2008 Pontiac G8 Engine Rev

[soniqLCD]

ok figured it out, the v6 g8 get the standard SS rims on it. and the v8 G8 gets the V series rims.

[soniqLCD]

nice ride, i got the same thing but HOLDEN SS ... i thought the pontiac g8 rims were different from the holden SS wheels? .... i have them rims on my SS.

[xxtasmaxx]

I want Holden tos ell Holdens in America as HOLDENS not pontiacs. =/

[mattismyname1]

nice "pontiac" or commonly known as a HOLDEN COMMODORE!! or a taxi,police car, nothing special lollity lol lol!!

[TheBandit77TransAm]

actually the Holden Commodore doesn't hold a candle to the Pontiac version, and the g8 is more commonly known, you dumb bimbo. And since when has these ever been Taxis or police cars? You're thinking of a ford Crown Vic or a Chevy Caprice. Go back to school, little child.

[mattismyname1]

Your pontiac has exactly the same body as our VE commodore. apart from different grill. In Australia we use them as taxi's and police cars. so fuck you and your ignorance you yankee monkey fuck.

[Futuregohan14]

You're pretty much right Matt. In America, however, we only get the performance versions and up(the SS, SS-V and HSV equivalents). GM also only brought about 35,000 G8s to our shores, so in the US its actually a pretty rare car-you'll go months without seeing one.

This is what gives the Americans an impression of a higher status attached to the car than Australians themselves give to it. Nobody here aside from hardcore enthusiasts is aware of its true origins.

[Futuregohan14]

The bandit: Matt is right, in Australia(and to a lesser extent, the middle east where it is a Chevy Lumina) the Commodore is commonly seen as a Taxi and police vehicle. It is to Australians what Camry's, Accords and Impalas are to Americans: Just a run of the mill ubiquitous sedan(and wagon).

They pay about as much attention to them as we do to the Chevy Impalas we see here.

[fourheadfox]

big three cant compate... now this bringin an aussie car and make liltle mod. alright but my opinion this is not the right time to introduce and compate to the new generation car that is coming out from the imports JDM.

this one prolly no manual options i have not really looks at that much i rather choose the new maxima coup, its looks good but when i saw it the first time grand prix gt pops in mind why they never badges it to honor that grand prix,

[stubag69]

It has the ss wheels from the commodore, not the ssv's 19s which look much better. Add an aftermarket exhaust and listen to it sing. The Holden SSV looks much better imo, should have just been exported with the LHD conversion and the exterior left alone.

[LovePontiac]

Yeah, definitely need a coupe

[gnarkillkicksass]

Holden released a new Monaro (the old GTO Coupe) concept here in Australia so I'd say it could be on the cards! Google VE Coupe. Very good looking but no doubt Pontiac will have to put that stupid grille on.

[LexusAds]

Oh I definitely have already seen it. And I doubt that car is going to get made. GM is in a financial crisis and is canceling all vehicles that aren't fuel efficient. The Cadillac flagship, the cadillac V12 (both of which were being design by holden), and the updated cadillac northstar V8 were all canceled. So was the RWD Impala and RWD Buick (also developed my Holden).

I would love to see a G8 coupe, but it doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon.

[craigeater]

dude it is already out in canada and i would assume it is in america too

[axstoro]

Its already out for sale. I got one sitting in my drive way right now.

Now the G8 GXP is another story. It might not come out, the dealership I went to said it'll be out by February, but also said that GM has been pushing back the date. Either way... I'm trading in my GT when/if the GXP comes out.

[cajoby]

Sucks look at a challenger ten times better even the R/T version.

[CarManiac82]

I dont like american cars onestly but this one ? its FUCKIN AMAZING I saw a red one on the street today exactly the same It blew my mind its a sweet lookin european lookin beast I love it the design its perfect the exhausts the wheel base nice its perfect the way it is I wouldnt change anything in it.

[rinsep]

its been imported from holden in Australia mate..sorry to tell you but its not American

[slrcarroll42]

They seriously need to make a coupe version

[Mechknight73]

@slrcarroll42 So far, there has been only one coupe version, the Coupe 60 concept car by Holden. You will have to lobby GM USA to put the case for a coupe. The coupe market in Australia is a lot more volatile than it is in Australia, so to make it economically viable for Holden to build them, they have to have a solid market for them.

[gnarkillkicksass]

best car to ever come out of australia, hands down.

[jreily1988]

Is there anyone that has accessories, including performance parts for the g8, including the gt model?

[LGLG69]

Saw one for the first time a few days ago...sweet looking car.

[akvalues]

BETTER GET A NISSAN GTR!!!

[shout3000]

haha dude this fucking thing has a 5 litre v8 in the gt why get the gtr? those are death traps reviewed they were the fastest thing to kill teens i looked it up the safety features are pretty low end which makes them shit

[black2007cobaltss]

its a 6.0 liter but w/e you cant even compare the two cars

[J90lude]

Fuck outta here!! You must be forgetting dat the GTR is fuckn beast lol

[vlbhb]

GTR sucks period.

[J90lude]

Dude you dont know shit fuck about cars if you saying dat..Laughing like shit (LLS)

[vlbhb]

i no my shit

and i also know that the gtr sucks

[J90lude]

LOL Dis Guy

[vlbhb]

yee LOL dat gtr sucks

fucking computer on wheels

[ntplano]

Maybe the performance numbers but never the overall of the car such as value, quality, and design. $40,000+ for a Pontiac...NO WAY!!!  I don't care if it's faster than corvette or M5. The prestige and the overall quality of this car is no way near to a BMW. I'm not a fan of BMW, but you got admit BMW cars is a better overall car for $40,000. For $30-45,000 I would be looking at BMW or Mercedes.

[jreily1988]

It's actually around $30,000

[nuchikim]

The rival car to the G8/Commodore built by Ford Australia

[z28kindaguy]

I will be trading in my 2004 GTO for this very soon. I got the chance to test drive this car and was very impressed.

[cathye62]

I dont care how negative any of you get about the G8 its an awesome car we have one i drive it daily and i'm absolutely enjoying it!!! so dont put it down until you purchase one!!! way to go Pontiac!!

[positivefilms]

whats your fuel economy like? i'm thinking of trading in my acura for one of these

[cathye62]

we've had it two weeks nearly and so far we are getting 15 mpg it is a V-8 and i'm sure it will take some time to break it in and get an accurate MPG

[runningman1987]

hello cathye62, i hear the g8 really performs well with the handling, I read an article where they compared it with the BMW 5 series, and they were almost idential in every comparison test, but the Beemer cost in the low 70s, Thanks

[cathye62]

hi runningman1987 yes i've heard the same thing about comparing it to the BMW 5 series yes and i've also heard that some dealers are jacking the price on the first 888 G-8s we have one of those but the dealership we bought ours from didnt jack the price and it wasnt a bad price the mpg is getting better we are now getting 18 mpg and it is fasssstttt i learned that first hand when a chrysler 300 wanted to see what its made of ....

[runningman1987]

lol, man thats really good mpg for a V8 and an automatic, my dad is seriously looking into testing one out, thanx for the info. :)

[xxMafia101]

it quiet!?!

[tremer88]

makes up for the atrocity that was the late 90's early 2000's grand ams easily

[seanus71]

Do you mean the Aussie Falcon?

[thagreen72]

but what I'm trying to figure out if the HOLDEN was so good why did sales flop on the GTO!!!

[seanus71]

thagreen, the GTO flopped coz it looked like a piece of shit! GM should have never changed the front end! It resembled a fucking bitza dog. Can't trace anything of it's heritage. Should not have been called GTO either, blame GM US for that. Should have simply been marketed as something like Pontiac Coupe8!

[thagreen72]

I strongly agee...great automobile but a plane jane. us yankees call those "SLEEPERS", GM should've stuck "BUICK" badging on it and called it a STAGE II, or forgive me,but a "GN"

[seanus71]

Look up Holden Coupe60. Hopefully next Monaro and GTO. This thing is nice...If we demand it, it will be built!

[thagreen72]

me personally I'm a FORD guy but I like what Pontiacs doing with doin awy with all FWD cars...but pay attention to FORD's supposely dubbed "FALCON"

[kaboom333]

Who cares about the body style, the thing that matters is the engine, and guess where that is made, in the U.S.

[MCarll]

Um, no, it's built in Australia

[kaboom333]

Ummm no jackass, it was designed in Australia and it is being built in america. The G8 is built in america due to the fact that it has subtle differences, such as driver side is opposite, the grill and the hood. But i wouldnt expect u to know that.

[MCarll]

Your ignorance amazes me. Do a google search, or better yet, go out to the store, pick up a couple car magazines, READ them, learn something, and stop trying to be the expert you certainly aren't. If you weren't some idiot pretending to know everything, you'd know that the G8 is built in Elizabeth, Australia next to it's Holden counterpart. Then it's imported into the United States.

[seanus71]

kaboom333, are you seriously that stoopid! This car is designed, built and exported from Australia. It goes to Middle East as a Lumina, Britain as a VXR and US as a G8. Wake the fuck up. Yes, us Aussies can build left hand drive cars. Yes we can apply a different front apron and hood according to the designated market. Is this so astonishing! Obviously to you it is! LOL...Ha Ha Ha....

[importsXsuck]

whoa man, take the kangaroo dick out of your ass, its only the internet. kaboom is obviously some kid who cant read.

[electrisist]

ARGH!!! Iv been looking at getting the 1999-2002 model trans am, with WS.6. (in the next 2 yrs from now). Heard this car was comming out, might have got it. But the trans am positively OWNS this car. Rather get a commadore than this. And im an Aussie, who supports ford. UP YA!

[motoxxx1670]

first thing I would do is piss of that standard shit exhaust , Seen the aussie version of the same car make 15 kw more power on the dyno with a cat back hi flow system and sounds twice as good.

[grindking10000]

looks too much like the cts-v to me. Nice cars but they lack the sports car look.

[INDColtsFan18]

that sounded pussy..

[cybernetck]

yep, agree /w INDColtsFan. This car has a V8, and the world show know it; a *bit* more exhaust noise from the factory wouldn't hurt. I've read the same in early reviews as well, other than that, great car.

[whtrk]

I like it and I can't wait to see the GXP model. Hopefully at least with an LS3 or maybe with an LS7, manual 6 and some other goodies.

[zookygixx]

this looks crap, pontiac are stupid

[motoryder12]

coppie of the holden commodore mak ur own fuckin cars

[laserkeyboard]

Holden Imported this car to the US for Pontiac u fuk. Get ur fukin facts right

[scoobeydoooo]

Yup. American version of our much praised V8 HSV. Go Holden, Go Aussie!

[jattjesse]

you dumbass first learn how to speel before you post some bs comments

[seanpodkul]

GM owns Holden so they can do what whatever they want with their cars. Before you bitch know what you are talking about.

[datrican09]

u dumbass Gm owns Holden. therefore they own the fukin blueprint of the car

[wjcollier07]

So basically...the exhaust is utterly silent. Huh. Well..its stealthy, but I certainly like a bit more soul.

[xlogixic]

get some straight pipes and be prepared to wake your neighbors EVERY time you come home past 10pm

[pimpmaster2021]

That sounds awesome

[lmcsh001]

its 4000lbs and has just over 360 hp, yeah its gonna be a huge hit just like the gto...oh wait, they stopped making those after less than 5 years of production.

[chewbaca1989]

Isn't that the Aussie car?

[wellshii]

yes sir

[alipuca]

fuck stealing our design now are use bloody americans Yes Holden is american owned BUT the concept of the G8 derives from our ss Hsv

[HypoCoffeeLover]

it is our hsv with different badges nd crap

[LoveMyZJ]

Its not stealing...it's sharing;you should be flattered.

[wellshii]

yeah,what he said

[EvilCerealBoX]

Oh hey why don't you check out the VXR8 over in Europe. They didn't even bothere chaning the design and just slapped some badges on it. :D

[wjcollier07]

You DO realize that your company is a wholly owned subsidiary of OUR company, GM. Can't claim all the victory. And yes, you should be flattered that your car is SO good that they want to take it to another country. Your narrow view on it is quite ignorant.

[ronman4444]

lol bloody americans, what a classic. can I get u a spot of tea, this shit just gets funnier and funnier.

[speedgixser995]

I want this car so much! what a badass ride. I also hear it will be available with a 6-speed manual not to long after the debut, if this is true, I need to start saving for one!

[GKaly]

A GTO renamed G8.

[mrbutros]

full size? 4 doors? Nice interior? That's not GTO, it's a space station!

[Antzilla78]

I think it's a pretty sweet car! chev V8, good power, they handle very well and the front grill actually looks pretty good on it compared to other pontiacs.

[DriftFan83]

HOLDEN FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mickeray]

everyone . please search for " hsv ve " and " vauxhaul vxr8 " to see the race bred road version of this magnificent car designed and built in Australia and exported to our favorite allies , cheers.

[99camarosupersport]

Holden FTW!! :)

[Albanian68]

I THINK AN 06 GTO IS STILL BETTER

[iamidiotic]

damn straight!

[mmlitt]

you fuck dumy

[claudio4152]

gosh!.....just what this country needs....a 361HP 17/25mpg V8 sedan.....we must love OPEC

[Jbotone]

That is the best gas mileage of any car in that class. My Sentra gets 30, and it's got 145 HP. 25 is amazing in a car of this size and power.

[CoreyGutknecht]

thank you!

[hispanicuscorpus]

anyone know about gas mileage with this bad boy

[Frylock350]

It should actually be reasonable. It has cylinder deactivation, runs on 87 octane, and has a 6sp trans. With that massive torque it should hold 65mph at ~1800rpms in sixth.

[Num1Pacesetter]

Where's the aggressive look of the 60's?

Bring it back

[DarrenWS6]

very quiet, wonder how many resonators are in it

[bucko1671]

The answer to that is...too many... that's why I ripped the whole exhaust system off on mine (Holden SSV aka Pontiac G8) and went to ceramic coated long tube headers and twin 3 inch. Check it out...

[myhalo123]

Not nearly aggressive sounding enough. Every video of this car should be of it racing around a track and doing smokie burnouts. My gramps buick is no different than this. Wow. It turned and blew steam out the tailpipe. Impressive. Where are the smokie burnouts?!

[terridot]

This was filmed at a dealer. They want to be nice to the car so they can sell it before fucking it up.

[odessyrcr589]

i want the wheels the used on the reveil car, not this crap they offer on the pontiac website.

[mcromance1]

What is Pontiac trying to achieve here, other than to make the G8 look like a BMW? Owell, whatever, I'd buy it.

[robertt7747]

im sorry, but pontiac has to get off thier current designs, make somthing...like different, everything has looked the same from pontiac for the past 5 years body wise

[Exalt4KoRn]

(If someone has already stated this sorry, lol can't be bothered reading it all) Just for the record, the Pontiac G8 model is based on the Holden VE Commodore model for those that didn't know.

[godofwar2master]

Definetly wont one of them.

[SuzukiKid400]

That "GT" had the V6 wheels. What's up with that? I thought you couldn't get those wheels with the V8?

[slicvic214]

hot. but i'm going to wait for the GXP.

[cobrasegundo]

don't know much about this car but is it really gonna be offered on a GXP?

[slicvic214]

pontiac has a trend of doing that. Usually 2 or 3 years after a new model comes out, a GXP version is offered. It is also rumored that GM has a HSV Clubsport R8 which will probably be the G8 GXP.

[videozone79]

Different sites say the pontiac g8 GXP could have 6.2L 425-plus horsepower LS3, or, less likely, the 500-plus horsepower supercharged LSA slated to find its way into the new CTS-V.

(Source- gmhightechperformance dot com)

[gimmedatding]

starter engine is a 3.9 v6 240hp base v6 is the gto 400 horse and top end is 6.0 ho v8 same as a sierra denali

[Frylock350]

None of that is correct. The base V6 is the CTS's SEFI DOHC 3.6L V6. The step up motor is an L76 6.0L V8 that runs on regular. There has been no step up announced but in all likely hood it will be the 425hp LS3 6.2L V8. The Denali/Escalade motor is simply an LS3 detuned to run on 87 octane (as the L76 is a detuned LS2 to run on 87 octane).

[soultronx10]

I'm gonna drift it.

[jimking19]

this car is fucking ugly, wait till next years falcons come out, people are gonna go nuts.

[jason9870]

falcons will always be shit

rember the au ?

australias uglyiest ?

hahahahahaha ford shit

[jimking19]

ugly is an understatement. but 'shit' is definitely not accurate, look at the huge improvement the BA was. the AU was and still is a great car to drive. it's looks let it down.

[shreddmasterj]

Its a HELL of alot better looking than the alien faced G6

[falloutranger1]

Hahaha...retard. And what makes you so is that you can't set your personal bias aside and just say that it's a nice car, what a fag.

[jimking19]

falloutranger1, I don't have a bias favouring Fords. I drive a Holden myself. But the external design of this particular variant of Holden is dull and lifeless and a little bit odd.

[32silvercoins]

350 horepower in a car that weighs 3900 pounds...Its gonna be a bullet lol

[elsephen]

It's going to be ass. 33 grand for a car that'll be lucky to run 15's?...eh...no thanks.

[joshnc101]

Do some research, with 360hp and weighing almost 2 tons, these cars will do close to mid 13's in the 1/4 mile.

[32silvercoins]

Does it really matter....The car is amazing and its gonna be a smash hit...Thats all that matters

[DammitLeroy]

THis Car is a rip off of the fuckin Commodore wow GM sure cant get there own ideas lol

[Sephirius]

um, Holden IS General Motors.

[DammitLeroy]

No its not they dont hav trucks and vans do they ?

[Sephirius]

"Holden, officially GM Holden Ltd, is an Australian automaker based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, originally independent but now a subsidiary of General Motors (GM).[1] The Holden automotive marque is one of GM's "alpha" brands. Holden has taken charge of vehicle operations for General Motors in Australasia and holds partial ownership of GM Daewoo in South Korea on behalf of GM.[2]"

from wikipedia.

Stop being butthurt that Americans own your ass.

[DammitLeroy]

Thank you, and jbc123 Ur a dick and i didnt kno this so ur a wet.

[seanus71]

To end all the arguing. Yeah, Holden is a subsidiary of General Motors, however the G8 (aka Commodore) is Aussie designed and developed. If GM in the US had enough skill they'd be building it themselves, but they're not. These cars are built in Oz, same as the Lumina in Mid East and VXR8 in England.All Aussie designed and developed.

[phattube7]

Nice.. nice. Hey the yanks do have the skill... HOWever, GMH at Elizabeth in SA are building these for the yanks because they have won the manufacturing contract and sales to the US. Its got nothing to do with skill... please educate yourself.

[seanus71]

phattube, educate yourself. The G8 is our Commodore. We didn't win a contract. GM US wanted this car because you guys can't build one in the states, for the price, on a rear drive platform, with these dimensions. This car was realesed in Australia in 2006. Its already 2 years old! Not to mention the Commodore name has been around for twenty years!

[phattube7]

Hey seANUS, stupid.. these cars could have been made in fucking taiwan but they werent. doesnt mean they arent skillful enough. Aust has the tooling for these machines. Educate yourself!!

[seanus71]

Hey phatty, you still dont get it. We have the tooling coz we build the fucking thing, coz we wanted a car like this. If US wanted one why dont you build it. You've all gone front wheel drive or SUV crazy ova there. Now we've got it everyone else wants one! STOOPID!

[phattube7]

hey im not from US... so i dont give two fucks. building these cars and sending to the US doesnt make us aussies more skillful than the US. they saw our aussie holdens, realized there would be a market in the US therefore placed an order with Holdens (Australia) to build them. Has nothing... i reapeat... nothing to do with "more" skill than the US..

[LooseLatitude]

We do? I drive around America all the time and our cars look like dog shit.

We have the engine part down, we're respected there but looks, suspension, and efficiency arevWAY below standards imo.

[jbhc123]

Dude your a fucking retard. Holden is partners with Pontiac and under GM's managment. Learn your shit.

[Frylock350]

GM owns Holden. The V8 engine in Commodore is a CHEVROLET V8, not a Holden V8, a Chevrolet V8. The chassis is Zeta, a GLOBAL GM platform. Holden does sell a rebadged Colorado if i'm not mistaken.

[1320crusier]

no... it IS a commodore...lol. open mouth, insert foot. hell there are rumours that gm will start opening holden dealers here.

[chehade3]

aussie ones r better

[laxman06]

Its the exact same car. Be flattered that it's a good enough car that GM brought it to the US.

[bucko1671]

check out my vids if you want to really hear this car as the Australian Holden VE SSV

[ds2500s]

da is da same car in saudi arabia but its called chevy lumina ! and they have another one its the chevy caprice there ! and they well make a new impala in 2010 and it well be a rear wheel rive 6.0 litter engine ! ( can i find this car in canada ?)

[SuzukiKid400]

Pontiac G8 production for canada begins march 3rd 2008

[DaKidNajee]

da song was louder den da car and da video was 2 short