2009 Pontiac G8 GXP - Road Test

Just when they got it right it's going away. The Pontiac G8 GXP is the best car to come out of Pontiac in years, and if you want one, you better grab it fast because these babies aren't staying put on dealer lots.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Pontiac
• Pontiac G8
• GXP
• Pontiac G8 GXP
• V8
• Corvette
• GM
• General Motors
• muscle car

[ro9beam2002]

i have this car:) the car is a 2009 not a 2010. The car has 415hp and 415tq not 400. I luv it as well:)

[AutolineDetroit]

Whoops. Typo. Thanks for the correction.

[rollinss1983]

I fuckin want one

[AvenueD417]

that would be hilarious if the guy stops at 1:30 and lowers the window and yells out " wow!!!!, this thing hauls ass",lol. thats geezer speed ya'll

[hsvsv8]

@gtocarguy Well Holden alone deserves the credit. We all know the engine is American, but we've been getting the Chev V8 since the series 2 VT in 98/99, so it's hardly been a new power plant for us. Holden owes GM its start, because without GM, they wouldn't exist.

But GM did not have the final say on this car like in the past. GM wanted to do a global platform & Holden already had the designs, tools & money to do it. I give GM credit for Holden, but not for the Pontiac G8.

[gtocarguy]

@hsvsv8 ok yeah but did I say anything about that being an "all american car and the best from pontiac" all i said was that you aussies are annoying "reminding us" in every comment that it was all you who made the car and you and only you should have the credit

[hsvsv8]

@MrSardine23 They're the 18's that were available in 2009. 3 years ago. The same wheels that are available on the Redline edition Commodore sedan, wagon & ute. Holden doing what they can to dump the excess left over from Pontiac being scrapped.

The 18's are too small for those wheel arches. Glad my 2011 SS ute came with the 20" HSVi 'Fluxus' wheels. :)

Also, Ford US won't import the F6. It'd be too much to handle for GM & Ford being shown by Aussies how to build real performance cars. haha

[hsvsv8]

@gtocarguy It's got sweet fuck all to do with crying about us having to share it. What pisses us off is when Americans try to claim it as theirs. As if they were the ones that spent the 1 billion dollars on the clean sheet designs, the Zeta architecture & general platform for all models.

Give the credit to Holden & Australia & there are no issues. Keep calling it "the best car ever made by Pontiac" & we'll keep reminding you who is repsonsible for it & where it came from.

[hsvsv8]

@RichKilla86ers Hell no!!!

Corvette is a different kettle of fish. This is simply a sports sedan that carries 5 adults with ease, can be used as a daily driver or a weekend track weapon.

The thing I liked about this review is the guy actually gets the cars origins right. It is designed & built by Holden in Australia. Not Pontiac, as some other people have claimed. Pontiac had nothing to do with it except for demanding it. Tip of the cap to him for giving the plaudits to those who deserve it.

[RichKilla86ers]

Do u Aussies considered this a Corvette sedan?

[gtocarguy]

ok ok ok ok everyone knows its from Australia, we "yanks" don't need every single comment to be saying how this car is really just a holden, built in australia that the US stole from us, WAH!!!!!!!! stop crying like babies and learn to share a good car!!!!!!!!

[bigGaza1]

ITS A AUSTRALIAN SS COMMODORE MY AMERICAN FRIENDS.

[DaBluedude100]

I want one with the Manual trans...

[XR8xSHOCKWAVE]

It's strange you Yankees get a 6.2L 415hp version of it, in Australia (where it is built) you can only get a 360hp 6.0L one. If you want a 6.2L you have to upgrade to a HSV and that's gonna cost ya!