Overview & Reviews

The 2009 Pontiac G8 receives standard XM Satellite Radio across the board, and the high-performance G8 GXP makes its debut, featuring a detuned version of the Corvette's V8 along with a sportier suspension and an optional manual transmission. Also, the dorky Atari-style oil/battery gauges atop the center stack have been removed.

• Sharp handling, firm but compliant ride, muscle-car power with either V8, spacious rear seat, sets a new Pontiac standard for interior design and quality.

User Reviews:

Showing 21 through 30 of 179.00

• 

  Not Perfect but Fun - 2009 Pontiac G8
  By mike - February 5 - 5:03 am

  Fun car for relatively cheap money. about $28K for a $35k sticker car. Looks sporty yet classy. If you dont like compliments or random questions from strangers at gas stations about the car, dont buy one! To the person who complained about the OVERSPEED "ding ding" at 70mph, take 30 seconds to look in your owners manual and another 15 seconds to shut it off. Its not hard! I hated the "ding" just from the ride home from the dealership and shut off the overspeed when I got home. Winter tire and wheel package are a MUST if youre in the snowbelt. Drove the summer tires in a small storm while waiting for mail order snowtires. Yikes! All in all, quality is not BMW grade but the performance is.

• 

  Not perfect, but glad I bought it - 2009 Pontiac G8
  By Scott - July 2 - 11:06 pm

  Great handling, good ride, nice looking car, draws a lot of compliments. Gas mileage averaging about 18 mpg in mostly city driving. Nice steering feel, decent stereo. Two problems so far at about 10,000 miles. Bad gas cap, no big deal. Developed a vibration in steering wheel at about 8000 miles. Dealer said its the cylinder deactivation (active fuel mgmt) system transitioning from 4 to 8 cylinders and there is no fix for it yet. Went to a tuner and he turned the thing off and retuned to run on super unleaded and reprogrammed transmission shift pts. Car runs better than new and my mpg is about the same or even a little better. That vibration was driving me crazy.

• 

  A winner too late for Pontiac? - 2009 Pontiac G8
  By kd - November 9 - 9:40 pm

  Reality demanded I spend less than originally planned for a new car. I am very happy to have chosen so much car for the money. The GT looks cool, drives tight and has the most comfortable front seat of my better cars (TL, 300M, Aurora, Legend). I can mention some constructive improvements others have documented, but with research, you know these before you buy, such as the weak sound system, lack of some amenities and weird controls. The only issue after 2 months besides still not having the second set of keys lost by the dealer, is an annoying vibrating noise randomly coming from behind the glove box. We will see if it can be addressed by the dealer before commenting on GM build quality.

• 

  Love it but lacks common features - 2009 Pontiac G8
  By costeld - October 24 - 10:22 am

  Fast, comfortable and smooth ride on poor roads. Very quite cabin. Responsive steering. Good brake performance. Very supportive seats. Distinctive styling. Solid clutch and transmission. Good consistent power. Nice exhaust note. Head turner (thats a Pontiac?).

• 

  Beautiful car one concern - 2009 Pontiac G8
  By Cassandra Brown - July 24 - 3:43 am

  I have had this car for a week now love it. This is my first American made car. Very fun and quick car. What attracted me to this car was it put you in the mind of a BMW and not only that its a pretty red car but the fact is it was not many on the road which could be a bad or good thing but my thought was it would a good thing because it stands out from all the other cars and it does just that. People are always take a second look and comment on how beautiful my G8 GT is.