If you like a powerful engine on an impressive looking car, you’re going to love the Pontiac G8. With two available models — the Pontiac G8 GT and the Pontiac G8 Sedan — fast car enthusiasts will find a lot to love.
The Pontiac G8 sedan comes standard with a whopping 256 horse power and 248 lb-feet of torque in a 3.6 L V6 engine. You can count on getting around 17 miles per gallon in the city and 25 miles per gallon when you get onto the highway. The G8 GT has a striking 6.0 liter V8 engine that achieves a commanding 361 horse power and 385 lb-feet of torque. When it comes to fuel efficiency, G8 GT drivers can expect around 15 miles per gallon in the city and 24 miles per gallon on the highway.
Both the Pontiac G8 Sedan and G8 GT come with performance suspension and traction control and with the kind of power in these engines, you’re going to want both. The sedan comes with a 5-speed automatic transmission and the GT has a 6-speed automatic transmission. Both models come with Sport Mode and Driver Shift Control, and a dual outlet exhaust in stainless steel puts sporty icing on an already sporty cake.
The interior of both the G8 sedan and the G8 GT is where Pontiac really shows how well they’ve taken the get up and go of a sports car and combined it with the practical benefits of a family sedan. Five people can sit comfortably in the sedan, but the dashboard readouts for speed, fuel and rpms are sporty enough to make you know you’re driving a serious car. Your driver’s information center displays your oil life, volt meter, a trip odometer, your tire pressure, average speed, fuel used, average fuel, under speed and over speed warnings — the whole nine yards. Is it a car or is it a laptop?
When it comes to your sound experience, you really know you’re driving a sports car in the Pontiac G8. The Sedan comes standard with a 7–speaker sound system from Blaupunkt, the mandatory AM/FM radio, and a CD player with a 5” display. The GT comes with a 6.5” display and a phenomenal 11-speaker sound system, and both have inputs for your iPod or MP3 player with speed compensating volume capacities. To let everyone on the road know just how good your sound system is, both models have an optional sunroof.
The Pontiac G8 GT starts at $29,995 and the Pontiac G8 Sedan starts a little lower at $27,595.
To purchase a new Pontiac G8 GT, stop by your PA Pontiac dealership today.
