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    fegoosh: Poor design. Where is your legendary amero design, americans? Stop copying cars from Europe and Corea, you're not good at it! more »
    dave_plint: note the aussie (VIC) licence plate more »
    GothGirl: Does it come with optional side cladding? more »
    Elhigh: Before you die, you see a Pontiac on the 'Ring. more »
    MiriamSanny: I'm not a fan of the warmed over Grand Am grill but the sideview of the G8 is handsome. I just don't know if Pontiac is on anyone's shopping list any... more »
    avusone: With the LS3 motor as standard on this car....only your wallet limits the power potential. And suspension parts are starting to appear. It seems this ... more »
    Miscellanea: I found the problem! It looks like Pontiac! Seriously, it still sports the pseudo-kidney grill that was on the 1980's grand am I lusted after as a tee... more »
    muhnkee_2 - Avantime Owner and 100% Jaloper: the fact that it is wearing number plates from Victoria, Australia suggests that it is fully engineered by the boys at HSV in Oz and then just dropped... more »
    Danimal: I wonder if like an SS, GXP, or M performance package manufactures will ever offer an economy package. Like a G8 Green Package. It would offer a smal... more »
    Rust-MyEnemy: Would an owners club meeting be called a G8 Summit? Rust-MyEnemy would like to announce that he made this incredibly obvious joke, not because he thou... more »
    andibaritchi: Just eight seconds off the Cobalt SS's time. :-) more »
    mariospants: If this was 7 years ago - when I was in the market for a 5-series-type sedan, this would have been my top choice. Now, if Pontiac could turn this into... more »
    damnelantra™: i think the more they quote ring times the less interested i become. not saying i dont like the g8's... just ring time is not a selling point for me more »
    JuanitaInsana: Not that Wikipedia is the most reliable fountain of information out there, but it appears that the FWD Cobalt SS can lap 8 seconds faster. Given is h... more »
    wonderbrad: Why is it that so many people in the public seem to ignore that suddenly GM is making class-leading products finally?? I hated on them for years but ... more »
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    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 »