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Pontiac G8 Single Generation

2008–2009 · Zeta (VE Commodore) · sedan

Rebadged Holden VE Commodore on GM's Zeta platform. 3.6L LY7 V6 (256 hp), 6.0L L76 V8 (361 hp) in the G8 GT, and the 6.2L LS3 V8 (415 hp) in the 2009-only G8 GXP. RWD only. 5-speed auto on V6/GT; 6-speed Tremec TR-6060 manual standard on GXP. First RWD V8 four-door Pontiac since the 1986 Bonneville. ~38,700 total US sales before GM killed Pontiac in 2009.

Watch out: LS3/L76 cars do NOT use a flat-bottom oil pan compatible with US-spec GM bell-housing patterns — common 'LS swap' tax: bell-housing pattern alignment and starter geometry differ from US LS sedans, complicating manual conversions. Otherwise mechanically solid; Holden-specific interior parts are increasingly hard to source.