2009 Pontiac G8 GXP priced at $39,995
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Pricing for the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP has leaked out and your budget E39 M5 fantasies can be fulfilled for the princely sum of $39,995. That price includes the $1,700 gas-guzzler charge and the $685 destination fee on the base automatic-equipped model. The six-speed manual will set you back an additional $695 (just do it) and the sunroof can be yours for another $900. As expected, fuel economy is far from stellar at 13 mpg city and 20 mpg on the highway, but judging by Jonathan's review, the additional fuel costs are well worth the pavement-punishing fun you'll have in the most powerful production Pontiac to date. Pontiac's brief press release is posted after the break.
PRESS RELEASE
Pontiac today confirmed pricing for the 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP will start at $39,995, including $685 destination and freight charges and $1,700 in applicable federal gas guzzler taxes. With 415 horsepower and 0-60 times well under 5.0 seconds, the G8 GXPs is the most powerful production Pontiac ever created and comes standard with a six-speed automatic transmission or an optional ($695) six-speed manual transmission. A $900 sunroof option is also available.
Final EPA fuel economy ratings for the G8 GXP are 13 miles per gallon in the city, 20 miles per gallon on the highway.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Fau Veh 3:38PM (12/16/2008)
Now if only I could afford it...
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jv2k 3:53PM (12/16/2008)
I can see depreciation molesting this car.
Bad for GM, good for people buying used.
Dan 4:19PM (12/16/2008)
Considering how gently these cars are likely to be driven they'd better depreciate hard.
Richard 11:44PM (12/16/2008)
Only an idiot who thinks he needs to buy class wouldn't wait until mid February, when the price will - undoubtedly - have dropped to $32,997! Less than an STI! I may have to change my avitar!
Scott 3:40PM (12/16/2008)
Yup, I'd take that over the M5. $90,000 for a label is absurd. (An unreliable brand at that.) That $39,000 price tag sounds like a deal....and what an engine!
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pmalloy4391 3:46PM (12/16/2008)
wait to get burried, Somehow I expected this to pop up right after pointing out why this and CTS-V are better bang for the buck vs the m5 in the m5 thread
I can get both for the price of 1 m5, and they both (in my personal opinion ) look better, Dont get me wrong id take that M5 if it was given to me, but when buying NEW (not used) $ for $ this wins hands down
Randy915 7:31PM (12/16/2008)
Too bad that $40K won't buy class...
Talisman 10:16PM (12/16/2008)
@ Randy
If you havent figured it out yet, no car will buy you class
Matty 12:00AM (12/17/2008)
Too bad the M5 looks better than both this pontiac and the caddy, which may have the most overrated styling out there. They tried the whole F-117 thing and it was cool when it was brand new, then they decided to put some chrome and vents on it and thought it would stay cool? Am I the only one who thinks that the present-generation CTS doesn't look as good as the last one?
And I love how BMW, Audi, and MB are still "unreliable" brands. I'd love to see some actual data back up those claims.
MikeInNC 8:20AM (12/17/2008)
Being a former owner of an '88 M5 and having owned 7 BMW's (8 if you count the Cooper S) I can attest that they are not unreliable in the slightest. All of the Bimmers I've owned had over 100,000 miles on them and they have been entirely reliable and rarely expensive to fix when something was broken (which you can expect for cars with over 100k on them).
jcar302 3:42PM (12/16/2008)
I like the car, but for that price i could buy 2 used cadallac cts V's.
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TigerMil 3:43PM (12/16/2008)
400 vs 505 hp.
Still $10K too expensive.
And soon to be an orphan car.
Remember the Oldsmobile!
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MichaelS 3:44PM (12/16/2008)
Interestingly, the CTS-V automatic, with 141 more horsepower, gets more MPGs - 15/23, which is the same as the regular G8 GT.
Is the 13/20 figure for the automatic or manual?
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moyoi 5:21PM (12/16/2008)
That might be because of the skip shift feature in the cts v's manual tranny. 1-4 shifts when driving normally.
eb110americana 5:31PM (12/16/2008)
According to MotorWeek, the 2009 CTS-V gets 13/19 mpg:
http://www.mpt.org/motorweek/reviews/rt2814a.shtml
But that is still frightfully close to the G8's numbers. GM needs to stop messing with the rear end ratios on 6 speed transmission cars, and space them out so that 6th is good for freeway loafing while 1st gets that neck-snapping launch they're going for.
Andre 3:44PM (12/16/2008)
I was in the market for a new car, this was one of my top choices, but the way the economy is now and the BIG 3 situations, I'm saving my money for a rainy/layoff day.
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Jake B 4:16PM (12/16/2008)
Nobody cares.
Frank 3:45PM (12/16/2008)
Now I was under the assumption the Corvette had decent gas mileage - why can't they achieve the same w/ this? Anyone know what the major differences are?
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Frylock350 3:50PM (12/16/2008)
About 1000lbs of full-size family sedan :)
paul34 3:51PM (12/16/2008)
Most likely weight and aerodynamics play a large role.
Those silly hood scoops probably take up 1 MPG at least (just kidding).
At any rate, its probably my "practical" dream car... with the way G8 prices have been going, though, I have a feeling that picking one of these up one or two years from now will be an absolute steal, especially the manual - perfect!
I really like this car, and it is finally at home with a proper third pedal.