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The Best Pontiacs

By David Castro

NEW YORK - APRIL 27: A Pontiac sign at a a General Motors dealership on April 27, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City. GM has announced that it will be to cutting 21,000 Jobs and will eliminate the Pontiac brand. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - APRIL 27: A Pontiac sign at a a General Motors dealership on April 27, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City. GM has announced that it will be to cutting 21,000 Jobs and will eliminate the Pontiac brand. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) /
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RICHMOND, CA – AUGUST 11: A brand new Pontiac G8 is displayed at Hilltop Buick Pontiac-GMC August 11, 2009 in Richmond, California. Hundreds of General Motors California dealers have started to auction off new GM vehicles on eBay as part of a trial program with the online auction site and GM. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
RICHMOND, CA – AUGUST 11: A brand new Pontiac G8 is displayed at Hilltop Buick Pontiac-GMC August 11, 2009 in Richmond, California. Hundreds of General Motors California dealers have started to auction off new GM vehicles on eBay as part of a trial program with the online auction site and GM. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) /

2009 Pontiac G8 GXP

Ultimately the G8 is a Holden Commodore imported from Australia but that kind of trivializes this America sports sedan. It was Pontiac’s last performance car and it is the modern muscle car in the same vein as the original GTO.

A 376ci V8 produced a factory-rated 415hp and despite its 3,800 lb curb weight it could hit 0-60 mph in 4.7-seconds. Down the road we would get the Chevrolet SS and they’re the same car but with minor exterior differences.

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