2009 Pontiac G8 consumer reviews

Great family sedan. Exceptional handling and performance. A Nav system would have been nice, but not all that necessary. Excellent choice instead of an overpriced European import. Similar performance for 1/3 to 1/2 the price. Hoping GM builds more cars like this. No reason GM can't offer small, medium, and large rear wheel drive cars in the Cheve lineup. The gas mileage could be better, but did not buy for the mpg. It does only get about 2 mpg worse on highway than some high output V6 motors. Not too bad.

While GM killed Pontiac and the G8 can only be found in a few places left, the Pontiac G8 GT is without a doubt the best ever built american family sport car. The brakes could be more responsive and the seat just a tad softer for the thighs on long drives, but overall this car is worth every penny. As a previous owner of SUV's (2003 Suburan, 1999 Cherokee, and 2002 Xterra; I still have the Suburan) and a 2008 Mittsibushi Eclipse, I had a growing family and could not keep the smaller Eclipse. The G8 GT outperformed ever car I have driven and those that I test drove. These included Impallas, Chargers, Avengers, C-Class, 325, and even those not in class like the XC70, V70, RX8, Eclipse, Tiburon, Sky, and a few SUV's. I only wish I had the chance to get an automatic G8 GXP, like they make in Australia. GM, bring it back and market it to the 28 to 40 year old's with family that want an american brand car and the performance while being able to drive the entire family and not spend in excess of $35k. The only other quirk I had was it has an enourmous LCD screen for display, but you can't get the on-star GPS in it. Only turn by turn directions. Seem like a waste and easy port from Cadelic for a major upcharge and proffit to GM as software option.

The G8 GT has a 6.0 Liter V8 engine that accelerates such that freeway entrances are now adrenaline rushes. The vehicle is fun to drive, I am just apprehensive about where I take it. It draws looks wherever I go.

It's always a shame when you see something you're fond of fade into memory. That is really how I feel about Pontiac. From the days of grey plastic interiors and body cladded exteriors to solid, reliable, performance cars, Pontiac had come a long way. I've owned the two cars that Pontiac imported from Holden in Australia and they are, without a doubt, two of the finest cars I've been in for the money. I always believed there was a market for Holden cars and with a little more design intrigue, maybe they would have caught on. Maybe the good ol' days of muscle, muscle, and more muscle have passed and we really are living in a world of efficient, 4 and 6 cylinders with direct injection and forced inductioin. If so, then I am proud to own one of the last true muscle cars...a G8 GXP with attitude to burn and nicely wrapped around one of GM's best interiors. The G8 has a tight, European ride, but never lets you forget that it's American...maybe not by birth, but in it's heart and soul. Good-bye Pontiac. You will be missed by a select few that understand what you really stood for. RIP

I bought the V-6 with leather and no sunroof, just what I wanted. The V-6 does sound rough accelerating mildly below 1500 RPM as some magazines have noted, BUT it sings wonderful music on its way to 7000 RPM and 256HP. I love the sound when on the throttle. I purchased the car certified pre-owned with 9000 miles on it. I have had two check engine lights in the first thousand miles of ownership, but the dealer appears to have it fixed. I rated reliability average for that reason. Its been great the last 2000 miles. The handling is a great balance between comfortable on the highway cruising and carving up the corners. Most of my miles are highway, and I love how this car is comfortable and fairly quiet, but allows easy passing when you need to get around slower traffic.

I bought the G8 GT 1 year ago. It is a fun car to drive with globs of power. There is no annoying FWD torque steer and front heavy understeer. The V8 is powerful, but unfortunately, is detuned with AFM to improve fuel consumption. Overall, it is a fun car to drive and I bought mine at a good price. Too bad that GM has discontinued the G8.

This car is an amazing bang for the buck. A great Vette V8 nestled into a 4 door sedan means fun for the whole family. The auto transmission is well suited for this car and allows for throttle matching when in manual mode. Only a slight hint of under-steer during aggressive cornering, however remains very predictable. Controls are in good locations and an over all exterior look of a BMW, which is nice. HUGE amount of room in the back seat, I am 6'4 and I sit very comfortable in any seat in this car. Enough trunk space to feed a small country and enough horse power and torque to jump start Idaho. Fun and safe all wrapped up in a car that has a badge which will fetch a collectors fee as Pontiac drifts into memory.

You can't beat this car for the money. The performance is amazing. You get a very nice all-around vehicle, not some stripped down rocket on wheels. A little worse on gas mileage than expected, but it has been very cold in the area lately. Drives great in the rain, but horribly in snow.

I've owned my G8 for 6 months, and love it's performance, and styling... Takes getting used to the controls, but I'm usually too busy driving than worrying about the controls. Early 2009 edition lacks blue tooth, again usually too busy driving to worry about talking on the phone...

After driving cars for the low payment and ease of loading kids for many years - I am beyond excited to be in a sporty yet practical car. I love the looks and the V8 makes it exhilarating. Its roomy and yet for us shorter people I feel like it really fits me with the bucket seats. With two boys who will be driving soon - this car will be in our family for awhile. Way to go Pontiac - a lot of car for a great price!