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im loving the new g8. saw these brand new spypics. what do you guys think?

 

amanda and i saw one a few weeks ago on M59...we slowed down and tried to get a picture, but as we slowed down, so did he...and he exited...[:@]

 

meh, its ok, id drive it if i was given one

 

I really like it.

 

Reworked Goat?

 

Correction, the GTO and Grandprix had a drunken one night stand....

 

Let me see here....

4dr full size sedan
362hp
Rear Wheel Drive
6 spd automatic transmission
6 spd manual transmission - available in Spring 2009

It's utilizing a 6.2L OHV V8 - new Corvette motor...

What's not to like? It's giving GM more then what Chrysler has in the Charger R/T and 300C without needing the SRT model. It's giving US what we want in a MANUAL transmission in a performance sedan....

Honestly, its a really GREAT step for GM....and the car is a rebadged Holden Commodore from Australia....its a very popular car down there...and I expect it to do well here....the GTO just never fit the bill because it was trying to be something it wasnt....this car is not replacing an icon.

 

keep in mind that the actual performance numbers from the SRT8 engines are closer to 460 than stated numbers...

in the end, its another bulky, slow sedan, and ill start worrying about them when one beats me...

 

0-60 in 5.3 seconds
14.1 seconds in the 1/4 mile

Comparable with the SRT-8's with less HP.....it's about a second slower then an SRT-8 in the 1/4, but faster 0-60...

And it weighs 3900lbs, which is about the same as a Charger R/T....

Overall, for $35k in a sedan, I'll take the 6spd......because it's really the only thing lacking on the LX series cars...

 

keep in mind, guys who have gotten some seat time (like stripper motorsports) have gotten their SRT8s into the 12s...stock..and theya re well into the 12s stock with just better skins...those huge wheels slow them down too much. not to mention, with some shopping and connections, you can get an srt8 for not much more than 35k...

i actually expected alot better than 14.1...i would hope that the mtx is quicker than that when it comes out...