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Completely loaded Pontiac G8 may will cost just $32,895
UPDATE: Full pricing for the 2008 Pontiac G8 have actually been available at least a week, but we guess no one really noticed what a deal it was until now. You can check out the pricing in detail here on AOL Autos.
We were surprised and delighted when Pontiac announced that the highly anticipated G8 GT would start under $30,000. We assumed, however, that additional options to make the car more enjoyable would increase the price quickly and dramatically. According to a tip we received recently, that may not be the case. This document shows a breakdown of 2009 G8 pricing that reveals the most expensive combination of trim level, packages and individual options could add up to a G8 GT with an MSRP of just $32.895. That's barely $2,000 over the base price of the G8 GT model. It also includes a set of 18-inch all-season tires that cost $150. Delete that option and stick with the 19-inch wheels wrapped with performance rubber and the price drops to just $32,745.
While the document, which appears to be a scan that includes employee pricing as well, could be a fake, we don't suppose there are many folks out there who go to the trouble. It lists the exact same base prices for both the G8 Base and GT models that GM announced in early October, but also includes pricing for both the Premium and Sport packages that can be ordered together on either the Base of GT model. It also reveals pricing for the Power Sunroof to be $900.
One feature that seems to be missing entirely from the G8 is a sat nav system, which would add around $2,000 to the price if available. We couldn't find any mention of one on Pontiac's G8 microsite, though it does mention the inclusion of either a 5.0-inch multifunction display or 6.5-inch color LCD depending on the stereo system ordered. A sat nav system can be ordered on various versions of the Holden Commodore in Australia, upon which the G8 is based, so it's not like the car can't take one.
Thanks for the tip, Hamburglar!
We were surprised and delighted when Pontiac announced that the highly anticipated G8 GT would start under $30,000. We assumed, however, that additional options to make the car more enjoyable would increase the price quickly and dramatically. According to a tip we received recently, that may not be the case. This document shows a breakdown of 2009 G8 pricing that reveals the most expensive combination of trim level, packages and individual options could add up to a G8 GT with an MSRP of just $32.895. That's barely $2,000 over the base price of the G8 GT model. It also includes a set of 18-inch all-season tires that cost $150. Delete that option and stick with the 19-inch wheels wrapped with performance rubber and the price drops to just $32,745.
While the document, which appears to be a scan that includes employee pricing as well, could be a fake, we don't suppose there are many folks out there who go to the trouble. It lists the exact same base prices for both the G8 Base and GT models that GM announced in early October, but also includes pricing for both the Premium and Sport packages that can be ordered together on either the Base of GT model. It also reveals pricing for the Power Sunroof to be $900.
One feature that seems to be missing entirely from the G8 is a sat nav system, which would add around $2,000 to the price if available. We couldn't find any mention of one on Pontiac's G8 microsite, though it does mention the inclusion of either a 5.0-inch multifunction display or 6.5-inch color LCD depending on the stereo system ordered. A sat nav system can be ordered on various versions of the Holden Commodore in Australia, upon which the G8 is based, so it's not like the car can't take one.
Thanks for the tip, Hamburglar!
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
paul34 4:11PM (11/07/2007)
This is almost too good to be true.
So, wait - bigger wheels with higher performance rubber is cheaper? How does this work again? I must have missed something
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naggs 4:13PM (11/07/2007)
shoe in for car of the year
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elprogramer 4:18PM (11/07/2007)
I wonder if they'll offer any Pep cars; someone has to be driving them up here.
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Chris Smith 4:31PM (11/07/2007)
Um, these prices are all already up on Edmunds and have been since at least last week:
http://www.edmunds.com/pontiac/g8/2008/index.html
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Joe K. 4:33PM (11/07/2007)
Thats exactly how GM order sheets look. I was involved in ordering the Hummers for the dealer i worked at for 3 years. Pretty easy to fake, so I hope thats genuine. given GM changes things from those sheets prior to launch every single time, but I'll hope they are true and fixed...
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Dr. K 4:34PM (11/07/2007)
Let's just hope the dealers don't gouge like they did with the GTO. I feel bad for all of the first GTO buyers that paid over sticker. There are still some 2006 (brand new) GTOs at my local mega-dealer. Who is ever going to buy them!!??
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jg 5:36PM (11/07/2007)
'There are still some 2006 (brand new) GTOs at my local mega-dealer. Who is ever going to buy them!!??
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People who like the look of the 99-2006 BMW 3 series coupe but feel the car's under powered?
AlfaMike 10:36PM (11/07/2007)
No one is going to buy those GTOs. It's a craptastic bomb. It's natural selection in the car market - poorly designed cars induce no demand, while the popular new G8 will sell out the first year or two, as it should - it's a much better product.
That's the way the game should work. Congrats to GM for finally bringing their A game.
Neal Pallotta 3:01AM (11/11/2007)
@AlfaMike
A craptastic bomb? The modifications for the US market must have been terrible, the local car's fantastic.
nissanfreak87 4:39PM (11/07/2007)
I've heard rumors of GM adding more positions at their Bowling Green, KY(corvette) plant and building a couple extra cars there, one of which I heard was the G8, now the guy I heard it from may have been confusing it with the G6, but if the G8 were made state-side, it would really help the price, which is hat this could be.
Very exciting stuff, I really want a G8, and this could mak it more possible
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nissanfreak87 4:53PM (11/07/2007)
wow, my typing sucked in that post
AirZurk 7:07PM (11/07/2007)
Everything I've read or heard so far was that the G8 will eventually be built alongside the Camaro in Oshawa.
mk 4:45PM (11/07/2007)
Ya had to pick the Grimace-purple picture, didn't ya? :D That has to be one of the least flattering ones. I'm just sayin'...
The copper orange or bright red ones are cooler looking, and even the gray intro car was better looking.
Aside from the Autoblogger article picture choice, the news is pretty positive. This is definitely in the running to replace my Legacy GT should it ever fail, although I would wait for the 6-speed, or the GXP, and then be tempted to re-badge it back to a Holden, with some HSV pieces... just to be different than the other G8s on the road by that time.
The new Mazda6 is also in that running, with 5-door sedan bodystyle, optional AWD, and less than two-ton curb weight.
Neither car combines real AWD capability with light weight, manual transmission, and good power the way the Legacy GT does, but the Legacy is falling behind these cars in other ways, like available colors and features for the pricetag, and availability. If Legacy GT continues to languish in Subaru of America's negligence, This G8 could very well be the first GM car I own in more than 15 years, sometime in the future.
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Dave T. 4:48PM (11/07/2007)
I built one on our site and came up with the same price
$32,745
loaded with everything.
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Bob-o 4:56PM (11/07/2007)
Are people genuinely surprised that a Pontiac is *only* $32k?
It is a bargain, don't get me wrong, but it's supposed to be an entry level brand.
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VP 5:00PM (11/07/2007)
These days HIghlander's and Edge's are touching the almost 40K price point when fully loaded, so if the G8 really comes loaded for 33K it is big news.
Reality Check 10:48PM (11/07/2007)
Pontiac will sell more 30K plus cars with the G8 then Audi or Infinity withen two years even at the 32k price! I don't think that they want people to think of Pontiac as an intro brand in the future but the possible American BMW for the folks that don't want to spend 45K on their cars... If the dollar keeps droping a 3 series will cost 52k withen two years so GM and the other American companies will have an advandage of many thousands of dollars to improve their cars. And I don't think that Pontiac is a BMW but the G8 will be a pretty cool car.
Reality Check 5:01PM (11/07/2007)
It's a good thing for Ford, and Chrysler that they will only be importing 40k of these a year. As a Mustang owner I would say the only major fault with this car is the lack of AWD.. my car sits when it snows because it won't go.........
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alex94z 5:11PM (11/07/2007)
I read a rumor on one of the G8 boards that AWD will later be available with the V6 model.
Smeagle 5:52PM (11/07/2007)
Holden do have an AWD system which has been used on previous gen commodores so I dont see why this wouldn't be possible. Could have helped my friend avoid wrapping his SSV around a pole earlier this year. Noone hurt but lesson learned: TC stays ON when its raining.