This One-of-a-Kind Pontiac G8 CST was originally a Pontiac G8 GT given to famed car designer Neil Tjin by General Motors in 2008.

For those unfamiliar with Neil Tjin’s previous works, the West Coast designer has built a number of high-performance Japanese cars including a R34 Skyline sedan with a RB26DETT GT-R engine as well as a carbon-fiber wrapped 240SX. GM asked Neil Tjin to create a Pontiac G8, like no other, so it could tour the country at the SEMA industry trade shows, and make people want to buy a G8, knowing they could make it whatever kind of car they dreamed it to be.

Tjin created a one-of-a-kind G8 CST, built together with California’s Unique Fabrication and features a special Webasto twin-vent sunroof. The car’s exterior is finished in a PPG blue-gray paint scheme and inside there is diamond-stitched two-tone (red/black) leather as well as a Focal audio speaker system with custom subwoofers. The resulting product looked like a corvette was mated with a BMW 5-series.

Unfortunately, Pontiac disappeared, and this left only a handful of Pontiac G8's out there, with this particular G8 having features that none of the others have.

The most amazing feature of this car which you can see (and hear) is the Vortech Supercharger. Vortech made only made one supercharger kit for the G8 and this car has it.

The list of enhancements and upgrades for this car can all be found on the web. What you may not find out is that $30,000 worth of parts and labor was put into this car (on top of the car's base value). You have the have the chance to purchase this car at only a fraction of what it's worth and appraised for.

Before Neil sold the G8, he made it "street driveable" by having the air lift suspension, sports/racing seats (and bar), and promotional stickers removed.

Eibach sport lowering springs were installed as well as the OEM factory passenger and drivers seats. Of course the upholstery on the OEM factory seats matches the $10,000 custom interior that amazed the crowds at the SEMA shows.

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Pontiac Firebird in latest Generation Gap scrap

Tue, 30 Sep 2014

Generation Gap is mining the Lingenfelter collection again this week to compare two very different interpretations of the Pontiac Firebird. An original 1968 example goes toe-to-toe with a 2010 Lingenfelter Trans Am to see whether the old man or the modern re-imagining takes the crown.
Being from the Lingenfelter collection, both cars are absolutely immaculate. The '68 packs a Pontiac 350-cubic-inch (5.7-liter) V8 with a claimed 320 horsepower and some classic, muscular style with a hood-mounted tach. Plus, it's painted in an understated shade of green that you don't usually see.
In the other corner is Lingenfelter's pumped-up take on the classic shape based on the modern Camaro, and this is just one of six concept versions ever made. It wears an eye-catching, vintage-inspired livery of blue with a white stripe package. Under its shaker hood is a 455-cubic-inch (7.5-liter) V8 with a reported 655 hp and 610 pound-feet of torque.

Lutz says Washington killed Pontiac, next G6 was to be ATS derivative

Tue, 29 Oct 2013

How many people think Buick or GMC should have gotten the axe instead of Pontiac? You can't see it, but I'm raising my hand. Autoweek reports that former Vice Chairman of GM, Bob Lutz, has indicated that things didn't have to end up the way they did.
"The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.'"
In a talk given at the Petersen Automotive Museum for the Inside the MotoMan Studio series, Lutz says "The Feds said, 'Yeah, how much money have you made on Pontiac in the last 10 years?' and the answer was, 'Nothing.' So, it goes. And when the guy who is handing you the check for $53 billion says, 'I don't want Pontiac, drop Pontiac or you don't get the money,' it doesn't take you very long to make up your mind." Lutz even added that the next-generation Pontiac G6 would have benefitted from the rear-wheel-drive platform of the Cadillac ATS. How awesome would that have been?

GM recalling 778,000 Cobalts and G5s, six deaths reported

Thu, 13 Feb 2014

General Motors has announced that it will be recalling 778,562 compact cars after six people were killed in accidents, partially due to the airbags' failure to deploy. An issue with the ignition switch is causing the airbag issues, as well as causing the engine and other components to shut off without warning. The recall covers the 2005 to 2007 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007 Pontiac G5. (Note that the Cobalt pictured above is a 2009 model.)
According to a report from Automotive News, a number of factors can cause the ignition to switch out of the run position, including weights on the key ring, rough or bumpy roads or other "jarring" events. Any of these situations could lead to some vehicle components not functioning properly.
There have been five fatal front-impact crashes that took the lives of six people, although as a GM spokesman noted, all five of the crashes happened off road and at high speed. In each of these cases, though, the lack of airbags wasn't the only lethal factor - alcohol and failure to wear a seat belt also played a role. Outside of the fatal accidents, there have been 17 other crashes where airbags didn't deploy. It's unclear if any of these crashes were caused by the engine shutting off.

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