With the 2008 Pontiac G8 sure to be a hit when it’s released early next year, Pontiac shows us the G8 GT SEMA Edition; even more of a head-turner than the standard G8. The bright orange paint isn’t for everybody, but it certainly gives it a unique appeal. The orange carries over inside, onto the leather two-tone seat inserts (very cool,) the instrument panel, and the door panels.

The G8 GT SEMA Edition carries the same 362 horsepower V8 found in the production G8 GT, and will also have the same 6-speed automatic transmission with DSC. The show car sports unique 20″ wheels, but the production model will only have a maximum of 19″ wheels on the GT. Continue Reading…

The beloved Pontiac Grand Prix is getting ready to retire. Serving America strong since 1962, the Grand Prix covered the mid-size sedan segment, even up to the “personal luxury car” segment for a strong 46 years, beginning with the help on John DeLorean (yes, the creator of the time-traveling DMC-12.) But it’s time to relax, old buddy. Your new, younger replacement is here - the Pontiac G8.

We witnessed the unveiling of the G8 at the 2007 Chicago Auto Show, and the response was amazing. People just seem to love it, and I’m sure it won’t have a problem selling. Here are some details on the G8 when it hits streets in early 2008: Continue Reading…

Here’s the second part of the 2007 Chicago Auto Show Update. Be sure and view Part 1 if you haven’t yet. Continuing on, here is an overview of the Auto Show. Don’t worry, only the coolest cars are listed here, nothing boring In Part 1, I went over some of the major concepts and unveilings that the manufacturers had for us. In Part 2 I would like to continue on, starting with this beautiful concept:

Mazda didn’t do much at this years show, other than showing off the Ryuga Concept at their display.

The Ryuga is really cool looking in person, but it’s really hard to see it’s nice curves in photos. The Ryuga is simply a design concept, meant to show you the direction Mazda is facing in the design of its new vehicles. The Ryuga shows this well with its curvy, nature-inspired lines.

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The last true muscle car of its generation rolls off the line in Australia by Holden. The Pontiac GTO was a beast of a car, but was expensive. And let’s face it, it looked kind of boring, at least before 2006. The performance was far from boring though; the car traveled from 0-60 mph in 4.7 seconds and was powered by a 400hp V8. That’s fast, but not quite fast enough to justify the $33,290 price tag, not to mention very few incentives. Bye-bye GTO.