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      02-28-2007, 04:50 AM   #1
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Soon to pull the trigger (pics)

The g8 pontiac is out and unfortunately i find the pontiac makeover of our AUSSIE pride holden commodore ss-v to look However our HSV (Holden Special Vehicle ) department in Australia has made an absolute beauty of a car to make me forget about the horrible job pontiac has done with the body kit for the G8.

Here's some pics of my soon to be beast





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      02-28-2007, 05:05 AM   #2
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Looks alright, although RX8+Sentra= HSV 307. hehehe
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      02-28-2007, 05:07 AM   #3
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pics don't do it justice.
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      02-28-2007, 05:13 AM   #4
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Go for it mate. you are so lucky to live in aus . I love Vauxhall


Type: V8
Displacement cu in (cc): 364 (5970)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 420(313) / n.a.
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 406(550) / n.a.
Redline at RPM: n.a.
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Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
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Driveline: Rear Wheel Drive

Acceleration 0-60 mph s: 4.9


BTW: Have you thought about the SS V? The 07 one looks might fine to!
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      02-28-2007, 05:20 AM   #5
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Go for it mate. you are so lucky to live in aus . I love Vauxhall


Type: V8
Displacement cu in (cc): 364 (5970)
Power bhp (kW) at RPM: 420(313) / n.a.
Torque lb-ft (Nm) at RPM: 406(550) / n.a.
Redline at RPM: n.a.
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Brakes F/R: ABS, vented disc/vented disc
Tires F-R: n.a.
Driveline: Rear Wheel Drive

Acceleration 0-60 mph s: 4.9


BTW: Have you thought about the SS V? The 07 one looks might fine to!
Thanks mate
i was going to pull the trigger on a ss-v but i instead decided to go for a GTS
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Fantastic. I reckon u can never go wrong with a LS2 beast
The MRC suspension damping system is pretty wicked to!
How much are the GTS staring at btw?
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Fantastic. I reckon u can never go wrong with a LS2 beast
The MRC suspension damping system is pretty wicked to!
How much are the GTS staring at btw?
they are around $75k (Australian dollars)
MRC= pretty much glued to the road:rocks:
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What do you guys in the US think. Most importantly will any of you be buying a G8 or know of friends or family who have bought one already.
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Pontiac has a long way to go to win back American consumers.
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What do you guys in the US think. Most importantly will any of you be buying a G8 or know of friends or family who have bought one already.
I like it man.
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I want one .
unfortunately the closest you'll get to a HSV GTS is a G8. Unless Pontiac imports our HSV GTS's as something else.
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Is that like a Lumina SS? Kinda looks like it
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Its not the lumina ss, it has the same body but is very different.
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you already have the 335 (soon at least) and i'm jeolous... so i don't feel bad saying my two cents about this car...

i think it looks like a lesbian gto
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you already have the 335 (soon at least) and i'm jeolous... so i don't feel bad saying my two cents about this car...

i think it looks like a lesbian gto
LESBAIN GTO Stay away from the
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