Pontiac G8 GT better than a BMW 5 Series?

31 Mar

Posted by Horatiu B. as 5-series

In of the latest video commercials, Pontiac takes a stab at BMW 5 Series. In this particular video, Pontiac is trying to convince the people that their latest G8 GT model is a better buy, from a price and speed point of view.

The Pontiac G8 GT has a base price of $30,000, while the luxurious, but slower, 5 Series starts at $58,500. I have to agree, the video is hilarious and I aplaud Pontiac's marketing department for coming up with this. But, there is no way I would believe the G8 is a better car than the 550i for example.

Look at the engine, the german manufacturer managed to squeeze out 360 ponies from their V8 4.8L, while the american automaker managed to the same horsepower, but from a 6.L engine.

I know that I am little biased and that this is a BMW Blog, but either way, I still have more confidence in the fine german engineering.

Anyway, watch the video, it is worth it though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrvFo2VosO0

3 Responses

Mark

April 3rd, 2008 at 9:40 am
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WHAT a FIRGGING JOKE!!! So what of the Pontiac is cheaper?? Okay, buy that Pontiac with its cheap plastic interior….watch as the value (oxymoron) of that same Pontiac drop 50% when you drive off the dealer’s lot….tell you what…at the end of two years, let’s see which car retains more of its value….

You will NOT catch me screaming down RR 12, FM 1431 or any other twisty road here in central Texas….you WILL find the Pontiac rapped around a tree or upside down in some ditch after some person TRIED to copy the BMW’s the ad is going after…

WOO WOOOOO, funny ad indeed!!!

Cheers,
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Toy Yoda

June 12th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
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The Pontiac motor is more compact and weighs less than the BMW motor and has more torque. Why bring up HP/L when you can also put up HP/Volum and HP/weight which favors the American motor. Such arbitrary arguments in favor of BMW is inane.

And yeah, I own a 6 series.