Grand Prix, trying to trash talk the monte
#1
03-12-2012, 07:31 PM
Grand Prix, trying to trash talk the monte
So this weekend, was cruising with a buddy. Took off pretty quickly from a light, and settled in at the speed limit @ 45. Pretty quick a Grand Prix fly's by me at probably 65 with like 5 guys in it hanging out the windows and such. We stopped at the next light, and they started talking crap. I was like really, in a grand prix? I'm uncertain the year, but know it wasn't a gtp or anything like that..and the passenger said like you have much better, and then asked me how much hp I had or if I even knew, I replied 340 guessing its around there with cai and resonator delete and new mufflers. He then said that's not much higher than 295.
I laughed and said whatever (thinking this number was high, but not knowing for certain), then the light changed and they turned. Got a pretty good chuckle out of the whole thing, especially after my curiosity got the best of me and I looked up the hp on gp's. All of the 6th generations at best put out 240hp, and that was gtp's. The SE models ran 175 and the gt @ 200.
Anyways, thought the whole situation was rather comical, and now I know, and will definitely laugh if anyone tries to say they are even close to a monte, especially in a stock grand prix. Should have asked him to race and then see how he felt about that 295
I laughed and said whatever (thinking this number was high, but not knowing for certain), then the light changed and they turned. Got a pretty good chuckle out of the whole thing, especially after my curiosity got the best of me and I looked up the hp on gp's. All of the 6th generations at best put out 240hp, and that was gtp's. The SE models ran 175 and the gt @ 200.
Anyways, thought the whole situation was rather comical, and now I know, and will definitely laugh if anyone tries to say they are even close to a monte, especially in a stock grand prix. Should have asked him to race and then see how he felt about that 295
#3
03-12-2012, 07:48 PM
Should have asked him how many v8 montes you see on the road and how many grand prixs you see on the road lol
#4
03-12-2012, 08:04 PM
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The last many years of Monte and Grand Prix were all W-Body platforms with the same drive train options for the most part (may have been some differences, but I'm not thinking so). Is it really worth the "rivalry"?? If both are v8 equiped cars, they are probably the SAME v8 drive train. It's like arguing with yourself in the mirror....
#5
03-12-2012, 08:07 PM
According to cars.com. Up to 2003, the Grand Prix had the same hp as the 2000-2005 Monte Carlo. In 2004, the Grand Prix topped out at 260 hp. But in 2005, they had 200 hp, 260 hp, and a 303 hp V8 versions.
For many years, Pontiac was marketted as GM's performance division. Many people use that marketting tactic to talk sh*t about GM cars from other divisions. Sometimes the numbers backed up the claim, but not all the time. Often times, the "performance" aspect was purely visual. The Pontiac version of a car looked sportier.
For many years, Pontiac was marketted as GM's performance division. Many people use that marketting tactic to talk sh*t about GM cars from other divisions. Sometimes the numbers backed up the claim, but not all the time. Often times, the "performance" aspect was purely visual. The Pontiac version of a car looked sportier.
#6
03-12-2012, 08:14 PM
Say taz do you know the hp on a 2008 grand prix? 3800 series III,i looked it up and it said 225hp but i thought that was the tq and the hp was 200,if anyone knows please correct me if im wrong lol
#8
03-12-2012, 08:30 PM
I'm going by cars.com. They say the 2008 had a 200hp 3.8 litre V6 with 230 lb-ft of torque. And a 303 hp 5.3 litre V8 with 323 lb-ft of torque.
