With initial thoughts of comparing the Pontiac G8 GT to “an aspiring superstar with a compelling presence, a Frankenstein flat-top and bolts on either side of the neck”, Daily News auto correspondent Josh Max didn’t lead us to believe that his Pontiac G8 review would be very positive.
Despite its “unfashionable but thoroughly satisfying” pushrod engine, generic yet speedy-looking body, bizarre yet functional interior, and Escalade-esque MPG, Max quickly bonded to the Pontiac g8 GT like “an adopted puppy”.
On the outside, even though he initially considered the G8 to have generic styling, Max confesses that the G8 is a pure looker thanks to its front quarter panel side markers, quad exhaust pipes, and 18 inch wheels and the non-functional hood scoops.
Like most of us, he wasn’t fond of the “very prominent bright-red center display of your battery and oil status, with graphics straight out of 1981 Atari”…thankfully these gauges are absent in the 2009 Pontiac G8 and he was perplexed that nav is not available. Even though you can use OnStar for turn-by-turn, we would also like to see visual GPS included in the G8. In the mean time, you can always consider the Azentek Atlas.
All in all, his “blood-red” (Liquid Red 62U) Pontiac G8 GT is like “three cups of coffee.” Pontiac is selling “fast” and that’s exactly what you get with the Pontiac G8 GT.
[Source: NY Daily News]