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Good or bad... I dont know, but pic they show is fugly 02.gif
on a side note this article mentions the return of the el camino! WTF!?
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/02/its...to-will-return/
on a side note this article mentions the return of the el camino! WTF!?
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/02/its...to-will-return/
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^ lmao..this time though if Ford brought the Pinto back I think theyd be smart enough not to let it catch fire if you get bumped from the back. lmao.gif
I dont like the GTO concept..i think they should just let it go. Bringing back the el camino and camaro is just crazy too. I dont know what GM is thinking..it seems like they are trying too hard.
I dont like the GTO concept..i think they should just let it go. Bringing back the el camino and camaro is just crazy too. I dont know what GM is thinking..it seems like they are trying too hard.
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Lol. If I'm not mistaken, that orange 2009 GTO concept is the one that GM was working on before they decided to can it for the Aussie Monaro instead.
The "Statesman" is basically a stretched luxo Holden Commodore over here. The Commodore is the family saloon that is the basis of our Monaro (GTO).
Also, the "El Camino" that is based off of the Holden ute has already been done within the last couple of years by someone in the States. I saw it in a magazine once. It was basically a GTO ute (small pickup).
GM's forward thinking is looking very backward at the moment, it would seem.
The "Statesman" is basically a stretched luxo Holden Commodore over here. The Commodore is the family saloon that is the basis of our Monaro (GTO).
Also, the "El Camino" that is based off of the Holden ute has already been done within the last couple of years by someone in the States. I saw it in a magazine once. It was basically a GTO ute (small pickup).
GM's forward thinking is looking very backward at the moment, it would seem.
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I thought all that hub bub was canned after using hte Aussie car for the GTO so I figure that will be the main thing for a bit unless sales continue to dip drastically, and as far as talk for the El Camino (HAHA) and the Camaro . . well I thought this was old news as the concept is already been passed around and altered fit production possibilities of cars today and will be manufactured should Dodge get their Challenger built should room free up in the plants. American retro muscle is what they are hoping for with success (cough cough) of the new mustang. You could see this coming in 99 or such when they decided to can the Cougar, Camaro and Firebird. They want to try the mustang approach and creat cheap muscle. More motor and cheap plastics since the import cars are looking at the same idea but with factory turbo's on four bangers at the same price range. The camaro has to have success before they will even consider a Firebird concept. Cougars would be a WAY DOWN THE LIST idea should retro go into full effect.
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The GTO will return? Then what the hell is the already returned GTO?!
When GM/Pontiac makes crappy decisions like taking a Holden and re-badging it to look absolutely squat like the old GTO, why don't they have ANY sense whatsoever that maybe the key to selling a car is to make it nice, and respectful to an older generation.
?????????? Stupid GM. They never think straight. DUH of course if you rebadge a car and mistake it for a muscle car it's not really going to sell! Why is it always people on the forums who do actually think straight. Why don't we design cars so we can take all the bullshat crafts these crappy designers put out and make some good use of some good engineering?
Stupid dumb f*cking owners thinking they drive GTO's "Hey man I'm driving a GTO!". My Tiburon could be badged as a GTO and I'd be saying I drive a muscle car. Mental cases...
When GM/Pontiac makes crappy decisions like taking a Holden and re-badging it to look absolutely squat like the old GTO, why don't they have ANY sense whatsoever that maybe the key to selling a car is to make it nice, and respectful to an older generation.
?????????? Stupid GM. They never think straight. DUH of course if you rebadge a car and mistake it for a muscle car it's not really going to sell! Why is it always people on the forums who do actually think straight. Why don't we design cars so we can take all the bullshat crafts these crappy designers put out and make some good use of some good engineering?
Stupid dumb f*cking owners thinking they drive GTO's "Hey man I'm driving a GTO!". My Tiburon could be badged as a GTO and I'd be saying I drive a muscle car. Mental cases...
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not sure what to believe...this article says it has been discontinued....
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...ct=newsletter08
Pontiac will drop the GTO this year
Jamie LaReau
Automotive News / February 21, 2006 - 10:08 am
DETROIT --General Motors has told Pontiac dealers that it will discontinue the GTO coupe at the end of this model year. GM will make the last deliveries of the vehicle to dealers by the end of September, sources close to Pontiac say.
GM will produce 10,000 to 12,000 more GTOs before dropping the nameplate, one source close to the situation says. Last year, Pontiac sold 11,590 GTOs compared to 2004 when it sold 13,569. That's a 14.6 percent drop.
When Pontiac launched the GTO in 2003, it projected 18,000 annual sales. The vehicle was criticized for bland styling, and some fans of the original GTO complained that it lacked nostalgic styling cues.
"For the remaining life of the car, it simply wasn't worth the engineering expense or effort to re-certify it as an '07 for a very limited run, when we could continue selling them as '06s," says a source close to GM who is familiar with the program.
The GTO is built on a rear-wheel drive architecture from GM's Holden division in Australia. The present model is going out of production as GM constructs the new Zeta RWD architecture, says the source. There is no replacement coupe planned at this time and because of the strong Australian and weak U.S. dollar, the GTO had to be priced thousands over where GM originally wanted it -- in the mid-twenties, the source says. "It never did as much volume as we had hoped," the source says.
The GTO suggested retail price starts at $31,990, including shipping. One GM source says, "the 2005 and 2006 were pretty well sold out, and sales were especially strong in areas of GM weakness, like Southern California. It's a shame it has to go -- for now."
Another source says that GM has indicated that it would like to have another vehicle in that "space" in the future.
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti...ct=newsletter08
Pontiac will drop the GTO this year
Jamie LaReau
Automotive News / February 21, 2006 - 10:08 am
DETROIT --General Motors has told Pontiac dealers that it will discontinue the GTO coupe at the end of this model year. GM will make the last deliveries of the vehicle to dealers by the end of September, sources close to Pontiac say.
GM will produce 10,000 to 12,000 more GTOs before dropping the nameplate, one source close to the situation says. Last year, Pontiac sold 11,590 GTOs compared to 2004 when it sold 13,569. That's a 14.6 percent drop.
When Pontiac launched the GTO in 2003, it projected 18,000 annual sales. The vehicle was criticized for bland styling, and some fans of the original GTO complained that it lacked nostalgic styling cues.
"For the remaining life of the car, it simply wasn't worth the engineering expense or effort to re-certify it as an '07 for a very limited run, when we could continue selling them as '06s," says a source close to GM who is familiar with the program.
The GTO is built on a rear-wheel drive architecture from GM's Holden division in Australia. The present model is going out of production as GM constructs the new Zeta RWD architecture, says the source. There is no replacement coupe planned at this time and because of the strong Australian and weak U.S. dollar, the GTO had to be priced thousands over where GM originally wanted it -- in the mid-twenties, the source says. "It never did as much volume as we had hoped," the source says.
The GTO suggested retail price starts at $31,990, including shipping. One GM source says, "the 2005 and 2006 were pretty well sold out, and sales were especially strong in areas of GM weakness, like Southern California. It's a shame it has to go -- for now."
Another source says that GM has indicated that it would like to have another vehicle in that "space" in the future.