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Replying to: peachtree103 (Feb 28, 2008 6:15 am) |
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The official list of changes is [ very ] short: Pontiac G8 Deletions Exterior color (25U) Stealth Blue Metallic Exterior color (77U) Ignition Orange Metallic New Features Exterior color (17U) Maverick Silver Metallic Exterior color (26U) Sport Red Metallic Exterior color (39U) Stryker Blue Metallic Exterior color (64U) Pacific Slate Metallic (U2K) XM Satellite Radio (standard on all models) (UWE) Bluetooth for phone, personal cell phone connectivity to vehicle audio system and HMI (Human Machine Interface) (standard on all models) |
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Since GM doesn't get it - they are leaving Nav out of the G8 even in the 09, anyone know of a aftermarket install that integrates with the dash screen?
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Replying to: circlew (Feb 22, 2008 6:15 am) http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/car_shopping/family_four_doors/200- - - - 8_pontiac_g8_gt_road_test Maybe it's not too late for the GM Performance Division guys to find a way to improve it, so it at least SOUNDS like a V-8. They did an outstanding job of making the LS4 motor sound respectable in my new car (2008 LaCrosse Super), so there's no reason why they can't do the same with the L-76 engine's sound. And they had better not make the same mistake with the GXP's LS3 motor. |
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Replying to: nojets (Mar 01, 2008 7:32 am) ipstax1 - If you want it to be louder, you can go to any exhaust shop and change the mufflers. Complete aftermarket systems will surely also be available. |
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Replying to: jpstax1 (Mar 01, 2008 9:44 am) As the previous poster said, if you want to drive a noisy car, change the mufflers out for some mufflesses. |
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http://www.topspeed.com/cars/index310.html http://www.topspeed.com/cars/pontiac/2008-pontiac-g8-test-drive-ar53326.html The video roughly in the middle of the page entitled: Pushing the V8 to 100MPH .. suggests to me that you can hear the exhaust - at least a full throttle... - Ray Yum... |
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Replying to: jpstax1 (Mar 01, 2008 9:44 am) Have been reading your posts, very negative chap are you not? Hey Ray, how's it going mate? Getting closer now till launch for you. The bloody car has quad outlets and you reckon it is quiet ipstax1? Ever hear of noise regulations? Trust me, give this car a gutfull and you will love it. Driven heaps of them now, for a car this size, they handle great. As for some of you having a winge on price, you must be kidding! We pay about 50k for them here and our $ is almost the same as yours. You are getting them cheap. As for power, ever hear of 3'' exhaust, cold air and a maffless tune? Get it done and you get 300rwkw. Why is it that you want it all spoon fed to you. I know you guys have had to put up with absolute rubbish cars for years now. You are finally getting a damm good one, I know it's hard to believe. But believe it, this car is beating the crap out of Toyota here, as for Ford, not even close. Ray, go and put your deposit down now mate, they are almost there 
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Have you seen this Ray? Life is about to be even better. http://concept.holdencampaign.com.au/ Check the vids down the page. This car is porn on wheels 
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Replying to: holdenguy (Mar 03, 2008 5:42 am) A number of the “First 888” are apparently en route to dealers. Regarding price, I agree that ( on paper & in videos ) the $30K base makes the G8 GT a “screaming bargain” - ** IF ** the car lives up to what many have been saying in the press about the US versions. I have not yet put my deposit down, for several reasons. 1 – I have not driven one. While the acceleration ( now verified in several published tests ) is clearly quite good, there remain questions I need answered before I make a decision. These include: A – One open question regards handling & ride. Is the ride \ handling trade-off right, FOR ME. It appears the G8’s FE2 suspension is near universally commended in the press – but I have somewhat different preferences in this particular realm than some. I ( for example ) had to special order my Corvette, partly because I decided that I wanted the base suspension – not the Z51 option that was on nearly every car my Dealer ordered for stock. Only a test drive can answer this question, for me. I am not expecting a Caddy ride ( whatever than means today ) but I need to be comfortable with the ride and the handling feel. The steering, particularly ‘on center’. Etc. B - How exactly does the manumatic function in manual mode? Specifically: How quickly does it respond to manual requests for up- and down-shifts? Some testers have complained about the automatic trans behavior ( both C+D and Topspeed ) and I need to experience this & compare with the ( very similar 6L80 automatic trans ) w/paddle shift manumatic in my Corvette. “If you use the manual mode, changing gears will only get you frustrated. Even though Pontiac was thoughtful and installed a gearbox that will hold gears when you hit the rev’ limiter, and blip the throttle on down shift to bring the engine up to ’rev’. We found the gear box so slow that we completely stopped playing with it after a few miles or simply stuck it into one gear in the fear of frustration.” – Topspeed. And “And the terminally confused transmission positively neuters the 361-hp, Corvette-sourced L76 V-8—something we thought heretofore impossible.” – C+D. Neither of these ( rather harsh ) comments leads me to cross the G8 GT off my ‘short list. But. Again, a test drive is required. Not to verify things like quarter mile acceleration ( I trust the various publications, particularly given how close the results have been – except for Automobile ), nor absolute cornering Gs. I leave those to the professional testers \ closed course. But I do need to verify that the ‘feel’ is something that I will enjoy for a while. And it is not that I do not trust you. Just that from experience I know that my own judgment regarding things like ride & handling feel & the behavior of the automatic trans. is the only opinion that really counts. I would not buy my Corvette unless I could drive both a ‘base’ and Z51 suspension ‘Vette back-to-back. Both are fine suspensions – in my view – but only one suits me. 2 – With such a very short 2008 model year run & very limited initial supply, it is not at all clear when a G8 GT will actually be available for a test drive. Also ( related ) the actual transaction pricing is unclear. It even now appears that the first 2009 G8 will be in production before a single 2008 is actually delivered to a retail customer. Bizarre. Although I consider the base list price of the G8 GT to be reasonably aggressive, I have already heard numerous reports that some Dealers will be trying ( much like with early GTOs ) to sell these first G8s at a premium above MSRP. Also, this tagging process & no current way to actually order the exact combination of colors & options one wants is rather weird. European manufacturers ( BMW & Audi, for example – and even when my Daughter ordered her MINI, last year ) with a comparable ‘supply chain’ length allow, and even encourage customers to order exactly what they want. So. The published tests ( here on Edmunds & elsewhere ) have answered many of my questions & concerns. The rest will have to wait – quite possibly for months. - Ray So very, very patient . . .
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