<![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2009 Pontiac G8 Gxp]]> http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: 2009 Pontiac G8 Gxp]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/2009 pontiac g8 gxp http://jalopnik.com/tag/2009 pontiac g8 gxp <![CDATA[CarandDriver's Eddie Alterman Says Goodbye To The G8 GXP]]> Eddie Alterman joins us in saying goodbye to the G8 GXP, some months later. [CarandDriver] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5354780&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac To Only Build 2,000 Pontiac G8 GXPs, Solstice Coupes]]> Pontiac will only build 2,000 Pontiac G8 GXPs and Solstice Coupes, ever, Buick/GMC/Pontiac marketing chief Cheryl Catton just informed us. She also called them potential "collector items." Time to get to the Pontiac dealership while those still exist. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5316257&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[GM CEO Says No Chance For Pontiac G8 GXP Survival As Chevy, Caddy]]> We know you wanted to see the fantastic Pontiac G8 GXP survive as something with a bowtie (Chevy Impala SS perhaps?), but GM CEO Fritz Henderson's shuttered that door today in a web chat saying "no chance." So sad. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5279208&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac G8 GXP: Last Drive, Part Three]]> You probably won't still be able to buy a 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP, but today we'll try to think of a single reason why you shouldn't. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5253866&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac G8 GXP: Last Drive, Part Two]]> Yesterday we considered the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP while indulging in a bittersweet cocktail of horsepower and history in the making. Today, we drink deep the bracing tonic of dispassionate evaluation. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5252298&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac G8 GXP: Last Drive, Part One]]> The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP is, finally, the ultimate Pontiac — and ultimately, the final Pontiac. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5249584&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Priced At $39,995...Plus $695 For The Manny Tranny]]> After our first drive of the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP we told you it drove like a BMW M5. Well, now you can get that M5-like performance for just half the price —$39,995. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5111624&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac G8 GXP Laps Nurburgring In 8:30]]> Like seemingly every other GM product to be launched in the last year, the Pontiac G8 GXP’s handling was tuned on the Nurburgring. There, while being driven by development engineers (and not a professional race driver), it set a ring time of 8:30. That sounds pretty good, especially given the badge the G8 GXP wears on its nose and its price: expected to be just under $40,000 including gas guzzler tax and destination fee. But how good is it? More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5098711&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac G8 GXP, First Drive]]> If I were to tell you GM is the new BMW you'd probably laugh at me. But driving the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP just a couple of months after the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V and Corvette ZR1, that's exactly what I'm thinking. Equipped with a 6.3-liter, LS3 V8 making 415 HP and 415 lb-ft of torque, the G8 GXP isn't just the fastest car Pontiac's ever made, but based on GM's new global rear wheel drive platform (the same one as the new Camaro) and fitted with lower, stiffer suspension and a six-speed manual gearbox it strikes the right balance between supercar performance and real world practicality. Think E39 M5, but with a Corvette engine and better steering. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5094964&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pontiac in New York: We Build Excitement...Finally]]> I'm writing this from the back seat of the Pontiac G8 GT. That's a midlevel-performance version of the sedan GM Vice Chairman Bob Lutz asserts will return to Pontiac its long-absent dignity. Judging from the comfortable back seats and legroom, not to mention the reportedly solid platform, potent V8 and tight packaging, there's little doubt it will. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=370265&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Live From New York, It's The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP]]> The curtain just lifted here at the More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=369635&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Revealed, Gets Corvette LS3 Power And A Manual Transmission]]> Wow, how prescient were we to know to repeat the prescience of High Performance Pontiac magazine? Hmm, probably about as prescient as they were to have posted on the new 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP to begin with. But we digress as we're now officially able to tell you all the details on "the flagship" of Pontiac's GXP performance series, the G8 GXP. So what makes this four-door the tip-top of the Pontiac pinnacle of performance? How about the 6.2-liter LS3 engine from the 2008 Corvette? No, that doesn't do it for you? How about a manual transmission? Yeah, we thought so. Hit the jump for the full release and all the details.
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]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=367820&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[2009 Pontiac G8 GXP Coming Soon? High Performance Pontiac Magazine Gives Us Their Wish List]]> The Pontiac G8 GT commercial we showed you very early this morning was good at tightening the pants of any auto lover with a joy for recreating classic 80's Midway games. But there's still been some criticism of the arrow-headed brand over their neglect of the stick as well as some who believe the General's "performance brand" may not be driving excitement as much as they'd wish it to be. Well, the rumor on the street — and by street we mean the web pages of High Performance Pontiac magazine — is that Pontiac will be looking to bring to market a Pontiac G8 GXP for the 2009 model year. They're speculating
"There is plenty of evidence out there hinting to a future G8 GXP, one with a more powerful V8 and maybe a six-speed manual."
In addition, they've got a list of what they'd like to see in an eventual GXP, which we've provided after the jump: More »
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