2005 Galaxy Silver Grand Prix GXP
Sticker price: $33k
Price paid was invoice minus $3500 rebate and GM card earnings of $1500, for a total of: $25.7K
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Published Performance:as of 9/05
0 to 60 mph=5.7sec.(Car and Driver)
1/4 mile=14.3sec@98mph (Motor Trend)
Top speed=143 mph (Car and Driver)
Braking,60 to 0 mph,ft=119 (Motor Trend)
Lateral acceleration,g=.85 (Pontiac)
EPA fuel economy, mpg city/highway=18/27
My actual 1/4mile and 0-60 mph times using a g-tech meter
Grand Prix GXP:
- 5300 V-8 engine with Displacement on Demand technology
- High-performance Hydra-Matic 4T65E four-speed electronically controlled transmission with TAPShift
- GXP-specific exterior styling, including front fascia, rear fascia, rocker extensions and badging
- Polished 18-inch forged aluminum wheels and performance W-rated tires
- Reduced ride height
- Bilstein gas-charged struts and higher-rate springs
- High-performance four-wheel disc brake system with aluminum calipers, 12.7-inch vented and cross-drilled front rotors and 12-inch vented and cross-drilled rear rotors
- GXP-specific interior appointments, including gauge faces, and door sill plates
5300 V-8 features:
- Aluminum engine block with cross-bolted main bearing caps
- Aluminum high-flow cylinder heads similar to the 6.0-liter LS2 V-8
- Full-floating pistons
- Lightweight, three-piece friction-welded composite intake manifold
- 10:1 compression ratio for fuel-efficient performance
- Unique camshaft designed to accommodate DOD technology
- Electronic throttle control integrated with new engine controller
- GM Oil Life System to minimize required oil changes
- Iridium-tipped spark plugs for 100,000 mile service
- The 5300 V-8 engine is mated to a high-performance Hydra-Matic 4T65-E electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission with standard TAPShift. The transmission is strengthened to handle the prodigious torque of the V-8 engine.
My previous Trans Am WS6, and Grand Prix GTP
- 5300 V-8 engine with Displacement on Demand technology
- High-performance Hydra-Matic 4T65E four-speed electronically controlled transmission with TAPShift
- GXP-specific exterior styling, including front fascia, rear fascia, rocker extensions and badging
- Polished 18-inch forged aluminum wheels and performance W-rated tires
- Reduced ride height
- Bilstein gas-charged struts and higher-rate springs
- High-performance four-wheel disc brake system with aluminum calipers, 12.7-inch vented and cross-drilled front rotors and 12-inch vented and cross-drilled rear rotors
- GXP-specific interior appointments, including gauge faces, and door sill plates
- Aluminum engine block with cross-bolted main bearing caps
- Aluminum high-flow cylinder heads similar to the 6.0-liter LS2 V-8
- Full-floating pistons
- Lightweight, three-piece friction-welded composite intake manifold
- 10:1 compression ratio for fuel-efficient performance
- Unique camshaft designed to accommodate DOD technology
- Electronic throttle control integrated with new engine controller
- GM Oil Life System to minimize required oil changes
- Iridium-tipped spark plugs for 100,000 mile service
- The 5300 V-8 engine is mated to a high-performance Hydra-Matic 4T65-E electronically controlled four-speed automatic transmission with standard TAPShift. The transmission is strengthened to handle the prodigious torque of the V-8 engine.
My previous Trans Am WS6, and Grand Prix GTP