 there tt 4.2 still dont beat the 6.0 enough said!
I'd rather have a G8
Mr2010Luistorres 4 months ago
Every car has it's problems whether it be American, Japanese or German.
deezomaxima 10 months ago 2
pffft my turbo tonka could beat that haha
Jasshands1 11 months ago
@gladiatorsworn Some seriously immature drivel. Should I now counter with "I know you are but what am I?" or maybe "Oh...yeah?...well...I'll just take out MY daddy's car and smoke you...so...there!"? Grow up, kid.
chfpontiac 11 months ago
@gladiatorsworn Kid, I could rattle off numbers and facts that would rattle your little brain but I won't. After looking at your profile, I've discovered you are teenaged nerd who claims to know cars when he barely has a license to drive and talks about owning a 2001 Camry. Worse yet, you still play Pokemon and upload YouTube videos of you opening playing cards. Nothing...I mean NOTHING...you say about cars means squat. You are a typical internet car guru. Maybe you should just stick to Pokemon.
chfpontiac 11 months ago
@chfpontiac haha lol that made me laugh
Operator080 10 months ago
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@gladiatorsworn No, you said: "congrats australai created one car that can beat couple models of german sedans lets see g8 beat the new audi a8 w12 or the s8". There really IS no american car in the same segment as an A8 (large sport sedan). But that will change. Right around the same time your beloved A8 W12 comes around, Cadillac will have the new large XTS-V to crush it. Also, the G8 GT priced from $28-35k. The G8 GXP from 39-41k. My GT was $29k out the door.
chfpontiac 11 months ago
@gladiatorsworn a "couple" models? Try harder. You want to compare it to W12 cars that are going to start at $120k BASE? That's quite the unfair contest, wouldn't you say? Tell you what: You take that new S8 and I'll take my G8 GT at $30k out the door and put the $90k difference into mods and positively crush you. I'm betting I could beat you with only $10k in easy mods and still have enough to buy a CTS-V and bury you twice. I'm a car fan, not a GM fan but you seriously need to get a clue.
chfpontiac 11 months ago
@gladiatorsworn your gay ... go fuckin play w your nazi selds you communist bastard ... its american or nothing bitch go home ... wheres your american pride stupid
MrForhireee 1 year ago
@gladiatorsworn your gay ... go fuckin flay w your nazi selds you communist bastard ... its american or nothing bitch go home ... wheres your american pride stupid
MrForhireee 1 year ago
WOW EPIC FAIL on the Audi... There should be no reason other than driver error that the S4 should have lost....
scoobyfan2009 1 year ago
@scoobyfan2009 No reason? Not quite. Yes the Audi driver here sucked but G8 GT and S4 1/4 mile times (yes, I know this video is 1/8th mile) are extremely close. Now add the 40-ish hp the G8 got with the mods listed and the S4 becomes the underdog.
chfpontiac 11 months ago
germans got raped like it World War 2
adidas9812 1 year ago
@gladiatorsworn hence the sales over here in australia now . they are selling the G8's as VE SSV Special Editions... before the Series2 VE's that is
jharl13 1 year ago
id MUCH rather have a g8
MattH12491 1 year ago
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Need to stop that red lighting
melsgtp 1 year ago
Need to stop that redlighting
melsgtp 1 year ago
germans=owned
masterjedi89 1 year ago
How much does one of these babies go for now?
wildwildwest1414 1 year ago
fuck yeah buy american
xcrazywhiteboyx73 1 year ago
@xcrazywhiteboyx73 its australian
aroo270 1 year ago
havent got beat by one yet!
gavenxtremes26 1 year ago
the g8 is the hot car to buy!!!
SKIDOOriderSLEDNX800 1 year ago
Hell yea, another G8 beatin them down at good old Slip and Slide. Haha been almost 2 years since I've been out there, think its time to bring my G out to play, check out my vids.
zcamaross09 2 years ago
When the new turbo Cobalt SS is running the same 1\4 as a G8GT you know the G8 GT isnt all that... pls....
Also the G8 GT has a truck motor in it unlike the Vette motor in the G8 GXP.....
08turboSS 2 years ago
The G8 GT engine is about the easiest to modify to get huge horsepower- so much better than the little whine you get from some other cars as mentioned. Dont get me wrong, I would buy my son a Cobalt ss but I would never get caught in a 4 banger.....
rockman1190 2 years ago
@08turboSS You have no idea how easy it is to modify the L76. Aggressive Tune and Cold Air Intake will put you at G8 GXP numbers.
GXPFiend 1 year ago
g8 is one of the best cars to come out in the states, even though im an S4 biturbo owner...
albokidnj 2 years ago 2
yeah seriously
i love how everyone talks shit on the g8
stop getting mad cus your getting your ass kicked by them
lilwinnie7 2 years ago 19
hahahahha EXACTLY.... couldnt ask for a nicer car from gm than my g8.
313nugget 1 year ago
@313nugget Same here. I love my 09 G8 GT. I wanna keep as few miles on it as I can. I don't ever wanna sell this thing.
GXPFiend 1 year ago
@lilwinnie7 i know what your saying raced a350z smoked him raced a g35 smoked him. i love my g8 gxp
TMACAKANO1 1 year ago
@lilwinnie7 haha what do youlike best about it? the plastic gaskets? sloopy handling? cheap interior?How many times have you broke down in that piece of crap?Think about it .GM didnt stop making them because they were "great" cars.
liljonsp616 10 months ago
@liljonsp616 GM never stopped making them. They're extremely successful in Australia and Middle East where they're built. They simply aren't importing them to the U.S. anymore because the marque they were under was phased out. If they went with Chevy instead of Pontiac they'd still be selling them today. Keep looking in your rear view mirror...this car will be pulling you over to give you a ticket very soon (albeit with a 6" stretched wheelbase for the detainee cage and a bowtie in the grille).
chfpontiac 10 months ago
@chfpontiac Thanks I did not know that. I owned this car for three years and just sold it two months ago for a loss. I got to tell you man this was the worst car I have ever owned.They cheaped this bad boy out to the max.Plastic head gasket plastic maifold gaskets, plastic gasket on every engine componet.What a fuckin joke.Then you get to the suspension which i found to be nonreposive and super stiff.Which cause me to break a tie rod every couple months. So Glad I sold my pontiac G8,
liljonsp616 10 months ago
@liljonsp616 Sorry you have had such bad luck. I will agree the front end is suspect but a 4000lb car with a chevy small block that can dance with a BMW 5 series is no small feat. The "plastic" engine gaskets you refer to are silicone which is pretty much the norm for engines these days. It is not "cheap". The stock G8 engine is stout enough to 500-600hp without beefing up the internals. The transmission will let go before the engine itself. Modern Chevy small blocks are hardly "cheap".
chfpontiac 10 months ago
@chfpontiac The transmimission did let go .thank god it was under warranty and I'm telling you my man all the gaskets are plastic.Theres nothing like doing 5 or 6 hours of engine work to replace a .35 cent plastic gasket(three times in a year).No other car maker in the world would use suck cheap engine componets. Obviously they use silicone to attach the gasket. I bought the car because of the price and low milage at time of purchase. I'm tellin you dude if you own one of these dump it quick.
liljonsp616 10 months ago
@liljonsp616 By the way, just curious...why did you buy the car in the first place? I mean, if you test drove the car before the purchase, wouldn't the "cheap interior" have been very obvious the moment you sat in it & "sloppy handling" obvious once you really drove it? If those things bothered you, why did you sign the purchase agreement? I knew it's shortcomings but also knew $29k for a $35k car was a steal considering there are exactly ZERO other $35k sedans out there that can hang with it
chfpontiac 10 months ago
@chfpontiac If you get a chance google GM pontiac g8,g6,grand prix,bonniville and you will see that there is and was a massive class action lawsuit regarding the PLASTIC gasket engine components. GM new they were building flawed motors buy sold them to us anyways. GM can kiss my ass never getting another dime from me.
liljonsp616 10 months ago
I own a 2009 G8 GT and couldn't like it anymore. IMO, anyone who bad talks them has never owned one or spent anytime in one. Or got an ass whoopin by one.
PatriotTK421 2 years ago 2
congrats on the jumping the light, yet again
BROSUhnTiss 2 years ago
My 09 G8 GT is by far the best car/Value I've ever owned... AND with a full size rear seat, the faily will actually fit!
The Aussies got it right when they made the Holden Commadore SS... It's nice to FINALLY see a real car from overseas at a realistic price!
sgwizzy 2 years ago 15
i havent been hearing good things about the new pontiacs, u own one tell me how it is. is it quick?
Primer9 2 years ago
It's GREAT! And very fast.. 0-60 in 5.3sec... The only thing that makes it a "Pontiac" is the emblem... so if you've ever had/heard bad things about a Pontiac.. (I doubt they would be true) take faith in knowing that it's really a Holden.
sgwizzy 2 years ago
yea i can tell pretty sick ass car
Primer9 2 years ago
Magazines say the G8 GT runs to 60 mph in 5.6 - 5.7 sec... The auto manufactureetr always over states performance figures to help sell the brand...... No stock G8 GT will do 0-60 in under 5.5 sec, never.
08turboSS 2 years ago
@08turboSS you stand corrected. I ran 5.43 stock and 5.11 with SC Cortex tune. Check the g8board and get your facts straight
mcHammerIsDaSheet 1 year ago
I haven't own a whole bunch of fast cars, but it's fast even for a "go fast car". fastest car for under 30K...no lie. Yup...09 G8 GT
chiefafro9er 2 years ago 2
@Primer9 the car is real nice i have one its fast and its roomy its nice as hell...
BboyPsHYk 2 years ago
@sgwizzy you're welcome
G0tm1lf 1 year ago
This is my first time posting anything, i have owned from Maserati to Mercedes.
gust purchased a G8 GXP. Best car i have ever owned. Best bang for the buck ever.....
SALA164 2 years ago
lets just see how long the car last with people racing like thiss
thenn we will see who car is better ehh?? ;-)
hell i mean u paied for it to last and go fast
thats what makes a car
jin901 2 years ago
look what happn'd to pontiac now
hanstaILL 2 years ago
this is for all you fuck faces who keep downing the Pontiac first of all I have a Pontiac and a 2007 infiniti g35 coupe so I know what a good car feels like now the g8 gt handles just as good at high and low speeds as the g35 oh and the g35 has the sport pakage I bang the g8 gt on the freeway all the time its allways got your back any curve you through at it and the braking 70 to 0 in about 131feet. I was in LA going to santa monica I fucked a audi up at least 5 times
Warren112 2 years ago
No one cares. In the end, your still driving a Pontiac.
b5hobsons4 2 years ago
are you that stupid , you missed his point?
holdenls1ssz 2 years ago
The G8 is NOT really a Pontiac.. This is why the G8 isn't selling. The vast majority of the population doesn't know anything about cars, like most people commenting here. They just see that Pontiac badge and think its a POS. The G8 GT is a rebadged Holden Commodore SS from Australia. A top shelf sports sedan that has existed there for years. There is absolutly no resemblances to Grand Ams or Grand Prixs what so ever.
OldsLSSL67 2 years ago 3
Not to be a douche, but since the G8 shares the whole "double nostril" look with the Grand Ams and Grand Prixs, i would say there IS a resemblance there. But resemblances only concern appearance. Mechanically, you're right, there is nothing in common with the Am's and Prix's.
sidneyblair 2 years ago 2
you cant say theres none and umm yea it really is a pontiac even tho it was around before pontiac made it.
killdac 2 years ago
I would consider myself a car enthusiast who's old man actually works for Pontiac and wanted me to trade in my Audi for a G8. My response to him was the same one I gave to this post. It is a nice car for the money(esp now that they are cutting prices bc GM top ppl should all be fired) and it should win the race, but to say it better based on a quarter mile run is absurd. G8 is still wrapped in an ugly Pontiac shell and has cheesy features like digital speedometer. Nice car overall, but no Audi
AudiDriver22 2 years ago
Ive owned both, the G8 is alot of car for the money.
g8joe 2 years ago
4.2L v8 audi VS 6.0L G8 do the math jeeeez plus bad launch for the seexy Audi
fizwidget101 2 years ago
Id still rather drive the S4, the G8 is about as sleek looking as a Grand am. Granted its a nice car b/c of the big engine but it wont handle or ride like an Audi because its made cheap. Plus chicks did german cars, enough said.
AudiDriver22 2 years ago 2
beautiful comment what do u think a girl would like to hear hey i drive an Audi S4 vs hey i drive a Pontiac G8, hence the word Pontiac absolute turnoff, a week later she will be like i went with a guy who had a knock off BMW/Audi called a Pontiac G8
fizwidget101 2 years ago
audidriver22 you just need to shut the hell up. i own an 11 sec G8 and i do believe with all my parts and the price of the car brand new it still cost 20000 les than you audi. besides audis 4.2 still aint beating the 6.0 there tt 4.2 still dont beat the 6.0 enough said!
chanty444 2 years ago
did you not see him red light. bad launch.
muffukinDank420 3 years ago
I love when american muscle comes out on top! Good job
gambietti 3 years ago
You mean an American engine in an Australian built car..., i agree tho
castle001 3 years ago
yea but we are lucky enough to get the G8 here in the states.
gambietti 3 years ago
Somehow the outcome of the race did not surprise me. Nice launch
olvanish 3 years ago 3
me neither. but s4 could use driver mod. nice kill, josh.
although 6.0 vs 4.2
vipeme1 3 years ago
rwd vs awd though
mattybb47 3 years ago