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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/1/2007 7:11:35 PM
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BadStratRT
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amanda and i saw one a few weeks ago on M59...we slowed down and tried to get a picture, but as we slowed down, so did he...and he exited...
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/1/2007 7:49:04 PM
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meh, its ok, id drive it if i was given one
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/1/2007 9:23:18 PM
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I really like it.
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/4/2007 12:25:02 PM
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Reworked Goat?
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/4/2007 12:26:12 PM
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Correction, the GTO and Grandprix had a drunken one night stand....
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/4/2007 12:48:33 PM
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Let me see here....
4dr full size sedan
362hp
Rear Wheel Drive
6 spd automatic transmission
6 spd manual transmission - available in Spring 2009
It's utilizing a 6.2L OHV V8 - new Corvette motor...
What's not to like? It's giving GM more then what Chrysler has in the Charger R/T and 300C without needing the SRT model. It's giving US what we want in a MANUAL transmission in a performance sedan....
Honestly, its a really GREAT step for GM....and the car is a rebadged Holden Commodore from Australia....its a very popular car down there...and I expect it to do well here....the GTO just never fit the bill because it was trying to be something it wasnt....this car is not replacing an icon.
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/4/2007 12:59:01 PM
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keep in mind that the actual performance numbers from the SRT8 engines are closer to 460 than stated numbers...
in the end, its another bulky, slow sedan, and ill start worrying about them when one beats me...
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/4/2007 5:23:51 PM
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keep in mind that the actual performance numbers from the SRT8 engines are closer to the G8 stated numbers than their own...
in the end, its another bulky, slow sedan, and ill start worrying about them when one beats me...
0-60 in 5.3 seconds
14.1 seconds in the 1/4 mile
Comparable with the SRT-8's with less HP.....it's about a second slower then an SRT-8 in the 1/4, but faster 0-60...
And it weighs 3900lbs, which is about the same as a Charger R/T....
Overall, for $35k in a sedan, I'll take the 6spd......because it's really the only thing lacking on the LX series cars...
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/4/2007 8:09:41 PM
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keep in mind, guys who have gotten some seat time (like stripper motorsports) have gotten their SRT8s into the 12s...stock..and theya re well into the 12s stock with just better skins...those huge wheels slow them down too much. not to mention, with some shopping and connections, you can get an srt8 for not much more than 35k...
i actually expected alot better than 14.1...i would hope that the mtx is quicker than that when it comes out...
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/5/2007 7:56:15 AM
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keep in mind, guys who have gotten some seat time (like stripper motorsports) have gotten their SRT8s into the 12s...stock..and theya re well into the 12s stock with just better skins...those huge wheels slow them down too much. not to mention, with some shopping and connections, you can get an srt8 for not much more than 35k...
i actually expected alot better than 14.1...i would hope that the mtx is quicker than that when it comes out...
Eh that would be because I posted up the wrong numbers.
This comes from a webpage called the Worlds Fastest Sedans - http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/html/holden_commodore_ssv_ve.html
Holden Commodore SS-V which will become the Pontiac G8
LSD - RWD - nasty
362hp/391ftlbs torque
V8
6spd auto/manual
3900lbs
0-60 in 5.4 sec
1/4 mile = 12.5 @ 118mph
*this particular configuration gains 40hp with a quick tuning of the computer*
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G8 GXP-LS3/LSA?
While there have obviously been no official on-the-record comments regarding the possibility of a 2009 G8 GXP, I don't think anyone doubts the likelihood. Sources inside both GM North America and GM Holden Australia confirm that an uplevel HSV Spec GXP is on the horizon for the second model year of the G8 (as has been the trend with Pontiac in the past, with the introduction of the Solstice, G6, and Torrent). Sources say the powerplant is still up in the air, though it's possible it will be the 6.2L 425-plus horsepower LS3
Quoted from GM Performance website
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RE: spied pontiac g8 - 9/5/2007 11:01:32 AM
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meh..like i said...when i find one of the middle aged guys who can show me his tail lights, ill start worrying about them...
new base vettes are supposed to run mid to high 12s stock with an autotrans...i know a few owners, and i go to the track alot...wanna know how many ive seen at the track (including the owners i know around the country)? 1...he ran low 13s all day.
i dont follow your comment about the 40hp gain? are you saying that the test model was tuned for 40 more hp? i would hope that it is, because otherwise, in no way do i believe that it will trap 118mph. LS2 gtos dont trap anywhere near that in stock form, and they have 400bhp.
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