The Pontiac G8 has arrived!

The 2008 Pontiac G8 GT sports sedan"The best Pontiac since the GTO!"

The wait is now over for perhaps the most anticipated sports sedan from Pontiac in more than two decades! Our first G8 sedan is here and more are on the way! If you haven't heard the buzz about the new G8, we're not sure where you've been. If you haven't seen the innovative ads on television (remember the '80s arcade game "Spy Hunter"? Or how the G8 stacks up against the BMW 5-Series, ala "Book of Car"), we figure you must not watch television either. But most importantly, if you're not impressed by Pontiac's new flagship sedan, then we're not sure you have a pulse.

This full-size sedan will knock your socks off. It's a stunner in the looks department with its clean, sophisticated lines and sharp European styling cues to be sure. But it'll pack a major wallop in the performance discussion with the GT's 6.0L V8 that churns out 361 hp! Oh, did we mention it's rear-wheel-drive like a serious performance car should be?

For 2008, there are two versions: a standard G8 and the G8 GT. Both look almost the same and even run on the same suspension package. The G8 comes with GM's impressive new 3.6L V6 that powers the 2008 Motor Trend Car of the Year Cadillac CTS, among many other GM vehicles. The V6 is no slouch offering 256-horsepower and a 5-speed automatic with a sport shift mode and a manual shift mode and a 17 mpg city/25 mpg highway rating.

But to be honest, the G8 GT is getting all the limelight. The 361-hp V-8 and 6-speed automatic with manual mode and a 15/25 rating is the model that everyone is talking about.

Hurry up, our first G8 -- a V6 powered version with leather and more -- was one of the first 888 off the Australian assembly line and sold in a week to probably the best owner you can imagine (more on that later).

But in early April we got our first first Bright Red GT, and a gorgeous Black GT too -- another 888 car, no. #180 to be exact. Only 30,000 G8s are to be built this model year. Dave Gill Pontiac GMC is happy to get six G8s. That's right six. As is our way, we are not selling them for more than MSRP like many other dealers do and have done with the GTO and the Solstice.

There's tons of information online about this exciting new car.

Here's a few links to some resources we've found online. Watch this space for more links.

Dave Gill Pontiac GMC G8 inventory

Comparison Test: 2009 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV vs. 2008 Pontiac G8 GT (MotorTrend.com, May 2008)

FIRST PLACE: PONTIAC G8 GT : Fast, smooth, roomy, athletic. You can't beat the rear-drive layout-or the window sticker. One of the great driver's-car values on the road today.

Pontiac's Great G8 (BusinessWeek, May 12, 2008)

"General Motors' new Pontiac G8 GT surprised me as much as any car I've ever reviewed. I was expecting a mundane family vehicle. What I experienced was a tight, well-built, rear-wheel drive sport sedan with speed and handling."

Edmunds.com Inside Line: 2008 Pontiac G8 Buzz Station (Edmunds.com, January 2008)
Home to oodles of info about the G8 -- photos, comparos, reviews, videos.

"Rattle off the specs of the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT and you'd swear you're talking about BMW's new M3 sedan."

2008 Pontiac G8 Full Road Test: Pontiac Reinvents Itself (Edmunds.com InsideLine, Feb. 21, 2008)

"The 2008 Pontiac G8 GT is the best Pontiac since John Z. invented the GTO. No, not that GTO. The first GTO in 1964. You know, the one Ronny and the Daytonas immortalized in song. The one that started the whole muscle car thing. No, we're not kidding.

Pontiac G8 is a rompin', stompin' good time (USAToday.com, February 2008)

"It seems far-fetched to aver that the G8 is the equal of BMW's 5 Series. But it's far enough down that road that you could argue yourself into one. Especially if you like interior space, of which the G8 has gobs."