The all-new
Pontiac G8 rear-wheel-drive sedan, designed and built in Australia, succeeds in every respect. With the 361-hp V8 engine in the GT model, it's the most powerful car you can buy for under $30,000. It still gets 20 mpg on regular fuel. The ride is comfortable at all times, and firm when you need it to be. The handling is precise and up to the task of hard cornering. Its styling is muscular and smooth, and it's roomy inside. General Motors needed a winner, and Pontiac has delivered it for them.
Sam Moses filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after his test drive of the G8 models in Southern California.