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First Look: 2008 Pontiac G8

Jeffrey Ross — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:34:00 GMT

The 2008 Pontiac G8 GT is an all-new performance sedan from GM’s excitement division. The 2008 G8 offers athletic and aggressive styling, in addition to its V-8 performance and rear-wheel drive to create a fun-to-drive sports sedan. Keep reading below for a full review on the Pontiac G8.

Pontiac has long been referred to as the “excitement” brand of General Motors due to in large part to historical names such as GTO and Firebird. Unfortunately, the last 20 years saw Pontiac’s image diluted by a vehicle lineup that included a large number of V-6, front-wheel drive cars that were anything but exciting. The unofficial bottom for the legendary Pontiac brand came in 2002 with the death of the Pontiac Firebird.

After the failed experiment that was the 2004-2006 GTO, Pontiac decided to take another swing at an Australian-built vehicle to compliment the popular G6 and Solstice and resurrect its performance-minded image. This time it looks to be a homerun.

This spring, Pontiac will launch the 2008 G8, a replacement for the aging Grand Prix sedan, which should help return at least a portion of the company’s glory and driving excitement. Built on the same Zeta platform as the upcoming 2009 Chevrolet Camaro, the all-new G8 sedan is highlighted by its powerful engine options, rear-wheel drive layout and stunning, aggressive looks.

Many attribute the failure of the recent GTO to its soft lines and bland looks. Pontiac was not about to make the same mistake twice on its performance sedan. Despite being a rebadged Holden VE Commodore, the 2008 Pontiac G8’s menacing stance, chiseled lines and widely flared wheel arches fit in well with Pontiac’s brand image and vehicle lineup. The only differences between the G8’s trim levels are found on the rear of the car. Clear-lensed taillights and quad-outlet dual exhaust grace the G8 GT’s hindquarters, while the base G8 is more toned down with red-lensed taillights and a dual outlet single exhaust.

Standard G8 models use 18-inch aluminum wheels, with an option to upgrade to 19-inch wheels with the Sports Package.

Inside, the G8 features an attractive and modern layout. The most aesthetically pleasing aspects of the interior is the almost seamless blending of the door panel and instrument panel. With the A/C vents integrated into the door panel, there is no gap to break up the flowing dash. Further adding to uncluttered and clean look, Pontiac located the window and power mirror switches on the center console.

From the driver’s seat, the instrument cluster features easy-to-read, white-on-black gauges that include a large tachometer and speedometer and smaller temperature and fuel gauge. All pertinent vehicle information is displayed either in the instrument cluster or at the top of the center stack. Front passengers benefit from heavily bolstered seats to minimize side-to-side movement while testing out the G8’s sport-tuned suspension.

The base G8 powertrain includes a 256-horsepower, 3.6-liter V-6 mated to a five-speed automatic transmission In GT trim, the G8 packs quite a punch with a Corvette’s 6.0-liter V-8 under the hood pumping out 361 horses and 248 lb-ft of torque. Mated to the six-speed automatic transmission, GM says the GT will launch from 0-60 in an estimated 5.3 seconds. A glaring omission from the G8’s option list is the lack of a manual transmission. Like many other manufacturers, Pontiac chose to launch the G8 with limited powertrain options, but insiders say a manual gearbox is in the car’s near future, which should give it a stark advantage over its primary domestic competitor, the Dodge Charger.

From the early stages in the development of the G8, Pontiac’s goal was to keep the price around or under $30,000. Mission accomplished. The base G8 has a starting MSRP of $27,595 and the GT comes in at $29,995, although a well-equipped model or the rumored sport-tuned G8 GXP could easily push the $40,000 range.

While the idea of a G8-based wagon was recently shot down, a pickup version (think El Camino) is said to be on the way. To add to the excitement, Holden recently showed its Coupe 60, which would look right at home in G8 garb sitting on Pontiac showrooms.

2008 Pontiac G8 Pictures and Wallpapers

Review written by: Jeffrey N. Ross
All photos courtesy of General Motors

windshield wipers

snocrab — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:05:59 GMT

How do you get them into the down posision??

In the off posision they stay straight up and down.

Re: 2001 Pontiac Grand Am GT

luisarroyo — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:11:35 GMT

I just recently had the same problem, i found a short in the alternator electrical harness, fixed it and the lights dont flicker anymore.

Low Idling leading to stalls. 84 firebird s/e v6

timberwolf666 — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:25:29 GMT

car has a hard time starting over by it's self without the gas being pushed. When it does start the car idles at about 1000rpms and drops then stalls out. i went through and tried to clean out the caurborater componets but still does the same. any ideas to helping it idle higher. Someone told me it needs to be adjusted for the elevation. it has a rebuilt engine and transmission. but it really think it's the caurborator.

2000 Bonneville AC only blowing out passenger side....

cuda_man_73 — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 22:47:33 GMT

I have a 2000 Bonneville that has a problem when I turn on the AC nothing blows out the drivers side vents. The duel side controls seem to work and the dash has been apart several times at the shop and they say everything is functional. Does anyone know of this issue? or a solution?

Thanks,
Cuda_man_73

Sunroof in 1999 Grand Am

scpeterson — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:50:44 GMT

The sunroof in my 1999 Grand Am is stuck in the open position. I replaced the fuse but nothing happened. It appears that the electric motor is not working. How do I close it?

Re: Car will turn over but will not start what is the likley hood of it being plugs and wires and what else can it be if not those or the fuel pump?

iknownothing — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:56:55 GMT

Tabipontiac01:
My car is a pontiac 01 2.4 se it is turning over but not starting... what should i look for if i can hear the fuel pump turn over and what are the symtoms of those problems? About a month ago it started sounding like it was going to stall at lights and in park is there anything i can do to check it i am amiture at this all...

GM offers zero-percent financing, cash back for Transformers debut

Jeffrey Ross — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:17:00 GMT

By: Jeffrey Ross
Autotropolis.com

Many children of the ‘80s have been counting down the days until Independence Day this year. Aside from cookouts, trips to the beach and a midweek day off, moviegoers can look forward to the live-action “Transformers” movie, which is set to release July 3, 2007.

The movie features Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight and a slew of General Motors’ vehicles.

In a cross-promotional push to increase sales for the end of the month, GM will be offering incentives on a number of its vehicles. The “Transform Your Ride Sale” will run from June 26 through July 9, 2007 and will give qualified buyers zero-percent financing for 36 months as well as $1,000 cash rebate on select Pontiac, Buick, Chevrolet and GMC vehicles. Unfortunately, the “stars” of “Transformers,” the Pontiac Solstice and the unreleased 2009 Chevrolet Camaro, are not among the incentivized vehicles.

While GM’s remaining brands have seemingly been left out of this offer, they will most certainly feature some sort of end-of-the-month sales push, including Saturn’s “Side by Side by Side” campaign in which Honda Accords and Toyota Camrys are displayed on Saturn showrooms next to the 2008 Aura. Saturn has experienced incredible sales due to a completely new lineup of inspiring vehicles.

Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac are all experiencing sales gains compared to last year but look to make a push heading into the summer months. Buick is still in process of whittling down its product lineup while concurrently producing vehicles that are both fun to drive and uniquely designed.

Hopefully, “Transformers” will invoke childhood memories for many viewers and not end up feeling like an hour and a half General Motors commercial.

The vehicles eligible for this sale are (by make):
Pontiac: 2006 and 2007 G5, G6, Grand Prix and Torrent
Buick: 2006 and 2007 Lacrosse, Lucerne and Rainier
Chevrolet: 2006 and 2007 Cobalt, Monte Carlo, Impala, HHR, TrailBlazer, Tahoe, Suburban, Avalanche and the all-new 2007 Silverado
GMC: Envoy, Yukon, Yukon Denali, Yukon XL, Yukon XL Denali and the all-new 2007 Sierra

[source: GM press release]

1992 LeMans charging system

niceguyAZ — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:45:15 GMT

have a new battery, alternator and started starts car as long as battery has charge. All fuses in fuse box good. all the wires seem to be connected well, but I'm still not reciving power to gauges and battery not charging. what else could it be? also good cables and good ground. just no charge coming back toward battery.