Prior to GXP, Pontiac's Grand Prix performance model was called the GTP. GTP stands for Grand Touring Prototype, and is derived from an IMSA (International Motor Sports Association) class of racing.

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Especially if we’re talking about the 260-horsepower GXP version. I’m sure I’ll get mocked for admitting it again, but I have such a soft spot for pre-recession performance cars from GM.

With Pontiac's new performance GXP designation, you could find Solstice models, the G6, and the short lived G8 also with a GXP trim. In 2007, the Pontiac Solstice GXP increased performance from ...

Rather than the already-admirable 260 hp in the standard GXP, the overboosted engine in this SEMA version delivers a nice round 300 hp and 315 lb.-ft. of torque all the way down at 3250 rpm. Skip ...

The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP will start at $39,995, including $685 destination and freight charges and $1,700 in applicable federal gas-guzzler taxes. Options include a $695 six-speed manual ...

The 2009 Pontiac G8 GXP is just the sort of four-door Corvette Americans have long prayed for, with sharp steering, fabulous response from the four-piston Brembo brakes, exceptionally balanced and ...

Following in the tracks of Chevy's recently announced Equinox Sport SUV is Pontiac's offering, the pumped-up Torrent GXP. Like the Chevy, the Torrent gets GM's 263-horsepower 3.6-liter V-6 hooked ...

The GXP packed a 5.3 LS engine onto the Pontiac's W platform, which was created to house a transverse V6. Because of that, the engine required some mods to fit, including changes to the crankshaft ...

Pontiac GXP: V8 makes a return Scott Olson/Getty Images Regarding the Grand Prix, it had sadly lost it's V8 in the late 80s, but the larger engine did return in the 2005 model.