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Pontiac Grand Prix GXP

The Pontiac Grand Prix GXP reaches 60 mph in 5.13 s (100 km/h in 5.40 s) and covers a standing quarter mile in 13.74 s, tripping the lights at 101.2 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 2.18 s and the eighth mile in 8.88 s, reaching 100 mph in 13.38 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Pontiac Grand Prix GXP Ford Taurus SHO Mk VI

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Down the strip

Standing start Pontiac Grand Prix GXP
0–60 mph5.13 s
0–100 km/h5.40 s
0–100 mph13.38 s
60 ft2.18 s
1/8 mile8.88 s
1/4 mile13.74 s
Trap speed101.2 mph

About the Grand Prix GXP

The 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix GXP is a front-drive naturally aspirated saloon of 1,636 kg with 303 bhp, which works out at 185 bhp per tonne. Front drive caps what it can put down off the line — 60 ft takes 2.18 s — so most of what it has to give arrives once it is already moving. Against the 14,946 cars in the set it is the 2,289th quickest to 60 mph, inside the fastest quarter, and the 7th quickest of the 26 Pontiacs here. Its 101.2 mph trap speed sits about where its 0-60 puts it, so it launches and pulls in roughly equal measure. The simulation is trimmed to 8 of 9 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Pontiac Grand Prix GXP
Year2006
Power303 hp (226 kW)
Kerb mass1,636 kg
Power to weight185 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront drive
Gears6
EngineNaturally aspirated
Top speed143 mph (230 km/h), quoted

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Ford Taurus SHO Mk VI20105.12 s13.67 s101.9 mph365 bhp
BMW 335 xi E9020085.16 s13.73 s101.4 mph302 bhp
Jaguar XE 2.0 P300 30020195.11 s13.65 s100.3 mph296 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Where these times sit

0-60 under 6 seconds3,249 cars0-100 km/h under 6 seconds2,894 carsQuarter mile under 14 seconds2,644 cars0-100 under 16 seconds2,740 carsTraps over 100 mph2,737 carsSlower in the wetevery car, re-runThe cost of altitudeevery car, re-runThe cost of a passengerevery car, re-run
Pontiac 0-60 timesevery modelFastest saloon cars3,808 carsFastest cars of the 2000s5,138 cars
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Questions

What is the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP 0-60 time?
The Pontiac Grand Prix GXP reaches 60 mph in 5.13 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 2,289th quickest of the 14,946 cars in the set.
What is the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP quarter mile time?
13.74 s at 101.2 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 8.88 s and clears the first 60 ft in 2.18 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
How much power does the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP have?
303 bhp and 1,636 kg, which is 185 bhp per tonne. It is front-drive, naturally aspirated, with 6 gears and a quoted top speed of 230 km/h. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What cars are comparable to the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP?
Closest here on pace: Ford Taurus SHO Mk VI (5.12 s), BMW 335 xi E90 (5.16 s), Jaguar XE 2.0 P300 300 (5.11 s). Each one can be raced against the Pontiac Grand Prix GXP in the panel at the top of this page. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Pontiac Grand Prix GXP is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 8 of its 9 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.