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Old 08-21-2008, 11:34 PM
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found it on youtube. did not see it posted here im gonna post over in clubgp also and see who the owner is if he is a member of the site.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqCwmqADoik


and do not get depressed by the initial pull of the lightning. the g8 keeps impressing me more and more.
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Danm that thing moves out pretty good for what it has done! I would love to have one
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Saw that one over at SVTP a few days ago. Not bad. The G8s are definitely impressing me. Can't wait to see how ridiculous the GXP is gonna be.
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Very cool race. Those G8's are awesome cars. +1 on the GXP being awesome...unless it's the pontiac equivelent of the GT500KR
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Originally Posted by ScreaminRedZ
Very cool race. Those G8's are awesome cars. +1 on the GXP being awesome...unless it's the pontiac equivelent of the GT500KR
Hey man, the GT500KR pulls 1.00g on the skid pad!!!! WOAHHHH!!!!!! *(with a couple "tweaks")

Bite me, Ford. Drop about 500 pounds from that GT500 and then you can brag about something when it actually performs how it should for the power it makes.
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it would be very funny if the G8 GXP winds up out performing the gt500
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Seems like a lot of that win was the aero advantage. That lightning is a rolling brick.
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Originally Posted by GXPPOWER
it would be very funny if the G8 GXP winds up out performing the gt500

Thats not going to happen. 430 hp and how much weight???

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Just saw its only 402 hp and over 4000 pounds. Says it will do 0-60 in 4.7 seconds and the 1/4 in 13.0 @ 108 mph. Where have I heard those specs before?
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Originally Posted by PewterScreaminMach
Hey man, the GT500KR pulls 1.00g on the skid pad!!!! WOAHHHH!!!!!! *(with a couple "tweaks")

Bite me, Ford. Drop about 500 pounds from that GT500 and then you can brag about something when it actually performs how it should for the power it makes.
that thing preforms good but they are over price.
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G8s don't seem to live up to the whole "FASTEST car under 30k" but that's just my opinion
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Drove one the other day... it was one of the most comfortable and quickest factory vehicles I've driven.
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Originally Posted by 02anti_vnm
G8s don't seem to live up to the whole "FASTEST car under 30k" but that's just my opinion

Its agood thing they didnt claim it to be the fastest and claimed most powerful.
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haha in the quarter that would have been a damn good race

i'd say the L is what impresses in that vid. more weight, worse aero, same or lower power and it stays close in the 1/4.




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