THE PONTIAC G8 GXP, described by Pontiac as “the ultimate expression of Pontiac style and performance”, will follow the red Pontiac arrowhead into retirement rather than live on under the umbrella of another GM brand, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson confirmed this week.

The death notice came during one of Henderson’s weekly web chats, arranged to [...]

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Via a leaked press release, Pontiac has announced that pricing for the 2009 G8 GXP - our HSV Clubsport for all intents and purposes - will be priced at a very reasonable USD$39,995.

That price will get our American friends the automatic version, though the manual is only an extra USD$695, and includes a hefty USD$1700 [...]

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While many Aussies need little convincing that our local V8 sedans are entirely ‘the business’ when it comes to RWD bang-for-your-buck, it’s always nice to receive some real-world confirmation. Proof of that fact has recently arrived courtesy of our burnout-loving friends in America. There are reports circulating that they’ve managed to muscle a Pontiac G8 GXP around the Nurburgring in a highly [...]

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