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Motor Trend announced the Class of 2009 for their annual Car of the Year, COTY for short and the list includes two Pontiacs, the redesigned 2009 Vibe, as well as the G8. Here is hoping that they are considering both models of G8 as a series, and not just the V6.
The entire list:
THE CLASS OF 2009:
Acura TL
Acura TSX
Audi A4
BMW 1 Series
Dodge Challenger
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The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP performance sedan is done going through the SAE J1349 dyno testing, giving it its official horse power of 415hp, up from the 400 estimates when the car was first shown at the New York International Auto Show. Torque also gets a bump to 415. The G8 GXP will use a larger dispalcement 6.2 LS3 V8 engine from the Corvette, and yes race fans...a six speed manual transmission will be available for the GXP model along with the standard six speed auto trans. The LS3 is the third engine available for the G8 line up starting with the 261hp 3.6 V6 engine, a 360hp 6.0 V8 engine equiped with the gas-saving Active Fuel Management system.
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