Pontiac G8 GXP Review...The Forgotten V8 Super Sedan
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- Pontiac G8 GXP review featuring the 2009 model year. The Pontiac G8 has ties to the Holden Commodore in Australia and the G8 GXP is one of those epic forgotten cars, but we will see what makes it great in this review. See my Cadillac CTS-V Review here: • 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Co...
Many of you asked me to review the Chevy SS but I personally loved the body style of the Pontiac G8 the most. The GXP trim is the top trim with the LS3 6.2l V8 from the Corvette. If you are an owner of the Pontiac G8 GXP, let me know in the comments how it held up for you.
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Video Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - Drive
14:34 - Interior, Features, & Space
20:27 - Conclusion
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This was my old GXP i recently sold, glad to see its still in great shape. Hope the new owner enjoys it! Great review as well.
This exact GXP in the video was yours? That's incredible, small world!
@@MeynMotorGroup Yep, 10000% mine. Same engine cover i replaced before trading it in, same exact burn mark right near the shifter. Vin matches up too, its my old car haha
Wow that's mind boggling haha well, incredible job my friend, this car is a masterpiece to drive. I find it awesome that you found this video as well, thanks so much for sharing!
@@OsrsHoldens why did you sell it if you don't mind me asking
@@dynasty2295 high mileage scared me, cost of maintenance in the future would of been a lot... but i regret selling it
The Pontiac G8 GXP are so freaking underrated.
It really is!
The best car I've owned yet, uncommon, practical AF and "dumbass quick"
Great review 👏
Nice! Such an epic car and the design has aged so well. Glad you own one of these beasts
50 cent tried his damn best to promote this car there's also a Firehawk version of this
He did he really really did
Huh? I’ve never heard of this. Going to try and look it up now
This car would've succeeded, it was just the bad timing in the market that did it in, in my opinion. I'd need a garage to house one of these if I were ever able to get my hands on one.
GM is focused on revenue producing CUVs, and at the time of this car's heyday, fuel economy in the sedans. That left little for a niche market in terms of funding to market their vehicles.
Yea came out in a recession sad stuff Hellcat and hype got released in 2015 when the economy was booming
This GXP has an aftermarket exhaust and an aftermarket intake. The stock exhaust system doesn't drone. The LS3 is probably been tuned too, if that is the case it's putting out at least 450hp.
There is nothing wrong with GM quality, the car has 12 years of wear and tear on it. This design dates back to 2007. Compare the interior to other cars from 2007, and the G8 interior is hands down better quality than 95% of the vehicles from that era. The only bad thing about the G8 is the high end Blaupunkt stereo system is crap.
This was my dream car when it came out. Unfortunately, by the time was financially able to get a car, Pontiac had long been defunct. Finding these in good condition now is rare. Enjoy that car man
Nice review! I've owned 3 G8s and some things you mentioned like broken driver's seat trim and key FOB falling apart are very common. Still have an M6 Pacific Slate GXP with 6000 miles sitting in the garage.
would you sell it is the question? haha
I just bought two key FOB cases from China for my 2008 GT, 10 bucks ea. Simple fix, sorry I waited this long to do it lol
I’ve replaced my drivers seat trim three times on my 2008 and the last one I installed broke again. I just gave up and used cable ties to fix it. It’s been a few years and it’s still working.
As a Sunfire and a G6 V6 owner i can pretty much call this my dream car. Love that you actually did it lmaoo
Very cool my friend! Yea I was glad I was able to make this video as well haha
i got a sunfire as well and the g8 is my dream car!
Last March I was looking for my first car and I came across your Acura TSX video and I loved it, I ended up getting a TL but I wouldn’t have got it if it wasn’t for your video so thank you
Massive congrats on the TL my friend great ride and honestly better than the TSX. Enjoy!
Dumbass quick is my new favorite line man thanks for making my day
Haha glad you enjoyed that my friend
I have a G8 GT, once you put a CAI and cat backs on, it really wakes the car up. The G8 was based on the VE Commodore, the SS was based on the VF Commodore.
Ive got a VE SSV Redline Commodore. Trying to work out why this car has a Holden badge on the back, and a pontiac front bumper lol
Always been a nice car thank you for an updated video on da car. It’s always great to see dem still out on da road. I see about 2-3 a week on average n have only seen about 2 ss last year.
Man I so wanted one of these back in the day. Nice review Kevin
Thanks for watching sir!
Those flared fenders are what always got me..America’s answer to rs4 🇺🇸 💪
Oh yea loved that look subtle but you know what it is this would eat an RS4 😆
It’s Australian not American
Well GM is what it is
@@MeynMotorGroup I think GM owned Holden (Correct me if I'm wrong), Holden made these but the Gxp was imported under the Pontiac logo. So U.S. by owner (GM), built in Australia by Holden.
@@didncozosksma4466 Holden was bought out by gm ages ago and was a gm subsidiarie but other than that it was built and designed in aus with its own platform and plenty of gmh parts only and they used to run there own v8s,i6s and boxs
Glad to see the GXP getting some love! I almost bought a GXP 6 speed manual but never did. The SS is the next generation G8 GXP.
For sure my friend, loved the old G8s. Did you end up going with the SS manual? Chevy SS is another car I would like to check out
@@MeynMotorGroup yes - I bought a 2017 SS sedan with a manual trans after they announced they would be discontinued. It is completely stock aside from the skip-shift delete I put on. Currently has 7600 miles and the screen protector is still on the Nav screen. Considering selling for something else, but once it’s gone, I’d never be able to get another.
Wow absolutely stunning great job getting that ride. Yea if you sell that gem it will be near impossible to get another one especially in the excellent condition you have. But up to you tho you would probably get a lot of money for it you did sell. Maybe you could keep it and lease a nice car? But whatever you do at least you got to experience that amazing car.
Love both cars and want both but gonna have to get a g8 gt for now
@@hixnada8278 yeah just like I regret selling my 67 Camaro RS/SS which I probably would still have if I wasn’t so young and stupid then.
I use Sport Mode once I get on the freeway to and from work. Plan on putting in shifter paddles.
Good Vid . Bine a Holden Fan in UK From the 80s Have Had The Monaro vxr .Now The VXR8 6.2 .Smiles Per Gallon . Cheers
I agree, it looks great! Understated and brawny design
Agreed my friend!
I was cracking up through out the review. So funny which makes it interesting to watch.
I love this review! Your enthusiasm about this fantastic car is contagious! I’ll own a G8 or SS one day when in rich. A practical dream car.
It’s def a sweet ride for sure!
If the exhaust is droning it’s not standard.
Let’s not praise GM for this car. It was the local Holden engineers who got it right.
I got one of these here in australia , i just replaced the plastic trim on the seat ,the bonnet struts and the windscreen rubbers. Pretty easy to fit and the parts are cheap. Now the interior is like new.. i got the hsv clubsport r8 version. It was modifired with a magnuson 2300. Goes insane.
Great video not many reviews like this out there
Thank you my friend!
I still have mine since May 2012 with only 77,000 KMs. And they are awesome cars. Would never trade mine for anything.
I’ve had mine since April of 2009, 224,000 Miles
I drive a base model G8 in the same color and I love it. It was the most performance I could get for the least amount of money. 8 grand got me a G8 with that suspension, good weight balance, great brakes, and a... decent motor. And it looks great, it turns heads, and even only having a V6 I know I have more power and performance than 90% of the other cars on the road. You know. The malibus and focuses and all those crossovers and such.
exactly i love all G8s the base model and the GT and the GXP they are extremely slept on cars.
I have a base and really like it . Bought it new in early 2009 from a Pontiac dealer that was closing and got a really huge discount.
They weren’t discounting the couple of GT and the GXP they had (of course) so couldn’t really afford them.
At about 1:41 where the plastic panel for the forward/back switch is hanging there was a recall for this part. Many chose to zip tie it back into place, and no one was the wiser. I own an '09 GT which I recently purchased and love. The original owner chose the zip tie repair, but he also included the replacement part from the recall which I still have sealed in plastic and in the trunk. I guess when and if the zip tie breaks, then I'll replace it with the improved part. These are great cars.
Ahhhh this brings back so many memories 🥲 miss this thing so much, one of my fav if not my fav car I've ever been in. We had one at 10k miles but my mother decided we must sell it or we out the house lmao. Only had a tune and exhaust. The thing was so fun to drive... accidentally hitting 130 mph+ on the highway lol. Miss this thing, wish they never canceled pontiac
this came out of Holden's Hay-day. and what a shame we in the US never got a El Camino version of the Ute SS 😥
I know we instead got that SSR nonsense 😒
Which I have. It’s going into the shed soon.
We in the US should have gotten a US version of the Ute SS. They could have easily re-badged it as a Late-Model El-Camino.But they never did, so alas......
This and the GTO are beautiful cars. also the S4 im about to. put a video up about was just about 4k lbs and it didnt feel heavy imo!
Yea man weight is over played it's not as big of a deal as people think especially if you have a good chassis to contain it.
This makes me Miss my 06 Red on Red GTO ! I got it new and had it about 4yrs and end up selling it because parts took forever coming from another country n just wasn't gonna work out. But I added few mods and thing was a beast
Best Christmas ever Kevin, complete in Santa Claus red! Would be cool to see a comparison to the hmm V6 model or a Caprice PPV if you ever find one! Thanks for bringing it 🔥🔥🔥
Haha glad I could deliver my friend!
been lookin at a gxp,cts v,chevy ss or a scat pack…which one do you think i should get?
Well assuming you figured it out but the sport mode is if you push the shifter to the right and it tightens you're gears and makes it a lot quicker. Than you can go up and down from there if you want to drive it in manual mode.. I love my GXP picked it up couple years ago
I have a base G8 V6 model automatic … Would you recommend driving it in manual mode?
I have #627 of the 1829 produced. I love this car. I sent it to livernois and it's got all bolt ons it can have before superchargeing. It's such a fun car.
It's 4am here in Melbourne, and I'm watching this review without the sound, can't make any sound right now.. 😂 Anyway just to see the Pontiac G8, and Yes, there still is the GTO, which is our Holden Monaro, liking it even in silence, but I will watch this review from start to finish again later. 😊
Appreciate the support my friend haha man you're up later than I am!
Isn't the G8 the Holden Commodore discontinued in 2017?
@@jeffeverhart8464 no that’s the vf commodore (Chevy ss)
@@barlos1497 thx 👌🏼
there’s a used one for sale near for with 90,000 miles, you guys think it would be a reliable daily?
I bought a red G8 GT April 2022 and I love everything about it 🚗
Good job 👍
I wanted one of those back when I was really young
Same I def had an affinity for these growing up
I love this car. I'm in the process of making my own gxp version of the Pontiac G5. Full upgraded suspension, m62 supercharger from a cobalt ss supercharged and custom gxp interior.
Which motor does your G5 have
Definitely helping my decision of saving up for a gt 💙
I remember my uncle having one, we raced some other car on the freeway. I remember the speed actually scared me cause we up to 120 real quick
Yup exactly! It reaches those speeds in no time crazy
I Love This car, greets from Germany
Thank you very much for stopping by my friend!
Real car guys haven’t forgot about this beauty! It is hella underrated tho! She’s still on my wishlist!
My flip key looked the same when I got my G8 a few months ago. Then I ordered a blank had it cut then programmed it myself.
Nice hat, my favorite car! Go Pack!
Haha thank you my friend appreciate you stopping by!
I have a gxp. About 32,000 miles. Love the car
Wow now your car deserves to be in a museum!
@@MeynMotorGroup lol thanks. I wish i had the manual tho
Yea I know that would be nice but fortunately the auto does a good job shifting
Let’s goooo new video
Appreciate you my friend!
I have a GT and it’s a 9.8/10 physically i mean out of every other types of car i saw before this one is litteraly the cleanest i have saw and bought it for so much cheap man i just love it and i’m never selling it
Awesome review! The car from my home country haha! The commodore was a great car but it didn’t make financial sense in the end unfortunately.
Very cool to have so many Australian viewers love it! And yea unfortunately cars like these never make a good business sense so they end up going away
@@MeynMotorGroup an Australia whose lives in North Carolina haha
Oh wow that's awesome glad to have your support really cool to have viewers so close by!
Never forgotten!! we got a hugggeeeee g8 group in houston!
This is going to be my car when $AMC goes to the moon!
the G8 was a gem too good to last. Pontiac had finally started to look good again and then they had to go and kill it!
You're describing the "rolling roadblock". That's two jabroni's rolling down the road next to each other at the same speed.
Yup that's it right there lol
I did a double take when I saw your hat and then when I saw the Cary sign..I was like .. okay. Go Pack!
Haha 😅 thank you for the support my friend
They sold 41,000 units in 2008-2010. The sport mode is just moving the shifter to manual mode without up/down shifting. The G8 is actually a full size sedan, not mid size. It statistically has more space front and back than the interiors of the newest Dodge Chargers. BMW similar design was due to engineers with a BMW background.
Aside from those things, I enjoyed the video. Many are indeed beat up, that's why I get a lot of compliments when people see mine. Maybe 2 or 3 compliments whenever I do actually drive it.
The gxp didn't come anywhere close to that production amount. I believe it is sub 2000 made.
@@ryanfinco6849 1829. I meant G8s overall.
@@haiUnderground true! I have number 627 😀
Yeah those g8 gxp six speed manuals are hard to find. Found one one time for 30k
Yea for sure very rare
The only things I hate about my G8 is the carrier bearing issue, power seat control comes out of the seat and their not full power control, and remote start sucks. I almost have to be up on the car for it to start, most of the time.
That was not stock the intake looks to be varraram at the least, nice car, I own a gt w alot of mods, love the gxp wheels
The G8 looks better than the SS, imo
The ss is ugly
I was debating on the GXP or the Cadillac CTS-V3 for a while. Got the CTS-V3 but I still want that GXP🤾♂️
My old car! I miss this ride
Very cool that you owned this gem my friend!
Justaholdn You should have kept it cuz maintence upkeep cost would have offset value$$
G8 is better looking that the Chevy SS. Such a cool car.
I live in Australia so mine is badged as a HSV GTS. 325kw (430hp i think) ive had camwork etc done and now it has 473rwhp. Coil over suspension package and factory 6spd manual it goes alright.
It pulls in the back because all G8 are RWD and also because the battery is in the back to help distribute weight.
As an Aussie, I refuse to call that a pontiac... it's a bloody Commodore, some version of our SS with a dog ugly front on it.
Incredible car though... Ever heard of the "Holden Special Vehicle Avalanche" or "HSV Coupe AWD" ??
No but I just googled it, man you guys got some interesting cars Americans are jealous haha
Im an American, and i love ALL HSV
Hell ALL HOLDEN cars. Maloo is LAWD
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
whoop!
Thanks for letting me check it out!
Fantastic car,
There's also a short wheelbase, 2 door version (Monaro, in OZ) with 6.2 supercharged or 7 litre 427 version
Trying to find one of the gt models for under 10k is hard, but god i want this car
I was going to purchase one of these out of Florida... but it was silver. Damn dealership wouldn't budge on the price.. of a 10yr old car they wanted 25k. True it had 30k miles but the price was ridiculous. So instead I bought a 2016 SS for like $30k with 24k miles.
I own one its a solid car all around and fast as hell and a lot of people the have muscle cars know what that car is and they dont bother me as racing me. But u got to respect the power its nothing to play with.
And it's still got the Holden badge on the trunk lid!
What does it weigh? Imagine that drivetrain dropped in a 2900 lb nova or vega
hell yes what a cool car.
Anyone know the owner of the car currently? Would like to see how its doing.
Been looking for one of these automatic gxps but all I can find is gts
I got the gt g6 😈I’m getting this soon
You should get your hands on a straight 6 Barra engine, its the aussie 2jz, produced by Ford Australia but unfortunately not for the US market, these things are insane, and ive seen people import them to America!
5:08 That's okay, that's what that V8 motor is for... Ya damn right it is! 🤣
Got one im going in the grave with mine!👍🏻👌🏼💀
Haha very nice my friend
Love this review smash on the gas uh that’s okay that’s what this motor is for
This is great car .however only the tip of the ice berge for holden v8.checkout holden speshal vehicle
.they had a all wheel drive vershan.
A big block vershan.
Feril body kits and trim.
Whay improved handling.
Holden also had 4 door utes,
And don't forget the luctury grange
With long wheel base
Station wagons .
great i have a 08gt awesome cars
Very nice my friend! Such a fun and cool car
Yessir 👍👍
Appreciate you stopping by!
I have all the premium 11 speaker setup. And the windows are one touch down just not one touch up.
Beast
For sure!
I think it's the torque low down (revs low + big engine) ... Your Lexus has a bit more power although is 200-300lbs heavier and a lot less torque. It's the torque low down that is making the difference. And less insulation etc...
How does this feel vs the Stinger? Not much left around performance sedans that are non German. Looking forward to the CT4/5, Blackwings.
Dat interior though, rough.
This def annihlates a Stinger for fun haha and even handling dynamics but Stinger feels more refined of course, Chevy SS came after this so probably a more cleaned up experience compared to this.
Yea LC is a hard one to explain, like you said this has about 20 more torque and low down so it feels quicker to me LC you gotta wind it out to get the thrill
i never wanted one till like 3 months ago
My dream car is one of these with a Ute bed on it
To put it in sport mode u put the shifter in the manual slot in the shifter and don’t touch it
My grandpa used to be a GMAC employee 1969-89, he used to have a couple sayings "GMC, stands for Generic Made Chevy's." and "GM might know how to make decent vehicles, but some of their performance vehicles and limited models, lack a good advertising department, and I think their stupid for it."
Love the hat
Its a Holden, Aussie muscle car. They also come with 7 litre/427 c.i or 6.2 litre/380c.i supercharged version
He said just look at how well this car aged zoomed out and i saw the most basic 4 door sallon car ever! Look like every 4 door ford taurses, crown Victoria , and so on with chrome wheels
Lmao i love how he got road rage while filming because he couldn't use the powah
I do love mine.
I have the 6sp manual
@@raymondchoate5687 that’s a sweet ride enjoy my friend!
The G8 GT comes standard with a LSD too