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    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.

    Why you should buy the Pontiac G8 GXP:
    You like the idea of a four-door Corvette with a gigantic backseat and a capacious trunk. Power and capability are more important to you than plush surroundings, plus when cut you bleed red, white and blue all over your pleated polyester Sansabelt slacks. You think a combination of power and practicality will attract the opposite sex and you like that the power part can at least be hidden from them if necessary. You have an eye for a performance bargain and are good-natured when it comes to living with a few little imperfections.

    Why you shouldn't buy this car:
    You prefer the idea of a two-door Corvette and don't mind spending several extra grand to get one. You wouldn't know power if it kicked you in the ass or handling if it failed to roll over on you in a tightening hairpin, but you can tell split-grain from full-grain leather at a glance and you know the thread count of your sheets by heart. You think that either much more expensive cars or much less threatening cars impress the opposite sex. You believe fast four-doors should be made by stoic sausage-gnashing umlaut junkies and no one can convince you otherwise.

    Pontiac G8 GXP - Exterior

    Pontiac G8 GXP - Interior


    Suitability Parameters:
    Speed Merchants: Yes
    Fashion Victims: No
    Treehuggers: No
    Mack Daddies: Yes
    Tuner Crowd: No
    Hairdressers: No
    Penny Pinchers: No
    Euro Snobs: No
    Working Stiffs: No
    Technogeeks: No
    Poseurs: No
    Soccer Moms: No
    Nascar Dads: Yes
    Golfing Grandparents: No
    Very Serious Businessmen: Yes
    Sheiklets: No


    Also Consider:
    • BMW E39 M5
    • Lotus Carlton
    • Mercedes W124 AMG Hammer
    • 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
    • 1964 Pontiac GTO

    Vitals:
    • Manufacturer: Pontiac
    • Model: G8 GXP
    • Model year: 2009
    • Base Price: $37,610
    • Price as Tested: $40,905
    • Engine type: 6.2-liter V8
    • Horsepower: 415 HP @ 5900 rpm
    • Torque: 415 Lb-Ft @4600 rpm
    • Transmission: 6-speed manual
    • Curb Weight: 4000 lbs
    • LxWxH: 196.1" x 74.8" x 57.7"
    • Wheelbase: 114.8"
    • Tires: 245/40R-19 94W
    • 0 - 60 mph: 4.7 seconds
    • Top Speed: 155 MPH (electronically limited)
    • EPA Fuel economy city/highway: 13/20 MPG
    • NHTSA crash test rating: N/A

    Also see:
    • 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP: Last Drive, Part One
    • 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP: Last Drive, Part Two


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