Hey guys I am trying figure out how fast these things are? Has anyone raced them? A guy I work with just bought one and I wanna talk s*** but dont wanna get shown up.. Haha. No, but for real any body know anything about the new ones??? He got a 2007 i believe. Thanks guys!!
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How fast are the GTPs???
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Karma_hunden
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- '04 protege, then '05 mazda 3i, then '06 MS6 GT, now '10 RX8 R3
i dont exactly know. But I wouldnt talk smack...-->http://videos.streetfire.net/search/gtp+vs+mazdaspeed/0/7a4a331e-53d5-458f-ad2a-98ee016ae395.htm
Depends on the year GTP ...
I rented a 2007 Grand Prix a few weeks ago with the supercharged 3.8 liter (260 hp) It had serious pull in lower gears and at part throttle, but the Speed6 was definetly faster all around in a WOT scenerio. If I can recall correctly, Motortrend did a 6.5 0-60mph and a 15 flat quarter mile time. For the record, the 3.8 supercharged was the old GTP engine up until this year when they switched to the 5.3 V8. However, the older GTPs were 2 door and considerably lighter. The new GXPs with the V8 do a 5.7 sec 0-60 and a 14.3 quarter mile time.
However, from experience at the track, these supercharged motors can be made very fast with simple tuning, or changing the supercharger pulley. And this is one of GM's bread-and-butter engines, and there is alot of aftermarket.
I think it would really come down to a driver if one were to race these, as the Speed6 driver would have to not miss a gear, and shift perfectly as opposed to the automatic trans in the GTP which would be dead on.
Some links - 2007 GXP - Caranddriver http://www.caranddriver.com/features/12240/2007-pontiac-grand-prix-gxp.html
2004 GTP - motortrendhttp://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0304_2004_pontiac_grand_prix_gtp
I couldnt find any links to earlier ones.
Hope that helps.
I rented a 2007 Grand Prix a few weeks ago with the supercharged 3.8 liter (260 hp) It had serious pull in lower gears and at part throttle, but the Speed6 was definetly faster all around in a WOT scenerio. If I can recall correctly, Motortrend did a 6.5 0-60mph and a 15 flat quarter mile time. For the record, the 3.8 supercharged was the old GTP engine up until this year when they switched to the 5.3 V8. However, the older GTPs were 2 door and considerably lighter. The new GXPs with the V8 do a 5.7 sec 0-60 and a 14.3 quarter mile time.
However, from experience at the track, these supercharged motors can be made very fast with simple tuning, or changing the supercharger pulley. And this is one of GM's bread-and-butter engines, and there is alot of aftermarket.
I think it would really come down to a driver if one were to race these, as the Speed6 driver would have to not miss a gear, and shift perfectly as opposed to the automatic trans in the GTP which would be dead on.
Some links - 2007 GXP - Caranddriver http://www.caranddriver.com/features/12240/2007-pontiac-grand-prix-gxp.html
2004 GTP - motortrendhttp://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedan/112_0304_2004_pontiac_grand_prix_gtp
I couldnt find any links to earlier ones.
Hope that helps.
Insignificant
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I had a '99 GTP. I had a DP, u-bend removed, 3.4 pulley & CAI on it. It ran high 13s
1killercls said:The only thing is..It will always be a PONTIAC. (rofl2)
If they keep producing cars like the GTO and G8 with stout motors and nice interiors, then its all good with me.
69RMSP said:A friend of mine has a 07 GXP white 6 speed. Nice sporty family cars if you ask me.
I'm almost 100% that the newer GTP's eg 07 are natural aspirated 260 horse v6.
LinuxRacr said:That would be Holden's contribution I believe.
Exactly. They are not "Real" Pontiacs.
Chicoloco said:tbh, i look to pontiac as the american zoom zoom car company.
I somewhat concur, although I think it takes more than badge engineering to make make a Zoom-Zoom experience - Rebadged Cavaliers, Malibus and Impalas make not good performance cars
G6's, Solstice's and G8's do however.
I just puked in my mouth a littleChicoloco said:tbh, i look to pontiac as the american zoom zoom car company.
pontiacs are GAY! if you have to put that big of an engine in the damn thing just to make it move, there is something wrong with your engine. gtps are supercharged 3.8L, can you imagine how much power that would make if any company but pontiac made that big of an engine! yet pontiac can make it and its not any faster than an msp, in my opinion, thats terrible engineering. plus the thing looks like puke.
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3.8L is small for an american car
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