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Originally Posted by Pooka
When this was a Pontiac GM could almost not give them away. Now that it's a Chevy people are clamoring for them.
My wife drives a G8 GT and it is no Mercedes in its' ride, but the 0-60 in 5.5 seconds is fun. It also gets 25 mpg on the highway at 70 mph, and with the limiter removed it will hit 178 mph.
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I can't help but wonder if timing has a lot to do with it. There's been a bit of a renaissance with the front engine, rear drive cars.
It's pretty amazing the efficiency and power they're able to get out of these modern engines (or even less-than-modern design engines with modern controls). When you think about what you would have to drive back in the 70's and 80's to get 25 mpg, 6 cylinder Mustang II or Camaro, well...blech!