Article Comments - 2008 Dodge Charger R/T vs. 2008 Pontiac G8 GT

48 messages, Last post on Sep 13, 2008 at 3:39 PM

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Comparison Test: 2008 Dodge Charger R/T vs. 2008 Pontiac G8 GT - You know, big, fast American cars. They're not hybrids, they don't run on biodiesel and they rumble and roar through dual exhausts. And they do the sort of epic burnouts that inspire Bruce Springsteen songs. (more)

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#16 of 48 Re: sales # under which RT or SRT8/challenger would be a failure?! [holdenguy] by cap232pilot1 Mar 04, 2008 (5:05 pm)
Replying to: holdenguy (Mar 04, 2008 6:07 am) We have all , at one time or another , loved a car despite how the majority felt about it or how the automotive press treated it. That's good and ok because we're all car guys and wouldn't waste are time on forums such as this if we weren't. However, one shouldn't be affronted by what is fact when it comes to the design of the 2004-06 GTO. I suspect that many of us posting here grew up in the Muscle car age of the mid - sixties and early seventies - I did .We remember a different GTO which evoked a special feeling... something the 2004-06 car never was able to do at any level. The Goat from 1964 to 1972 just clicked with America's youth. The 1973 and 74 versions were not embraced even though they were assembled in America, so it's not just a thing against Aussie designs. And the oil embargo of 1973/74 didn't do as much to kill off the muscle car craze as some would have us think.You had to live in the USA in the sixties and early seventies and to understand. It ( the GTO) was an all encompassing thing -heck , even a part of our music and culture ! BTW , I didn't own one then - I was into SS Chevys and Vettes , but admired and respected those vehicles. Good Luck with yours . Replies to this message: holdenguy (Mar 07, 2008 5:27 am) cap232pilot1 (Mar 08, 2008 1:44 pm) holdenguy (Apr 11, 2008 6:25 am) and 3 more...
#18 of 48 Re: More information on the Dodge Charger and Pontiac G8 [mary_b_04] by jpstax1 Mar 06, 2008 (9:18 am)
I watched the YouTube video of the G8. What the hell was that whirring/chattering noise all about? It sounded like the engine was knocking badly. Maybe the gas octane was too low. Replies to this message: holdenguy (Mar 07, 2008 5:01 am) jpstax1 (Mar 16, 2008 9:42 pm)
#19 of 48 Re: More information on the Dodge Charger and Pontiac G8 [jpstax1] by holdenguy Mar 07, 2008 (5:01 am)
Replying to: jpstax1 (Mar 06, 2008 9:18 am) ipstax1, Link please mate? Replies to this message: jpstax1 (Mar 16, 2008 9:42 pm)
#20 of 48 Re: sales # under which RT or SRT8/challenger would be a failure?! [cap232pilot1] by holdenguy Mar 07, 2008 (5:27 am)
Replying to: cap232pilot1 (Mar 04, 2008 5:05 pm) Yes cap, Was well and truly alive in the 70's. Hell, we had the fastest production 4 door car in the world built here. Unfortunatly it was a Ford, the Falcon GTHO phase III. A perfect original version of this car sold for about $700k last year. As for GM, we had the original Monaro, then V8 Toranas. Toranas were awesome, light weight, only 1 tonne, and you could easily fit a 350 small block in them. http://www.fantasycars.com/sedans/column/sedans8_ford.html Falcon http://www.gmhightechperformance.com/features/0407htp_thunder_from_down_under_fe- ature/photo_03.html Monaro http://www.gmhightechperformance.com/features/0407htp_thunder_from_down_under_fe- ature/photo_12.html Torana Replies to this message: cap232pilot1 (Mar 08, 2008 1:44 pm) holdenguy (Apr 11, 2008 6:25 am) tayl0rd (Apr 29, 2008 5:58 am) and 2 more...
#21 of 48 The americans Auto MFGs are a lost bunch by mymurano Mar 07, 2008 (8:16 pm)
While the rest of the world is getting fast, good performance, high mileage cars based on the new Diesel technology in Germany and Hybrid technology from Toyota. The Americans are often building an 8Cyclinder stylish car that looks like it is from the late 90's. If you guys don't wake up in 2009 you will loose another 20% of your market share when many more of these cars come from overseas. Come on US give me a reason to buy American!!! Like my first american care that I bought.
#22 of 48 Re: sales # under which RT or SRT8/challenger would be a failure?! [holdenguy] by cap232pilot1 Mar 08, 2008 (1:44 pm)
Replying to: holdenguy (Mar 07, 2008 5:27 am) Those Holden Designs from the 70s look pretty good. One of our grills and presto- change -o , a car for export to the US. Just wish one of those pics had Olivia Newton John behind the wheel or better yet, stretched out on the hood... she's one of your best exports,ever. Keep an open mind about Ford. I just bought my second (out of 25 plus GM vehicles) in over 41 years of driving. Hint - It's an 08 and Steve McQueen would approve. Replies to this message: holdenguy (Apr 11, 2008 6:25 am) tayl0rd (Apr 29, 2008 5:58 am) paisan (Apr 29, 2008 6:13 pm) and 1 more...
#23 of 48 #1 with a bullitt / SRT8 performance without mpg penalty by elias Mar 09, 2008 (4:30 am)
cap232flyboy, did you get the green or the black? This GM guy prefers your particular mustang! I saw another SRT8 today. If we are going to goof on the GTO styling we should have a laugh riot about the SRT8. Even the GTO's or G8's bland/whatever styling is greatly preferable to the hearse-like SRT8, with the tiny 1950s-ZZtop-car windows. to each his own, about styling. now onto mpg: GTO easily gets 20+ mpg in mixed driving, 25+ mpg highway with non-ethanol gasoline, probably G8 will be about the same. Apparently the SRT8 gets about 21 mpg highway, 15 otherwise. Looks like charter-RT mpg is way better than SRT8. Seems like the G8/GTO give SRT8-like performance, but without a 25% or 30% mpg penalty like the SRT8 owners are stuck with? Replies to this message: cap232pilot1 (Mar 09, 2008 7:32 am)
#24 of 48 Re: #1 with a bullitt / SRT8 performance without mpg penalty [elias] by cap232pilot1 Mar 09, 2008 (7:32 am)
Replying to: elias (Mar 09, 2008 4:30 am) Steve McQueen would never cruise the streets of San Francisco in black.
#25 of 48 Re: More information on the Dodge Charger and Pontiac G8 [holdenguy] by jpstax1 Mar 16, 2008 (9:42 pm)
Replying to: holdenguy (Mar 07, 2008 5:01 am) I finally found the link again mate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btRohX44n5s&feature=related As I said before, there's a clicking/clacking and whirring/whistling noise coming from the car (engine knock?).