2008 Pontiac Grand Prix: The Final Model Year

This record's own dek states that 2008 was the final Grand Prix model year, with the base 3.8 V6 and the GXP's own LS4 V8. This record's own overview states that the compiled engine tables list a 3.8-liter V6 at 200 hp and 230 lb-ft and the 5.3-liter LS4 V8 at 303 hp and 323 lb-ft for 2008, both SAE net as compiled with no rpm given; it also states that no model-year production figure was found, and that US calendar-year 2008 sales of all Grand Prix were 8,636, per GoodCarBadCar's aggregator table.^1,2

This record's own keyFacts section states that the 2008 spec sheet lists only two models, the Grand Prix with the 200-hp 3.8-liter V6 and the GXP with the 303-hp 5.3-liter V8 with Active Fuel Management, both with a four-speed automatic, and that the EPA likewise lists only those two configurations for 2008, with the GT trim absent from this record's own final year of coverage.^3,4

This record's own production section carries two rows: 8,636 US sales for calendar year 2008, and a 265-unit calendar-year 2009 row, both credited to automakers and the Automotive News Data Center and explicitly noted as calendar-year sales rather than model-year production; a note states the 2008 figure was not reconciled with GM's own releases, and a second note states plainly that no 2008 model-year production figure was found in a published source. This record's own unpublishedLeads and conflicts sections are both empty for the year, closing out this subject's own corpus with the final 265 cars sold in the calendar year after the model year ended.²

This record's own prices section carries six MSRPs from three separate pontiac.com captures, with destination not stated: a November 5, 2007 capture giving $22,555 for the sedan and $29,555 for the GXP; a January 1, 2008 capture giving $22,610 and $29,610; and a January 12, 2008 capture giving $22,960 and $30,075, tracking a gradual rise across the three snapshots for both trims.

This record's own engines section carries the two entries matching the overview, the 3.8-liter standard on the base Grand Prix sedan and the LS4 5.3-liter V8 with Active Fuel Management standard on the GXP. This record's own transmissions section lists a single entry, the four-speed electronically controlled overdrive automatic, the only transmission for the year, with TAPshift paddle controls and two EPA vehicle records covering the two engines.^1,3,4

This record's own options section itemizes a Special Edition Package with body-color grille inserts, fascia extensions, side aero channels, stainless dual-outlet exhaust and 17-inch 18-spoke Midnight Silver wheels, restricted to Crimson Red, Ivory White, Black, Liquid Silver Metallic or Dark Slate Metallic paint; a Sport Package; a Preferred Package, Premium Package, Security Package and Sun and Sound Package; and a list of dealer-installed accessories from 17-inch forged polished wheels and a front-end cover through a headrest DVD system with late availability, custom spoiler, interior trim kits and all-weather mats.³

This record's own paint table lists ten colors, and this record's own interiors section carries a single entry, the Premium Package's own leather-appointed heated front bucket seats. This record's own specifications section carries a single entry, an approximate 17-gallon fuel tank, 16.0 cubic feet of trunk space, five-passenger seating and a 1,000-pound maximum trailer weight across all models. This record's own performance and identification sections are both empty for the year, leaving no period road test and no series or body-style code on record for the last Grand Prix model year.³