Came in contact with a G8 GT
 

On my way to my parent's house, I was driving through medium traffic and there was this white Pontiac G8 GT that appeared to be taunting me for about three blocks. Due to the amount of traffic, I didn't bite. Now I'm curious as to how my Z would fare against the G8 GT. What do you guys think?

At a 1/4 mile track it's really a driver's race with the advantage going to the Z. The G8 GT's are solidly in the 13 second bracket.

Throw in some twisty turns, and I'd assume the Z would come out ahead.

Obviously. It's a sedan.

So is the Evo ;)

And M3, optionally. :tup:

was just checking out the specs on that car and I was surprised to see that it weighs 4000 lbs. Its also got a 6.0L V8 with 365 hp and 385 tq. and can do 13.7 secs in the 1/4 mile.

Which means if you are not on your game on the launch it could easily beat you. :tup:

guy 1: I drive a high performance car
guy 2: is it a pontiac?
guy1: yes
guy 2: is it a firebird?
guy 1: no
guy 2: then you don't

:roflpuke2:

I had one riding my butt on the highway a few months ago, so I "separated" from him by way of 4th gear. Surprisingly, he hung with me for a lot longer than I thought.

I got a call from my fiance who works as a police dispatcher, and she asked me "Were you just racing a Pontiac on the interstate?" I was SO worried, but it turns out he's one of her coworker's boyfriends that knows I drive the 370z. He called her to say how fast our "little car is". :tup:

I think they come in 5.7L also.

12 bags of groceries > 3 bags. :rolleyes:

The G8 GT only holds 3 bags of groceries? :p

Yeah. I put 12 bags in my Z. Problem was, I couldn't get in, but at least the groceries were in.

My wife's car is a G8 GT, when i got my Z i was very disappointed in how it felt in the tq department. But i guess that's what i get for driving the G8 around for like 3 months while waiting for my Z to come in. And the G8's trunk is huge you can fit 3 dead bodys in there no problem. The Z is still way way hotter but they are both fun too drive. This is the only pic i have of it in my profile.

http://www.the370z.com/members/kaien...ure16639-a.jpg

My is350 is a sedan and I blew the doors off of 2 370z's with 3 different drivers evo, STI, porsche, 350z, built hondas and 240s... dont knock a sedan cause they have 4 doors :gtfo2: it doesnt make that big a difference it comes down to the driver

dont even get me started on the kill list in a straight line :P

It is not a Pontiac - it is a LH drive Holden Commodore, built in South Australia by
General Motors Holden, based on the Commodore VE II platform which is designed in OZ.

This vehicle is also exported to the Middle East badged as Chev Lumina.

If you want to see what the local hot-up merchants do to them, have a look at HSV.com.au - The Official Holden Special Vehicles Website

The latest local incarnation runs 317Kw LS3 with 355mm front brakes, riding on 20" wheels, but they are HEAVY .... ~1800kgs .....

Seen one on my way home from work yesterday, that thing just looks like a fat ass, I dont think i'd have any trouble with my current setup shittin all over it. Straights or twisties, take your pick. Its the latest incarnation of the GTO and I've raced my share of them, favoring me of course :)

Why are you so surprised? It's an American car! :shakes head:

Porsche 914? And wow, you even beat a 240Z? And you blew the doors off two 370Z's? And then you woke up? :gtfo2:

Sorry, but it's not physically possible for any sedan to run quicker than a 14 second quarter mile or do the skidpad any better than .87. ;)

Is the IS350 modded?

I had an IS350 (306hp), and I don't really think it's any faster than my Z. It was still a very fast car though. I miss the Mark Levinson sound system in that thing.

The sound system in every Lexus I sit in is amazing. I got to ride in one of the first SC430's in the U.S. and it had the Mark Levinson sound system. It was amazing.

I want to know who Mark Levinson is and why he installs his stuff in Toyotas.

Mark Levinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/the_more_you_know2.jpg

reading the thread title i thought you crashed into a G8.

waz like so who won? lol :D

Lol I went 7.9 in the 1/8th and 12.6 in the 1/4... Nitrous helps...

False. You went 14.0 in the quarter.

:)

Oh and that was on hankook ventus v12 evo k110s street tires you would find on your moms car... no drag radials, MT's, or Hoosiers.
:tup:

LOL since when would summer tires be on a mom car.

when you live in los angeles and moms drive e63 cls63 isf lambo bentley ferrari :icon14:

Oh yeah... you guys don't know what "snow" is. :hello:

we get rain once or twice a year and everyone crashes like its a god damn smash up derby. :owned: