Pontiac G8 Gxp Manual Transmission
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Pontiac g8 gxp manual transmission Continue This 2009 Pontiac G8 is one of the 1829 GXP production models, only 846 of which have a 6-speed manual gearbox equipped with this example. The car was purchased by the seller's new husband and currently shows only 10,841 miles. All GXPs featured a 6.2-liter LS3 V8 from the modern Corvette, FE3 suspension and Brembo brakes, as well as a unique front bumper and rear diffuser. Finished in Panther Black Metallic over Onyx Skin, this G8 reportedly received regular oil changes every 5k miles and was headlined replaced earlier this year. It is being offered with a clean Carfax report and a clean Florida title addressed to the seller. The car is finished in Panther Black Metallic, and no accidents or body repairs are noted on the included Carfax. Notice the GXP-specific front fascia, rear diffuser, and trunk lip spoiler. This example has the ability to use a power hatch and chrome wheels, the latter installed with a set of Bridgestone Potenza RE050A tires. The interior is trimmed with Onyx skin, and the seller notes that the headliner was replaced about seven months ago because of an area that started to sag. The visor hook on the driver's side is currently free from replacing the headliner, although no other issues are noted. The flat-bottomed steering wheel was a GXP-specific element, and the central panel had a combined navigation and radio. A total of 10,841 miles are shown on the odometer. Power comes from a 6.2-liter LS3 V8 with 415 hp and 415 lb-ft of torque from the factory. This example is one of only 846 cars that have been optioned with a 6-speed manual transmission, and the seller notes that the car received oil changes every 5k miles. The seller provided a Carfax report that did not report any accidents or other problems. You're not connected to real-time updates. Trying to connect. Real-time updates cannot be connected. Missed updates will be sent after the connection has been restored. Real-time updates cannot be connected. Missed updates will be sent after the connection has been restored. Real-time updates cannot be connected. Missed updates will be sent after the connection has been restored. Connection! Checking missed updates... It's a four-door Australian Camaro with a stick! If you're not a fan of strange cars from Australia, then you probably don't know the origin story of the Pontiac G8. Basically, the Holden Commodore was built in Australia, then imported to the US and rebadged as a G8. The G8 only enjoyed a two-year production run as GM killed Pontiac in 2009. The G8 was originally available with a 3.6-liter V6 with 256 horsepower, or V8 with 361 hp The V6 was saddled with an outdated five-speed automatic transmission, so the six-speed V8 was a choice of enthusiasts. None of these engines was particularly slow, but can live up to the potential of the zeta platform. In 2009, GM finally gave the G8 the engine it deserved: the 6.2-liter V8 from Corvette. Power has now been increased to 415 hp, and a six-step manual has been proposed. Pontiac dubbed this version of the GXP, and thus the most badass American sedan was born! The GXP can hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and complete a quarter of a mile in 13 seconds flat. While these numbers did not embarrass Hellcat, they represented a performance deal in 2009. The GXP also received an upgraded FE3 suspension, which was tuned to the Nurburgring, as well as Brembo brakes. A total of 1,829 GXP units were built. 11 Rare and fascinating Ford Best Blacked Out Editions cars for 2020 after the demise of Pontiac, we have never seen the full potential of the G8. Enthusiasts dreamed that GM would have the courage to import a wagon or ute version of the Commodore, either like Pontiac or Chevrolet models. The zeta platform could even have handled more power in the form of a GM LS7 V8 with 505 horses on tap, or even a supercharged option. While we can always dream of what might have been, Chevrolet stepped up and brought an Australian built full-size sedan to the US, the Chevy SS. Like the G8, this sedan turned muscle car is available with a six-speed manual transmission. However, like the G8, it seems that the Chevy SS isn't exactly selling like hot cakes. In 2009, only 23,157 G8s were built, 1,829 of which were GXPs. Pontiac More than half of all GXPs were equipped with automatic transmission, so finding guidance is no easy task. Although the guide was only a $695 option when new, manual examples are now much more desirable than automatic models. You can still find GXPs for sale in the $30,000 to $40,000 range depending on the mileage. While this may sound like a lot to a car with a dead badge, it represents a big saving on the new Chevy SS, which starts at $46,000 and has about the same amount of horsepower. It's also the same amount of energy that you get from a similar price used BMW M3 or Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, although the G8 is much larger. This should keep your wife happy! Who says investment cars can't be used? Pontiac Julia LaPalme Pontiac Pontiac G8OverviewManufacturHolden (General Motors)Also called Chevrolet Lumina (Middle East, South Africa)Chevrolet Omega (Brazil)Holden Commodore (VE)ProductionDecabry 2007- June 2009-2-Model Years 2008-2009AssemblyAustralia: Elizabeth, Elizabeth, Elizabeth, South Australia and chassisClassExecutive car (E-segment)Body style2-door coupe utility (cancelled) 4-door sedanLayoutFront engine, rear-wheel-drivePlatformGM zeta platformBack Park Park Avenue Chevrolet Camarorolet CapriHolden Statesman /Caprice (WM/WN)PowertrainEngine3.6 L l.s.) 6.0 L L L76 V8 (361 hp) 6.2 litre LS3 V8 (41 5 hp) Transmission5-speed 5L40-E automatic6-speed 6L80-E automatic6-speed Tremec TR-6060 TR-6060 (2,913 mm) Length196.1 in (4,981 mm)Width74.8 in (1,900 mm)Height57.7 in (1,466 mm)Curb weight3,946 pounds (1,790 kg)PredeorPont Ponteville chronology (1958-2005)Pontiac Grand Prix (7th sedan)Pontiac GTO (Coupe)SuccessorChevrolet SSChevrolet Caprice (North America) Pontiac G8 is a rear-wheel-drive sedan that was produced by Holden in Australia, and then exported to the United States, where it was sold by Pontiac. The G8, a rebadged Holden Commodore, was released in early 2008 for the 2008 model year in the United States, and in 2008 in the 2009 model year in Canada. Production was halted in mid-2009, following GM's decision to suspend the Pontiac brand. While available, the G8 took a place in the Pontiac lineup as The Pontiac Bonneville, which ceased production after the 2005 model year, and the Pontiac Grand Prix, which ceased production after the 2008 model year. The G8 was the first full-size Pontiac car since Bonneville and the GTO coupe was last sold in 2006. By December 2008, the rear-wheel drive G8 was not an expected sales replacement for previous front-wheel drive models, with 11,000 unsold G8s in inventory and only 13,000 sold. During the global economic downturn of 2009, market prices fell by $3,000-5000 below the price of GM car stickers. By July 2009 there were only 5,000 unsold G8s in inventory, with almost 30,700 sold. With the imminent demise of the Pontiac brand, as a result of GM's Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the 2009 model year marked the end of all Pontiacs, including the G8. However, in July 2009 Bob Lutz made an out-of-hand comment during a press review that the G8 would be revived as a Chevrolet Caprice. Lutz subsequently retracted the statement, citing market conditions. However, in 2009 General Motors announced the Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV), which Car and Driver named the successor to the G8. To fill the gap left by the G8, GM announced the Chevrolet SS, the 2014 RWD V8 sedan based on the Holden VF Commodore. For more information, see also: The Holden VE Commodore G8 is based on the GM zeta platform created by Holden for ve Commodore in the Australian market. The G8 differs from the Commodore mainly by front styling and interior details. In January 2007, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, GM Chairman Bob Lutz confirmed that GM intends to import Holden Commodores to North America as a Pontiac G8s. Holden Chairman Danny Mooney announced that the G8 is imported from a plant in Elizabeth, Southern Australia, for the life cycle of the car, but declined to comment on the possible future of production at the GM plant in Oshawa, Ontario. In 2007, at the Chicago Motor Show, GM Global Chairman Bob Lutz announced that the G8 At Pontiac dealerships in early 2008. On July 4, 2007, the first Pontiac G8 prototypes rolled out of the Elizabeth assembly plant in Australia. General production began on December 18, 2007. The G8 is the first rear-wheel-drive four-door sedan sold under the name Pontiac since 1986 by Bonneville and Parisienne. However, during the release of the G8, Pontiac made an offer of a rear-wheel-drive solstice. Then the recently discontinued GTO (as well as Firebird/Trans Am before it) also used a rear-wheel-drive layout. GTO was another Holden product known as Monaro in Australia, repurposed and repurposed for consumption in the US.