Perhaps those of us stewing over a $35,000 price tag for a G8 GT should read this:

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Your Commodore SS V-Series

* Recommended Retail Price (RRP) of the vehicle includes GST and Luxury Car Tax (LCT) where the RRP of the vehicle is above the LCT threshold of $57,123, but does not include dealer delivery and government charges, or the cost of any options and any fitting and labour costs for dealer fitted options. Optional factory fitted options and dealer fitted options do not include LCT. However if the total price of the vehicle (including the cost of options) is above the LCT threshold, recalculation of the RRP of the vehicle including options is required. Pricing for body kits and spoilers are for primed parts only.


Commodore SS V-Series 6L/6-speed automatic with Active Select $54,490.00 RRP*

Key Standard Features 270kW, 6.0 litre Generation 4 Alloy V8 engine
Electronic Stability Program (ESP®) incorporating ABS, EBD, EBA and TCS
19" alloy wheels (4)
Dual zone climate control air conditioning
Colour-coded instruments

Colour Nickel Metallic $400.00 RRP*

Trim Onyx Leather Inserts No additional cost

Cluster Redhot/Onyx No additional cost

Factory Fitted Options Satellite Navigation - Turn-by-turn $1,290.00 RRP*

Dealer Fitted Accessories
NB. Fitting and labour
not included in RRP 19" x 8" ´Veloce´ alloy wheels $1,399.00 RRP*
Alloy faced pedals - auto $236.50 RRP*
Carpet floor mats - ´SS´ branded $107.25 RRP*
Auto leather wrap gear selector $75.35 RRP*
Sports steering wheel - Onyx $401.50 RRP*
Alarm upgrade package $462.00 RRP*
Holden Assist Ultra Telematics $2,189.00 RRP*

Total price: $61,050.60 RRP*

Who's been whining? The G8 is a good car for the price. They forgot to add decent colors to choose from and a couple options people would gladly pay over the $30k GT MSRP. $35K for a GXP sounds about right.