G8 GXP first drive
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G8 GXP first drive
0-60 in 4.7
1/4 mile in 13.0
http://jalopnik.com/5094964/2009-pon...yline=true&s=i
I didn't know that it legally can't have SatNav.
1/4 mile in 13.0
http://jalopnik.com/5094964/2009-pon...yline=true&s=i
I didn't know that it legally can't have SatNav.
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Sweet - so I could either buy a used E39 M5 and deal with horrific maintenance bills... or pick up a G8 GXP for the same price, get perhaps slightly better performance, and still be able to maintain and modify it without bringing it to Hans and Fritz at the "local" Bimmer dealer (which is 40-some miles away).
Coincidentally, my wife asked me this weekend what car I'd buy if I could pick one. Thinking practically (just in case she's actually going to take my opinion into consideration), I stated that I'd really like a G8. I think it's displaced the Chrysler LX cars as the vehicle I'm likely to drive when I run out of B-bodies.
Coincidentally, my wife asked me this weekend what car I'd buy if I could pick one. Thinking practically (just in case she's actually going to take my opinion into consideration), I stated that I'd really like a G8. I think it's displaced the Chrysler LX cars as the vehicle I'm likely to drive when I run out of B-bodies.
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Sweet - so I could either buy a used E39 M5 and deal with horrific maintenance bills... or pick up a G8 GXP for the same price, get perhaps slightly better performance, and still be able to maintain and modify it without bringing it to Hans and Fritz at the "local" Bimmer dealer (which is 40-some miles away).
Coincidentally, my wife asked me this weekend what car I'd buy if I could pick one. Thinking practically (just in case she's actually going to take my opinion into consideration), I stated that I'd really like a G8. I think it's displaced the Chrysler LX cars as the vehicle I'm likely to drive when I run out of B-bodies.
Coincidentally, my wife asked me this weekend what car I'd buy if I could pick one. Thinking practically (just in case she's actually going to take my opinion into consideration), I stated that I'd really like a G8. I think it's displaced the Chrysler LX cars as the vehicle I'm likely to drive when I run out of B-bodies.
You buy the GXP, trade my for my sweet 93 Caprice 9C1, and we can call it even?
You keep with the B bodies, and I get a lowly Pontiac sedan...
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So where does BMW come into this? There was a time when — before exclusively focusing on overweight, overcomplicated, boring-to-drive, ugly cars — that it produced vehicles that rightfully deserved the “Ultimate Driving Machine” title. They were simple, well-engineered and put driving first. They had solid, well-built black plastic interiors, manual transmissions and pretty big engines driving only the rear wheels. They don’t any more. They used to combine practicality with fun in just the right proportions. They don’t any more. This Pontiac does. So do the Cadillac CTS, the CTS-V, the G8 GT, the Corvette and the best car in the world, the ZR1. But, unlike even the old BMW, all of the above are, for their classes, very affordable. GM isn’t just the new BMW; it’s better than that.
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I love this from the review:
"So where does BMW come into this? There was a time when — before exclusively focusing on overweight, overcomplicated, boring-to-drive, ugly cars — that it produced vehicles that rightfully deserved the “Ultimate Driving Machine” title. They were simple, well-engineered and put driving first. They used to combine practicality with fun in just the right proportions. They don’t any more. This Pontiac does. So do the Cadillac CTS, the CTS-V, the G8 GT, the Corvette and the best car in the world, the ZR1."
"So where does BMW come into this? There was a time when — before exclusively focusing on overweight, overcomplicated, boring-to-drive, ugly cars — that it produced vehicles that rightfully deserved the “Ultimate Driving Machine” title. They were simple, well-engineered and put driving first. They used to combine practicality with fun in just the right proportions. They don’t any more. This Pontiac does. So do the Cadillac CTS, the CTS-V, the G8 GT, the Corvette and the best car in the world, the ZR1."
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Pictures just don't do the G8 justice IMO. The angles always make it look like a bigger car than it really is. I pulled up to one in traffic last week and the car is dead sexy and could easily be mistaken by someone for a BMW type car if the were not paying attention.
The G8 is simply a beautiful car with the right ingredients. IMO if the Camaro was not coming out, the G8 would be my next choice in an automobile.
The G8 is simply a beautiful car with the right ingredients. IMO if the Camaro was not coming out, the G8 would be my next choice in an automobile.
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G8s really are great cars, it's too bad they're not selling that well or getting more mainstream publicity. I don't think I've seen a single local advertisement for one (although perhaps they're still in tight supply around here). I know a lot of people don't like RWD in cold climates, but with Stabilitrak, LSD, and winter tires, this thing will go anywhere. In fact I'd be willing to bet it will outperform your average FWD car on all-seasons, which is what most people are used to driving.
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and this pretty sums up how i feel about BMW
So where does BMW come into this? There was a time when — before exclusively focusing on overweight, overcomplicated, boring-to-drive, ugly cars — that it produced vehicles that rightfully deserved the “Ultimate Driving Machine” title. They were simple, well-engineered and put driving first. They had solid, well-built black plastic interiors, manual transmissions and pretty big engines driving only the rear wheels. They don’t any more.
