Died before its time
The Pontiac G8 GXP’s all-aluminum 6.2-liter V-8 is rated at 415 for both horsepower (at 5900 rpm) and lb.-ft. torque (at 4600 rpm).
Pontiac is one of four American brands recently discontinued. In theory, it was GM’s performance brand. We’ll miss cars like the G8, GTO and Solstice GXP; we wish we could erase the Aztek from our memory (as did Pontiac, no doubt).
