Comparable I would Say! What is most impressive is the V6 0 to 60.... not bad!

2008 Pontiac G8 Buzz Station

Rattle off the specs of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT and you'd swear you're talking about BMW's new M3 sedan.

The 2008 G8 packs four doors, rear-wheel drive, a big V8, a six-speed automatic transmission and near 50/50 weight distribution. GM has even gone so far as to equip the G8 with a twin-pivot MacPherson strut front suspension with tons of caster, which is exactly the equation that provides BMW with its legendary steering feel.


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Just two line items would throw you off, though: The V8 is a stump-pulling 6.0 liters large and the price tag, not so much at $29,995.

It's an absolute stretch to think that GM has anything but a winner on its hands. But who needs to hypothesize? We could attest to the G8's capabilities before it debuted at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show.

That's because the G8, like the ill-fated GTO, will be built in GM's Holden factory in Australia. In fact, it's already in production down there, so we made the trip to do some preproduction testing. Twice. Once to throw around the 2007 Vauxhall VXR8 version, which is sold in the United Kingdom, and a second time to test the Australian-market Holden Commodore SS.

Despite having to use our left hand to shift, we were able to crack off a 5.3-second burst to 60 mph and blow through the quarter-mile in just 14.1 seconds. Yep, there's something about throwing a Corvette engine into a sedan that's so bad it's oh so good. The big news is that this Zeta platform will also cradle the V8 of the much-anticipated 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.

Though the 362-horsepower V8 has the singular duty of making the G8 scramble, Pontiac's displacement-on-demand technology will allow the giant engine to run on four cylinders when the full 391 pound-feet of torque is unnecessary. And if you're not into dusting WRXs at every stoplight, there's the base Pontiac G8. Priced at $27,595, it'll be powered by a 3.6-liter V6 that makes 261 hp at 6,300 rpm and 250 lb-ft of torque at 3,200 rpm. We figure the six should be good for a 7.5-second 0-60-mph run.

"This car is everything we think a Pontiac should be," said Bob Lutz, GM's vice chairman of global product development, at the G8's 2007 Chicago Auto Show debut. "It's a return to tradition. And it's what Pontiac fans have been clamoring for for years. An athletic, beautiful, powerful rear-wheel-drive sedan."

The G8 promises to be a looker, too. The flared fenders add a bit of DTM touring car appeal and the G8 GT's sinister hood scoops will give your buddy in the BMW not one, not two, but three sets of symmetrical nostrils approaching in his rearview. From the rear, its quad exhaust, clear taillights and chopped window line are all attitude.

According to Mark LaNeve, GM's vice president of North American sales, the G8 is a car that will pioneer a new direction for Pontiac toward rear-wheel drive, emphasizing true performance at affordable prices.

It's about time.

 

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