2008 Pontiac G8 GT Start Up, Exhaust, and In Depth Tour 

this car will always have a special place in my heart. my dad owned one and it was great. everytime i see one on the road i get nostalgic.

My Dream Car. Sad they don't make these anymore.

BRING BACK PONTIAC! DO IT!

Typical GM. Discontinue great cars, make boring cars infinitum.

RIP Pontiac. One of the best car dealers one could ever have.

If I may be 100% honest, this G8 is the best Aussie muscle car to ever set foot on U.S. roads. To my eyes, it looks a LOT better than the GTO which was based on the Holden Monaro. Pontiac to me is still MUCH more a desireable GM brand than Hummer or Saturn (my least FAV).

This car is really Australian. The G8 is a rebadged version of the holden ve commodore, it is built in the same factory in Australia that the holden is built in. GM just imported the body and this car from Australia, and of the steering wheel is on the “correct” side. Aussies know how to make a great car

Just bought a G8 Gt . Love it.

i love this car, and pontiac in general. BRING THEM BACK!

I miss Pontiac but only for this car. Pontiac G8/Holden HVS is the best Pontiac built.

Everybody knows that, it's still one of the greatest cars GM ever made.

Thank you for showing this Holden/Pontiac. I am glad to see you do this video. I have seen other G8 videos, but the tour you gave was informative.

You get some good radio stations out there dam

Just got a ‘09 G6 GT with 60,000 miles(100,000 klms) , cut of the resonator, added a Stage 1 Chip, and waiting for the Cold Air Intake kit. Stock 220 hp, seat of the pants tells me it’s pushing 250 now and hopefully another 10% after CAI added. But it’s a great runner now, can’t wait.

my mom has this exact car but in silver. I LOVE it... i mean, you talk about power. that thing will GO.

When i was 16 I wanted this car so bad!!!

dude was so focused on the radio 😅

Pontiac sure went out with a bang :(

It's unfortunate that the Zeta Platform is going outta production this year... We'll be loosing the SS and the Caprice PPV, while Australia will be loosing several more vehicles like the Commodore. These cars are great! In terms of build quality and performance they definitely challenge that of the Charger and what little rest there is in that market segment.

Nice, It's good to see a well-done review of the G8, especially the GT model.

Thankyou for the great walk around of an 🇦🇺 Australian built car.

My mom has one of these! I love this car!!

RIP in peace, Ponticac.

god i love that exhaust...just gives me goosbumps!! another great vid kyle! good luck w/ the new car when you get it!

that joint bout to run outta gas...Great Car wonder what it would look like in 2017

Thats right, THREE DAYS GRACE! i always watch your vids when im looking into a car, this must be a sign to get this one =]]]]]]]]]]]

It's still a great looking car by today's standards, despite being from 2008. Screw you GM for getting rid of Pontiac!

Ok....dare I ask how much they were asking for this car? My guess is it was somewhere in the $25K range..especially with that many miles on it for an '08!

pound for pound the best american gm sedan in a long time

People are gonna say RIP Pontiac I miss u so much I wish they were brought back

Wow! an early SK04 video! I miss Pontiac :((((

This is my dream car! I drive a 2006 mustang GT and don’t get me wrong, it’s a great car, but it doesn’t even come close to performing and handling as good as a Pontiac G8 GT/GXP

Another great Australian car

Gotta love your pontiac

The best Pontiac ever made.

My dream 4 door already have an 86 trans am but if I wanted a 4 door I'd go with this.

My dream car!

Pontiac G8 Is Also Known As The Holden Commodore In Australia

Nice Australian car Pretty fast and well equipped great value in the USA.

I'm curious about how this car compares to the car that I currently own, same year 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP. (?) And I have already watched his video of an '08 Grand Prix GXP, and he seemed to go into much more detail in that video than this one. A couple of things I saw in this video that I wish my car had were in the back seat area. Rear air vents and a center arm rest that folds up. And doesn't look like the V8 engine is installed sideways in the G8 like it is in the GXP, so I'm guessing this one is rear wheel drive.

Since GM shut down Pontiac i wonder what the insurance on this would be for full coverage

the 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 was assembled in Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia

Nice one, these are extremely rare cars her in the states.

GM should of got rid of ugly Buick and kept Pontiac.

wish gm did the gnx one last time

What does Buick have in their lineup that compares to the G8? Nothing.

Kyle if you ever come across a GXP a video would be great!

It’s the 12th anniversary of the uploading of this video.

My uncle has a g8 and the backseat of this thing is HUGE!

Don't see a lot of them on the road. But when you do it is a eye catcher for sure!

Pls bring this car back

I see these around, here and there. Would totally love to have one, but I just don't have the money yet.

There are some Pontiac g8 gt for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area. I'm going to check out a silver Pontiac g8 gxp later this week.

did the sport package exist for the 2008 model year?

I have the exact same car :) LOVE IT!

nice powerful car with some BMW aesthetics! props to holden for such a classy beast car! in a year or so im selling my Cobalt SS turbo for one of those!

i just picked up a G8 Gt with 67,00 miles on it. There out there guys and gals, and now we can afford them.

It sucks how Pontiac went out of business, My dad has a red GT that will get a new LS.......something stroker....? engine in about a month.

it really sucks that Pontiac is gone... when they left, the only models they made that i really liked on the outside was the g8, the vibe, and the torrent, but i would like to see the pontiac styling integrated on some of the new gm products like the cruze, the malibu, the sonic, the camaro, the equinox, etc...

awesome Aussie Car man... love it.

If you want less than 45,000 miles you are looking at $40,000-$30,000 for a GXP for a Base it would be closer to $25,000. For a base starts at 25,000 and more miles means it goes downward. 100,000 miles would be between 10,000-17,000 dollars, depends on location, who is selling it, condtion etc. The only problem is that these G8's hold their values really well since there are not a whole bunch of them, as well as not being in production anymore.

Still available?

Fantastic car and fantastic video. Also, it has been confirmed by inside sources, the G8 will come back in 2012 as a Chevrolet. It will be based on a revised version of the Commodore that will be lighter and will probably have the new Gen V small-blocks with direct-injection. Problem for me is, I just test drove the G8 GT, and well, I want one, now!

That’s the same year as ZacBaldy’s Breeze Ford FG falcon XR6 turbo.

angryace, LBigJake is right. The GXP is another VE Commodore variant like the G8 and is imported from Australia. HSV here in Australia sold the remaining GXP stock when Pontiac went belly up and Holden still had parts left for the G8 and GXP.

man i really want one of these

im watching this axctly 1 year after it waz uploaded lool!! good job kyle btw got 1 question watz itz retail price for this model?? :))

This is exactly like my dads '08 HSV Clubsport R8 :P

I LOVE this car so much!!!

If you have a pontiac G8GT and love your car and want to see what other G8 owners are doing. check out the FaceBook PontiacG8GT Owners and admirers. They'll be glad to have you :)

Engine is a 6.0L Vortec V8, putting out 365 horsepower at 5300 rpm and 385 ft-lbs of torque at 4400 rpm.

Trust me people this is one of the best cars ever, i own 1 have had abt 30 cars best car ive ever owned

yepp, we know that. You guys are the only people who are still making sexy, powerful four door sedans

Try to find a GXP 6 speed to do a review on.

the transmission on the 2008-2009 Pontiac G8 Transmission 5-speed 5L40-E automatic 6-speed 6L80-E automatic 6-speed Tremec TR-6060 manual

Why didn't the Australian version (VE/WM Commodore) get heated seats?!

@KyreneMiddleSchool , its also the Vauxhall VXR8 in the UK.

Actually it's a 2008/2009 Holden Commodore VE built in Australia and GM just imported the bodies, so they could have a rear wheel drive V8 that they didn't have to build themselves.

To us Aussies what you have there is a VE SS Commodore with a custom grille. I actually prefer the VE body shape over the VF but just couldn't go back to the analog dash and mechanical handbrake....plus all the other goodies the VF SS Series II Redline Commodore brings with it. If you watch the opening scenes to the Starsky and Hutch remake the black SS Ponch drives and trashes (prick) is exactly what I have.... Except the steering wheel is on the correct side of the car.... R.I.P Commodore 🇦🇺

One of the best cars ever produced by the now defunct Pontiac company, from at least an aesthetics standpoint! Just when they finally started with a great sedan, GM had to go and kill the brand...BUMMER...wish it were Buick that had got the boot instead....

That car looks REALLY good in red

Happy 13th anniversary!

6.0L with 361hp is not impressive. 0-60 in 5.1 is not impressive, either. The car has a good base for upgrading and if you add about 150hp, it will move out well, 0-60 in the 4 second range.

Chevrolet revived the G8 as a "Caprice". However, it is only used as a police interceptor. I don't know why Chevrolet doesn't put that into mass production. It was a good car.

Thats a nice car, its kinda sad they stopped making these :(. Nevertheless great video again :D

I love my GT!

Kyle ,I totally agree its very sad that pontiac is leaving us.Shame on you GM. I wwould really love a video of a G6 convertible, esp. the GT . thanks you rock.

@Jmarquez43 wrong! The whole car (with the exception of the engine, some electronics, and the badges) was 100% designed and built in Australia

@ludicer they did and it is called the chevy cruze

c'mon be happy. i know i am. seeing these 16 year old kids with 50 thousand dollar cars. hahaha love you Pontiac. you stopped at the right time

I sat in one of these. Interesting.

There are many in Canada. If your close to the boarder, you can get one cheap.

Why does it remind me of the grand am and Grand Prix in one car

@1bentley4ever Yeah, this body kit is standard on the SV6 Holden Commodore. On the base model "Omega" you just get normal bumpers/styling.

The GTO, G8, and Firebird need to come back.

1:20 Screw Gm for betraying Pontiac

My Grandma Has A G8 In A Beautiful Blue Color

ok now the question i have for you i know the SS is similar to the G8 as well as the holden. They said that Pontiac(badge) was dropped, if i were to buy one of them wouldn't GMC/Chevy still have the parts for this model car as well as the 2009 models.

@TheDOWNSOUTHG Pontiac rebadge of the Chevy actually had some differences, Red gauges on a Pontiac version, and even the likes of G5, if you look at the back, it kinda looks CLEANER than Cobalt junk, by moving the round backup lenz that's on the tail-light in Cobalt down to the licence plate. As a die-hard Pontiac fan, GM just kicked me out by killing my only favorite brand. Unless Pontiac comes back in it's former glory(Without import or rebadge, reskin is ok), No more biz for GM from me.

@TALLboi870 the GT has over 350HP, and the GXP has about 450HP I do believe