Pontiac imported the Holden Commodore sedan as a replacement for both the mid-size Grand Prix and the full-size Bonneville. Its V-8 powered GT version also filled the performance hole left by the long-departed Firebird and the more recent Holden Monaro-derived GTO reboot.
While the snarly styling was writing checks the basic V-6 powered G8 sedan couldn't cash, the 6.0L version of the LS V-8, dubbed the L76, put out 355 horses in the 2009 GT and gave reasonably spicy performance numbers. New catalytic converters had given the motor a haircut from its 2008 model year peak (361hp) but zero-to-sixty was still a 5.4-second proposition.
Alas, this 2009 Sport Red Metallic G8 sedan marked the end of the road for the G8 and for the Pontiac brand at General Motors. The financial crisis shuttered the Excitement Division once and for all.
This one was snapped with a Nikon 1 V3 and a 1 Nikkor 10-100mm f/4.5-5.6 VR zoom lens in February of 2026.
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