Pontiac G8 GT Loses Title Of “Most Powerful Car Under $30k”
The Pontiac G8 GT has everything that consumers are looking for in an affordable car; speed, horsepower, and a comfortable, spacious interior. The MSRP on this Pontiac is $29,995. Pontiac is confident in their 2008 model and is telling consumers that it is not only a bargain but also the “Most powerful car starting under $30K.”
But the company will have to ditch that ad campaign with the 2009 model as prices for a G8 GT will now begin at $31,360, or some $1,365 more than the previous year. Some of the cost is due to more standard luxuries like XM Radio, but at least part of the increase can be blamed on those familiar culprits of a weak U.S. dollar and rise in material costs. Still, we would’ve thought some of the car’s cost was trimmed by ditching the oversized auxiliary gauges for the car’s battery charge and oil pressure.