The 2009 G5 Sport Coupe is engineered to offer excellent performance without sacrificing fuel economy or durability. The Pontiac G5 delivers a powerful yet fuel-savvy ECOTEC 2.2L 4-cylinder engine which produces 155 hp and offers up to an EPA-estimated 37 MPG highway.
| G5 COUPE | G5 GT COUPE | |
| Appearance Package fog lamps; body-color, body-side moldings; trunk cargo net; and chrome exhaust tip | Optional | Not Available |
| Fog lamps: halogen | Optional6 | Standard |
| Spoiler: rear; body-color | Standard | Standard |
| Engine: ECOTEC 2.2L DOHC four-cylinder with Variable Valve Timing (VVT) and 155 hp | Standard | Standard |
| Brakes: front disc/rear drum | Standard | Not Available |
| Brakes: antilock, front disc/rear drum | Optional7 | Not Available |
| Brakes: antilock, front/rear disc | Not Available | Standard7 |
| Remote vehicle starter system8 | Optional | Optional |
| StabliTrak Electronic Stability Control System | Not Available | Standard |
| Suspension: Touring | Standard | Not Available |
| Suspension: Sport-Tuned | Not Available | Standard |
| Traction Control: all speed8 | Optional9 | Optional |
| Transmission: five-speed manual, Get rag | Standard | Standard |
| Transmission: four-speed automatic, electronically controlled with overdrive | Optional | Optional |
| Air bags:10 driver and right-front passenger, dual-stage frontal; includes Passenger Sensing System | Standard | Standard |
| Air bags:7 head-curtain side impact for front and rear outboard seating positions | Standard | Standard |
| OnStar:1 with Safe & Sound Plan (standard for the first year) | Standard | Standard |
| Tire Pressure Monitor (excludes spare tire) | Standard | Standard |
| Bluetooth® wireless technology for select phones | Optional11 | Standard |
| Driver Information Center: outside temperature indicator, warning messages and programmable menu features | Standard | Standard |
| MY LINK Package: OnStar with the one-year Directions & Connections Plan (standard for the first year), XM Radio2 with 12 months of service, Bluetooth® wireless technology for select phones and AM/FM stereo with CD/MP3 playback and USB port | Optional | Not Available |
| Sun and Sound Package: power sunroof and seven-speaker Pioneer® premium sound system | Optional9 | Not Available |
| Front, Ebony cloth buckets, adjustable head restraints and manual recliners | Standard | Standard |
| Leather-appointed, heated | Not Available | Optional |
| Rear, 60/40 split-bench with trunk pass-through | Standard | Standard |
| AM/FM stereo with CD/MP3 playback, Radio Data System (RDS)12 and input jack for iPod/MP3 player | Standard | Standard |
| AM/FM stereo with CD/MP3 playback, RDS,12 input jack for iPod/MP3 player and USB port | Optional11 | Optional |
| Seven-speaker Pioneer® premium sound system with amplified tweeters and rear subwoofer | Optional9 | Standard |
| XM Radio:13 with three trial months | Standard | Standard |
| 15-inch steel with full bolt-on covers | Standard | Optional |
| 16-inch machine faced aluminum | Optional11 | Not Available |
| 17-inch painted-aluminum | Not Available | Standard |
| Spare tire and wheel | Optional | Optional |
| Tire inflation kit: includes inflator and tire sealant (no spare tire) | Standard | Standard |
| 16-inch Wheels | Ground Effects Package |
| 17-inch Wheels | Interior Trim Kit |
| 18-inch Wheels | Spoiler Kit |