Pontiac G8

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automobile model mid-size car sedan

The Pontiac G8 is a rear-wheel-drive performance sedan, based on the Australian Holden Commodore, that served as Pontiac’s modern V8-powered flagship before the brand was discontinued.

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Pontiac G8 (performance role, partial) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model ⓘ
mid-size car ⓘ
sedan ⓘ
assemblyLocation Elizabeth, South Australia ⓘ
assemblyPlant Holden Elizabeth plant ⓘ
basedOn Holden Commodore ⓘ
surface form: Holden Commodore VE
bodyStyle 4-door sedan ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Australia ⓘ
discontinuedReason Pontiac brand closure ⓘ
doorCount 4 ⓘ
drivetrain RWD ⓘ
engineOption 3.6 L LY7 V6 ⓘ
6.0 L L76 V8 ⓘ
6.2 L LS3 V8 ⓘ
flagshipRole Pontiac performance flagship ⓘ
fuelType gasoline ⓘ
horsepowerRange_hp 256–415 ⓘ
introducedAt Chicago Auto Show ⓘ
introductionYear 2007 ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Pontiac ⓘ
market North America ⓘ
marketedAs performance sedan ⓘ
marketPosition mid-size performance sedan ⓘ
modelYears 2008 ⓘ
2009 ⓘ
notableFeature V8-powered variants ⓘ
independent rear suspension ⓘ
sport-tuned chassis ⓘ
parentCompany General Motors ⓘ
platform GM Zeta platform ⓘ
predecessor Pontiac Bonneville ⓘ
Pontiac Grand Prix ⓘ
productionEnd 2009 ⓘ
productionStart 2007 ⓘ
relatedModel Chevrolet Lumina SS ⓘ
Holden Commodore ⓘ
surface form: Holden Commodore SS

Holden Commodore ⓘ
surface form: Holden Commodore VE

Vauxhall VXR8 ⓘ
soldUnderBrand Pontiac ⓘ
successor Chevrolet Lumina Coupé ⓘ
surface form: Chevrolet SS
topTrim G8 GXP ⓘ
transmissionOption 5-speed automatic ⓘ
6-speed automatic ⓘ
6-speed manual ⓘ
trimLevel G8 GT ⓘ
G8 GXP ⓘ
G8 base ⓘ
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive ⓘ

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GM Zeta platform → notableModel → Pontiac G8 ⓘ
Pontiac → notableModel → Pontiac G8 ⓘ
Pontiac Bonneville → successor → Pontiac G8 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pontiac G8 (performance role, partial)
Pontiac Grand Prix → successor → Pontiac G8 ⓘ