Pontiac G8


REPORT: Zeta-based Chevy "G8" police car to be unveiled Monday

The Pontiac G8 has not deserved its lot in life, and despite the Australians trying to steal it back with the debut of two special edition Holdens that look awfully similar, this rear-wheel-drive sport sedan will find one way or another to stay on sale in the U.S. Unfortunately, its customers won't be the general public since General Motors, after a few crossed wires, has decided not to let the G8 live on as the Chevrolet Caprice. No, the G8's new audience will be the po-po, as in law enforcement. We've been telling you about GM's plan ... Read more →

Pontiac G8 resurfaces in Australia as a pair of special-edition Holdens Noah Joseph

Holden giveth, and Holden taketh away. While we're still mourning the departure of the Pontiac G8 here in the U.S., the General's Australian subsidiary – whose Commodore gave birth to the G8 ...

REPORT: GM still working on importing Holden Commodore with police package Jeremy Korzeniewski

Stop us if you've heard this one. GM's Australian-based arm is looking to send its Holden Commodore to the United States. Right, um, that's the Pontiac G8, right? Actually, no, it's dead. And it may ...

From the Horse's Mouth: Lutz says Pontiac G8 won't spawn Chevrolet Caprice Damon Lavrinc

General Motors' newly-appointed Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, has penned a post on GM's Fast Lane blog that can be boiled down to two words: My bad. A flurry of reports spurred on by Lutz' comments that ...

Fritz Henderson to Autoblog: Chevy Caprice is being looked at as "police application" Sam Abuelsamid

Ever since General Motors announced this spring that it was killing the Pontiac brand as part of its restructuring, fans of the Holden-developed G8 sedan have been clamoring to save it as a ...

GM beginning to backpedal on Lutz' G8-turning-Caprice comments? 3 months ago on Autoblog

When General Motors' Bob Lutz talks, we listen. The reason, of course, is that he always gives us something good to write. Over the weekend, we told you about an interview Lutz had with Automobile Magazine where the Maximum One said that the G8 will live on as a Chevrolet Caprice. Lutz's comments ...

Lutz confirms Cadillac CTS-V coupe is coming, sport wagon... doubtful 3 months ago on Autoblog

During a Web-chat held on General Motors' FastLane blog, GM's former product head and newly appointed Vice Chairman, Bob Lutz, sat down with the unwashed throngs to take questions and a deliver a few tender morsels to the product obsessed. Chief among them was Lutz' confirmation that a Cadillac ...

BREAKING: Lutz says Pontiac G8 to survive as Chevy Caprice in U.S.; Camaro Z28 reportedly dead 4 months ago on Autoblog

Bob Lutz is back, and after what seems like five minutes into his job as GM's new marketing kingpin, he's doing what he does best: making headlines. Rest assured that this is a good thing, as El Generalissimo Roberto Maximo told Automobile Magazine that yes, the Pontiac G8 will live on in the ...

GM ushers in misnamed "72-Hour Sale" with 0% financing on many Pontiacs, Chevys, GMCs 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors needs to move Pontiacs and pickup trucks, and the bankrupt automaker is once again breaking out some serious incentives to alleviate dealer stocks. The General is offering 0% financing for 72 months for the Vibe, G3, G5, G6 and G8, giving prospective car buyers the chance to get ...

Hurst announces Pontiac H.O. G8 and G6 4 months ago on Autoblog

The Pontiac brand may be on its way out the door, but that doesn't mean it can't have one last fling with a renowned tuner. Hurst Performance Vehicles, the legendary shifter company that most recently has made waves with its Hemi Challenger, announced its new H.O. program for the Pontiac G6 and ...

One Last Time: Henderson slams door on Pontiac G8 revival 4 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson held a web chat with journalists earlier today over at the automaker's Fastlane Blog. (Full transcript available here.) Now, despite persistent rumors to the contrary, it's been reported a few times over that GM has no intention of resurrecting the Aussie-built ...

Pontiac G8 could live on, sans Pontiac... but don't hold your breath 5 months ago on Autoblog

The brand's demise next year will mark the end of the Pontiac G8, but there's a faint glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel for the Aussie-built sports sedan. Speaking with Automotive News, Tom Stephens, General Motors' vice chairman of global product development, said "there's still ...

Burying the Dead: Pontiac G8 faces recall over faulty taillamps, tire-pressure sensors 5 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors may have already buried its Pontiac division, but the brand's recent passing isn't stopping a posthumous recall campaign by the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The action, which covers some 35,038 Pontiac G8 sedans from the 2008 and 2009 model ...

REPORT: Group working on bringing Holden Commodore to U.S. police forces 6 months ago on Autoblog

Naturally, the death of the Pontiac brand has put a crimp in sales plans at Holden, General Motors' Australian arm that assembles and exports the Pontiac G8, essentially a lightly reworked version of the brand's own Commodore sedan. Interestingly, according to Aussie website GoAuto, a most unlikely ...

Top 10 Greatest Pontiacs Of All Time 6 months ago on Autoblog

With Pontiac's death official, we decided it was only appropriate to take a look back to find the ten greatest vehicles that defined the brand's performance. As you will see and undoubtedly already know, there was a time when Pontiac really did build excitement. First, some history: Pontiac was ...

REPORT: Holden to lose $1 billion annually if GM shutters Pontiac 6 months ago on Autoblog

The G8 may be the best Pontiac in decades, but the stellar RWD sedan doesn't stand a chance if the arrow head is forever retired. The loss of the G8 is difficult for enthusiasts, but it'll be even tougher for Holden. GM's Australian arm will lose $1 billion ($716 million US) in revenue every ...

REPORT: GM's RWD architecture will downsize and survive 7 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors may be lacking the cash to develop any new rear-drive platforms, but reports out of Australia suggest that the existing Zeta platform that underpins such models as the Holden Commodore and new Chevrolet Camaro will carry on for at least another decade. GM's Australian subsidiary ...

Australian company wants Pontiac G8 to be next cop cruiser 8 months ago on Autoblog

Police agencies across the United States are chock full of Crown Victoria cruisers. In all, there are over 80,000 Crown Vics on patrol, but the generations-old cruiser is finally getting consigned to history within the next year. That leaves a huge opening to any company that has a suitable ...

Pontiac SLP Firehawk G8 GT details, pricing released 8 months ago on Autoblog

It seems that no amount of controversy will prevent SLP (Street Legal Performance) from launching its latest Firehawk, this time based on the Pontiac G8 GT. Prior to this model, all previous Firehawk packages were fitted to the Firebird, a fact that has a number of SLP purists rather upset. Before ...

Rumormill: GM slashing Pontiac G8 production by 97% 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Pontiac G8 has received mainly positive reviews since it first hit roads here in the U.S. last year. Unfortunately, what it hasn't gotten a lot of is actual sales. The usual combination of high gas prices in the first half of 2008 and the financial crisis in the second half has hit the G8 ...

Vauxhall VXR8 Bathurst models rock out with 560 HP 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Vauxhall VXR8 (a.k.a. Pontiac G8 GXP) is no performance slouch by any measure. However, as we all know, there is no such thing as too much power or torque – there are only transmissions and tires that can't handle the truth. With that in mind, the kids at General Motors' British ...

What to choose instead of a G8 ST? The Torrent GXP, of course 9 months ago on Autoblog

Remember when the Pontiac G8 ST had just been announced for production and General Motors had not yet chosen a name for its new not-a-camino? A contest was held, a winner was chosen and the Poncho sport truck got the ST suffix officially added to its base G8-derived name. Joseph Warren, the ...

Review: 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP 11 months ago on Autoblog

There's a Looney Tunes cartoon where Bugs Bunny is in charge of Yosemite Sam's inheritance, and every time Yosemite Sam loses his temper at something Bugs has done, the rabbit subtracts money. By the time Yosemite gets his act together... he's out of money. Substitute GM for Yosemite Sam and ...

Someone did it: Holden Commodore conversion for your Pontiac G8 1 year ago on Autoblog

General Motors has been the perpetrator of several fortunate and unfortunate badge engineering jobs over the years, and the G8 -- based off the Holden Commodore -- is the most recent example. The Aussie sedan was partially developed with American sales in mind and because of that, it doesn't take ...

SEMA 2008: Pontiac G8 GXP Street Concept gets rave reviews on show floor 1 year ago on Autoblog

We couldn't help but listen to the comments of other onlookers as we closely inspected the G8 GXP Street Concept in the G8 booth. Every reaction was overwhelmingly positive, from the overall design to the motor. After all, what's not to like? For starters, the standard 6.2L V8 has been replaced ...

SEMA Preview: GM bringing Pontiac G8 ST concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

Pontiac's G8 ST will likely not be used much for hauling joists and sonotubes, and General Motors took note of that before preparing one for SEMA. Instead, the concept has been dolled up with goodies that may make it to the GM Accessories catalog once the G8 ST goes on sale in late 2009. The most ...

SEMA Preview: 638-horsepower Pontiac G8 GXP Street Concept 1 year ago on Autoblog

One of the best parts about SEMA is getting to see the manufacturers build cars they might not otherwise. Take this G8 GXP Street Concept, for example. Sure, the 415-horsepower 6.2L V8 in the standard G8 GXP is plenty good enough, but why not stuff the new LSX454 crate engine from GM Performance ...

Pontiac: G8 and Solstice not being canceled 1 year ago on Autoblog

Pontiac hopes to clear things up with a post on Pontiac blog regarding the future of its current products, namely the G8 and Solstice. It was just the other day that rumors of the brand's two rear-wheel drive vehicles possible being canceled hit the interwebs, and we dutifully reported on the ...

RWD Pontiac G8 will be dead in five years 1 year ago on Autoblog

It looks like things will be getting a lot less exciting at Pontiac, as some reports indicate that the erstwhile performance brand will be losing its best performers. Despite the fact that the G8 sedan has seen nothing but positive press from the media, including your humble scribes here at ...

SLP to bring back Firehawk name on the G8 GT; Firebird Firehawk owners take exception 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Firehawk name is well known by GM performance buffs, having graced some of the highest performing Firebird models from 1991 until 2002. Built by New Jersey based SLP (Street Legal Performance), the Firehawk models received various levels of performance upgrades and could hang with the best ...

Plans for an all-RWD Pontiac shelved? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT A quick glance at Pontiac's (rumored) future product plans reveals just how much fuel prices have affected plans for an all rear-wheel drive lineup. Let's see, we've got the Solstice and the G8, and, um... that's it. Sure, we're expecting ...

2010 Pontiac G8 ST may get direct-inject V6 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2010 Pontiac G8 ST The Pontiac G8 Sport Truck was originally supposed to be powered only by General Motors' 361-horsepower 6.0L V8, but tough fuel economy standards and customer demand for fuel efficient products have conspired to change the General's plans. ...

Pre-pro Pontiac G8 GXP spotted in Australia 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more spy shots of the G8 GXP from G8 Nation Although we thoroughly enjoyed the fleeting time we spent with the Pontiac G8 GT, what whith its 361 horsepower and 385 pound-feet of torque and all, it's the upcoming GXP model that truly looks to catapult the Australian-bred sedan back ...

Pontiac G8 GT: No longer most powerful car under $30K 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT If you like horsepower, speed and a usable back seat, the Pontiac G8 GT was a great deal with an MSRP of $29,995. In fact, Pontiac advertised the 2008 model as just such a bargain: "Most powerful car starting under $30K," which is riding ...

VIDEO: Another Pontiac G8 ad that goes after our childhood 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view the video after the jump. If the ad campaign is any indication, those of us born in the late 1970s are the demographic Pontiac's aiming at with the G8. First, there was the Spy Hunter themed TV spot, and now this one, which pays homage to the seminal car-guy experience of ...

APS builds 557 hp twin-turbo setup for Pontiac G8 GT 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the turbocharged APS HSV Commodore. APS is in the business of making power and that's exactly what they've done for the new Pontiac G8 GT and its Aussie-spec sibling, the Holden Commodore HSV. The tuner's Stealth Intercooled turbocharger setup uses two water-cooled ...

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