Pontiac's Grand Prix GXP gets more cylinders

[AccordDriver92]

That noise you hear from California is burbling from the quad exhaust outlets of Pontiac’s hottest Grand Prix in nearly two decades—the 2005 Grand Prix GXP. The GXP’s 5.3-liter, 290-hp, 325-lb-ft V8 is Grand Prix’s first V8 since 1987.

So why did The General premier this new muscle at the California International Auto Show in Anaheim? It must be that eco-friendly fuel-sipping “Displacement on Demand” technology hidden under the GXP’s hood. DOD cuts off four cylinders during low-load conditions, improving the performance sedan’s fuel economy by an estimated 12 percent.

GXP goes on sale next spring, priced slightly higher than the 2004 Grand Prix Comp G’s $28,700 base price. Look for more on Pontiac’s GXP plans in next week’s AutoWeek.

-Autoweek.com

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5.3 with 290 horses and 325lb-ft....Good. All of that routed through the front wheels...bad .

They should have made it AWD if not Rwd.

[Jree$e]

Originally Posted by 5.0

5.3 with 290 horses and 325lb-ft....Good. All of that routed through the front wheels...bad .

They should have made it AWD if not Rwd.

....im not a big fan of the new pontiac styling....

[divinewisdom]

Originally Posted by 5.0

5.3 with 290 horses and 325lb-ft....Good. All of that routed through the front wheels...bad .

They should have made it AWD if not Rwd.

how bad is the torque steer on this thing going to be?

[dodolaje]

ahahahahha and u know why acura goin AWD.... i watch the new ford 500 ad in TV... hahahaha they offer FWD and AWD.. while the other cars all spinning and lose control... damn the ad remind me of the sudden snow storm in NYC and i saw many RWD cars drive SOOO BLOODY slow and some of them were stuck in the snow ahahahahah onli me and a new maxima driving pretty fast in dat snow.even the NYPD patrol car didnt dare to drive faster than 30 miles AHHAHAHA

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Originally Posted by divinewisdom

how bad is the torque steer on this thing going to be?

With 325lb-ft of tq, i don't think i wanna know :eek.

2 more cyl is good, but it's worthless without 2 more drive wheel . This car needs AWD bad.

[LuDe_AzN_rAcEr]

the outside makes me wanna barf. it looks so fugly imo. all that power going to the front wheels,