2009 Pontiac G8 GXP to use 6.2L Corvette Engine

great engine, ugly packaging...

Pretty cool car, but can american's do anything original anymore? Side vents look like they came straight off from the E92 M3. Besides, stuffing the biggest motor into a car isn't something new. Not really an engineering feat I must say. But it does give value to the consumers. To each their own I guess.

Not going to sell just like the Grand Prix GXP. They should have made the GXP lighter with AWD and some kind of twin turbo V6 making roughly 350hp. In canada this car will definatly not sell especially since you can just cross the border and pick up a bmw M3 coupe for 58,000$ and fully loaded for 66,000$, why buy this? Ok maybe the M3 is not the same class as this, there is always the RS4 which starts at 66,910$.

This is sold as the Vauxhall VXR8 in the Uk and provides a more grown up alternative to Mitsubishi Evos, but cheaper than an M3 or RS4. Rarer than all 3 over here too...

great engine as new since 50 yera ago jaja Will Chevy some day made a decent engine whit DOHC ???

First off this is all speculation and it is based on a leak from a "dealership employee" which could've been a janitor for all we know. Second GM if they do come out with this, they are just trying to have a car that MIGHT steal some potential customers from Dodge wtih their Charger SRT8 of course if they had left the Impala rear wheel drive and changed the styling they might not have that problem with that.

I actually had a 2002 Holden Commodore SS, which is a older version of this pontiac. The car is wonderful and great. Used it as a daily driver, took it to the track a couple of times, nice and comfortable with great performance and sound. On the other hand we have here is the pontiac which I think is ugly as soon as they rebadged it from holden to pontiac. THE GRILL IS F-UGLY

Wow. check yourself dude. I didn't say sh*t about Euro or Japaneses cars. I said it is ignorant to call all American cars cheap. Its like saying all black people are gangsters its just dumb and not true. Keep up with. How bout say a Porsche 911 and a Corvette. Where have you been?

Radmeister, the statements you make about the quality of GM products and their engineering are FALSE! I must admit, in the not-so-distant past they were correct. GM has almost 40 years of below average product that has tarnished there reputation with informed consumers. It wasn't until recently (circa 2004) that GM began striving toward making world-class product. Not saying that its better than the Asian or European competition, because that's subjective, but the engineering is just as good. Now, we must all wait for the reputation to catch up with the product. Oh, and the G8 is incredible, what are you talking about?

By the way, how's there no value when american cars are giving you so much performance for less then it's competitor's from Europe and Japan? Again we're not talking about the leather, quality, etc... As much as I don't like american cars, but they are definitely value oriented when it comes to their performance cars. Z06 is 70k compared to 911 turbo 140k. Hmmmm, by the way, I live in america, so all the cars are cheaper compared to the rest of the world. =)

this car is gonna be fantastic. lol dealership employee... by the way, just cause GM is losing money right now, as are the rest of the american car companies, doesnt mean quality has decreased. in fact it has increased substantially. and GM has improved their product lines on every front. Pontiac finally has some performance cars worth talking about. (solstice GXP, G8 GT,), Buick has shaved their prodict line down to 3 vehicles, all of which are excellent cars especially the enclave, and GMC makes great trucks, and the Sierra is the best looking truck on the market. Chevy makes great cars, and the new malibu is a home run, and they also plan on making a 2 door coupe using a shorter version of the CTS platform, and then Cadillac!!! the CTS is incredible, and the new CTS-V has got BMW remodeling the M5. Saturn is finally up to par with the rest of the world in terms of build quality. their products, and their product lines are improving. o and by the way, the new Corvette ZR1, has got all the hypercar makers shaking. a car thatll whoop almost all hypercars out there for around 100k? if i had a 100k, id be first in line for a ZR1.

Wow guys, guys, you're like two seconds from killing sombody here hehe. Different markets, different vehicles, and different consumers, to each their own. Not everybody is educated about vehicles, quality and performances, so everyone will buy what they can afford or simply like. Now, experience gives you knowledge (if you don't like researching before buying) so everyone speaks according to that. I agree with some comments, most american cars are not as quality oriented (materials wise)as one would want them to be, but must also agree than in most cases they offer really good performance for their price...again, to each their own...

http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080326.005/australian-hsv-now-offers-ls3-engine Well, the rumour was true, assuming HSV export to the USA (they export to the Middle East and UK so it would seem likely?) And the G8 isn't an American car, of course, being built in Australia, where it was designed.

I'm with ya gmfan09. Why all the haters out there? There is not sports car in the world (WORLD) that can hang with the new ZR1. It smacked the Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano around, embarrassed the Porsche GT2, and dominated the GT R Skyline. I see these super Jap, German, Italian cars all the time on the street here. Yeh, they are cool to look at for about 5 seconds. Take a Corvette overseas and people will break their necks to watch them go by. Sorry fellas. Yes, GM is in some trouble, but they will survive. When was the last time you saw top dragsters with anything other then some kind of American power plant hurling them down a track. I work with the NHRA, and you will never see anything other then good old American engineering in those top fuel cars. Like the Vette did to all your little wanna be sports cars "Spank you" very much. Go get em GMfan09. Hope to see you at the NYC Car show next month.

Hey radmeister; You got nothing good to say about the GXP or GM. I read some of your other comments you've posted on here and it seems to me you read too much Car&Driver and Road&Track whose whole budget is paid for by import advertising. Why don't you go buy a GM and form your own opinion. The GXP won't be selling for $60000 but those German imports do and the GXP will spank them and then all you'll have to go on is their quality because you paid so much more for it. You had the quality arguement in the 80's, times have changed, and go figure this: I don't see any higher qulaity 80's import on the road but I still see 80's GM's on the road - hmmm, if they are so good, where are they? Just shut up!