The New GTO

[MPTheory]

The old GTO was kick ass.  I don\'t know why they made it look all curvy and stuff.  They should have made it vintage.

Originally posted by MPTheory
The old GTO was kick ass.  I don\'t know why they made it look all curvy and stuff.  They should have made it vintage.

thats why isaid that they should\'nt have named it the GTO .

this car has been around in Australia for a while its called the Monaro over there. then they exported the car to the middle east and badged it as a Lumina SS coupe, in order to complete the Lumina model range.
basically GM just wanted to trick people into thinking that their getting a car holding the Proud GTO name when all it is, is a different car badged as a GTO.

u know gm would\'ve been better off marketing this car in the US


costs is a bit less than the vette.

Well how much is it?  I bet many Americans are thinking why buy this when you can buy a faster, better handling, better looking Vette?  If the price is right I\'m sure it will see it\'s fair share of buyers (and hopefully aftermarket support).

oops, sorry i confused the prices of the HSV GTO (not the same as the pontiac GTO) with the HSV Coupe 4  the coupe 4 is actually way more expensive than a vette at about 70kUSD.  the GTO is about 50+kUSD.
the reason there so expensive is that they are fully customized versions of their stock counterparts. fitted with performance parts.
again sorry bout the mistake.

My dad had an old GTO man I wish they would have been original and came up with a new body style all pontiacs cars have the same general concept which is rather ghey if you ask me. I mean you see a corvette you know its a corvette from the original to the new because they keep some things to it even if it looks nothing like the other it still has that feel and look of a corvette, same with the Mustang minus the late 70\'s and 80\'s. They could have gave it a nice vintage new look like chrysler has been doing for sometime.

IMO GM should have just released the Holden Monaro in the US as a Holden Monaro, or at least a Pontiac Monaro or something, because the new GTO is essentially just that. I think there would have been quite a bit of interest for a Monaro in the US if it had of been marketed properly. The Hoden Monaro CV8 is an excellent car and I think US buyers would have seen that. The only real problem is US design restrictions and such, as well as left hand drive which is pretty easy to fix.

I find it funny that a classic American muscle car like the GTO is now essentially an Aussie car thats being built and designed in Australia.

If they really wanted to resurrect the GTO badge, they should have had a whole new car to do it. It just seems like some idea some guy in a suit had.

Originally posted by ##RaCeR##
IMO GM should have just released the Holden Monaro in the US as a Holden Monaro, or at least a Pontiac Monaro or something, because the new GTO is essentially just that. I think there would have been quite a bit of interest for a Monaro in the US if it had of been marketed properly. The Hoden Monaro CV8 is an excellent car and I think US buyers would have seen that. The only real problem is US design restrictions and such, as well as left hand drive which is pretty easy to fix.

I find it funny that a classic American muscle car like the GTO is now essentially an Aussie car thats being built and designed in Australia.

If they really wanted to resurrect the GTO badge, they should have had a whole new car to do it. It just seems like some idea some guy in a suit had.

You\'re right! The bean counters had a hand in this and I think the release of the Monaro would have been a better choice. This car will sell because of the GTO name and power but it\'s a disappointment for those who like vintage  American muscle.

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Originally posted by Tyrant
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oh and did i mention that this car does 0-60mph in 5.3 secs :eek: .

hey you sure that first pic isn\'t from gt4? It has jaggies in it!:eek:

Boring looking IMO

I\'ll take my Vette engine in a Vette.