At least it is a V8! So it makes the right sounds.
I must admit, when I came back from Europe a few months back i'd reverved a Calais with Hertz. They gave me a G6E instead. It was a heaps better car to drive than the VE Calais with the awful V6 in it. I always complain that hire company VE's don't drive half as good as my old V2 CV8, at least the G6E was closer. Give it a V8 and nicer suspension and it would be a good car.