Farewell GTO

[Schmallz]

Its official, Pontiac is cutting the GTO. The last models will be delivered in september.
Now Pontiacs only RWD car will be the Solstice and those are a limited production(make more you idiots). The problem with the GTO is that it didn't look like the classic GTO, don't get me wrong, the 6.0 liter can run with the
M3s no problem, it is a great car, it looks awesome, except for the back, Pontiac would have sold a lot more if they designed one from the ground up.
Thats pontiacs problem, not designing their own cars. The Vibe is a Matrix, and the GTO is a Monaro. The Vipe sucks i don't see why they even bothered, i have ridden in one and there are no arm wrests, what the hell how am i supposed to relax with out my arm wrests.
Now Pontiac says it wants to be the American BMW with performance across the board, then they better start converting all their cars to RWD and give them a lot of gitty up.
Look foreward to a new Pontiac flag ship in 2009, if Chevy makes a new camaro, the pontiac will probaly be a firebird or another, more agressive GTO.

One last thing, if GM isn't planning on any high performance family cars then they might as well declare bankrumptcy (i think thats how you spell it).

[mclaren_crazy]

bankruptcy

[coolieman1220]

i coulda told u all this before they made the new GTO

[nopassn]

good riddance... you shouldn't use a retro name without some retro styling cues, especially not on a muscle car icon like the GTO. Also, an Austrailian GTO - blasphemy!

[h00t_h00t]

I think GM have dumped the monaro outside of Australia, because its no longer available in Britain either.

[shadesMC]

i always liked the new GTO, but thats probably because

1. i'm not old enough to be able to compare it to a REAL GTO
2. it's the closest i can get to an HSV Coupe

[baddabang]

I hope they go with the transam rather then the firebird.

[clutch-monkey]

I think GM have dumped the monaro outside of Australia, because its no longer available in Britain either.

its vice versa - holden has stopped production (they don't want to make any more, worn tooling etc) so exports are stopping

i always liked the new GTO, but thats probably because

1. i'm not old enough to be able to compare it to a REAL GTO
2. it's the closest i can get to an HSV Coupe

i'm curious to know if any american GTO owners have actually swapped HSV kits/front fascia onto their cars, actually.

[Classic Anycar]

What about this body style? It's the 1999 GTO concept. Looks much better than the current one.

[clutch-monkey]

What about this body style? It's the 1999 GTO concept. Looks much better than the current one.

hahahahahahahaha i don't see what you mean
that car is a joke, like its from a cartoon

[rev440]

Its about time that cars ugly. They had the right idea behind the car with high horse for not a high price but its ugly. I wish it woulda worked out for them it seems like a good car but with mustangs selling like crazy because they look better and are cheaper. So basically a better desighn could have made all the difference. Plus its a pig

[nota]

hahahahahahahaha i don't see what you mean
that car is a joke, like its from a cartoon

Eew thats excessively yuck. Looks like a cheap old hooker - lots of wrinkles, all tits & no bra

[Fleet 500]

What about this body style? It's the 1999 GTO concept. Looks much better than the current one.

Well, it doesn't look anything like the real GTO's. Like the one below (a 1970 455).

[nota]

. Also, an Austrailian GTO - blasphemy!

Lots of supposedly 'real' GTOs weren't built in America, including this one

[sunk]

Their prices must be down for now-a good time to buy one.

When do we see a M5 competitior?