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When I think American versus German language, I usually ponder the essence of a V8 Corvette Z06 racing downwards a dorsum road, hot on the heels of a Porsche 911 GT3. Or I retrieve of a Corvette in a dead heat with an E92 M3, going from straight to straight and both breaking their rear-ends out through each hard plough. Simply that is sports cars. These days, there is a whole other type of back route racing going on.

Pontiac has recently brought on the market their G8 GT with 361hp and 385lb-ft of torque coming from a half dozen.0L V8. They reckon their motorcar is better than the BMW v-series for less coin. I'm sure you accept seen the current advertisement for the new G8 versus the BMW 5er. Merely is it really the car that they say it is? Well, allow's wait at the facts.

The G8 GT is a truthful muscle car with 4-doors. It will haul itself to threescore in only 5.3s and while still weighing in at a rather robust 3995lbs. That alone is an amazing accomplishment. And, where the BMW 5-Series is amazing in its pursuit of perfection for the dollar, the G8 tries to be but every bit good for under $30,000. Swell I would say for a big heavy American automobile.

Finally, Pontiac have made themselves a great blend of performance with office before form. Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention that this ane is rear-wheel drive. This is a first for Pontiac in a long time. The Chiliad Prix is a front-wheel drive, and pretty much every motorcar since the original GTO has been front-cycle drive as well. In fact, the just car that Pontiac currently makes with rear-wheel bulldoze is the Solstice. So, this than, is a great achievement for them.

The BMW 535i and 550i are both extremely nice and fast sport luxury cars. The BMW 550i makes due with a rather pocket-sized iv.8L V8 making 360hp and 360lb-ft of torque, while the 535i makes 300hp and 300lb-ft of torque from its 335i derived twin-turbo I-6. The 550 tips the scales at 3968lbs in automatic course, with the 535 weighing a lot less at 3703lbs in motorcar trim as well.

Where the G8 may be fast for its size and rather comfortable, the BMW 5-Series is the top of the line. So while Pontiac may think it's doing its new car justice by attacking "The Ultimate Driving Machine," they may actually be hurting themselves. See, not many cars try and question the reign of the BMW's, at least not until recently. The Cadillac CTS has been trying to challenge the BMW 5er's as well lately. The automotive magazines take non fed into this, as they still examination it against the BMW 3-Series.

Let us besides remember that Car and Commuter tested the BMW 550i dorsum in 2007, and came upwards with a five.2s 0-60 fourth dimension. This is not fifty-fifty the electric current 2008 550i that has a revised sport suspension and much quicker reacting automatic gearbox, along with much more beautifully sculpted lines. Car and Driver also believes that the new 535i will hitting threescore in 5.2s as well, since the 535xi that they last tested did it in 5.4s.

Let's talk quick horsepower and operation numbers here between the 535i and the G8 GT real quick. The 535's twin-turbo inline-6 makes 300hp at 5800 rpm and 300lb-ft of torque from 1400-5000 rpm. This is in comparison to the G8 GT that makes 361hp at 5300 rpm and 385lb-ft of torque at 4400 rpm. So the BMW makes 61 less acme power 300 rpm later, and 85 less height torque all over the range. The 550i is still even more confusing when it makes 360hp at 6300 rpm and 360lb-ft of torque at 3400 rpm, and withal manages to be faster. Confusing stuff.

Still though, you can't count the G8 out. At least it is trying to concur its ain. But, its ain isn't much match for two BMW's that perform almost identical to i another. I adopt the BMW v-Series all twenty-four hours long. I personally oasis't driven the G8 GT yet, and I plan to before long, I still remember the v is a totally different car, for a totally different customer. BMW is only alee of the competition, peculiarly when they competition is even so trying to be every bit good equally BMW's that are x years old. But, it is ultimately up to you guys to make up one's mind. BMW 535/550i versus the Pontiac G8 GT muscle saloon. Which ane would you lot rather accept?

Commodity by Josh from RawAutos.com

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