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12-20-2003, 03:48 AM | #1 | |
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2004 GTO - What do you think?
What do you think of the new 2004 Pontiac GTO? Although it is Australian, it is truer to the original than the current Chevy Malibu or Impala will ever be. Still, is it that much better than the old Camaro / Firebird? What do you think?
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Well I didn't care for it to much originally. However, I recently watched the Austrailian 24hrs Highlights. After seeing the 2 holdens come in 1,2 and pushing hard all the way to the finish I was sold. I still have one one real complaint for the new GTO, the name.
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Re: 2004 GTO - What do you think?
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Re: 2004 GTO - What do you think?
Interesting observation that the 2004 GTO doesn't say Pontiac anywhere on the exterior - just like the last Oldsmobiles. Hope that isn't a sign of things to come.
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Re: 2004 GTO - What do you think?
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Being here in Oz I can tell ya the new GTO from the Manaro platform is going to be a sweet ass ride. Its the same hp as the Camaro and the Firechicken but just imagine a more refined ride. I'll tell you it drives freaking great... It like one of those cars you drive and dont realize your doing 90. Is it better or worse than the Firechicken and Camaro??? I just say its different. I like them all. Guys get a chance look at the HSV stuff the GTO here is 285KW which is 380 hp not bad for a car out of the box.
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I've just seen it.
As far as the name I must agree with blue02r6, they could have chosen a different one, it looks way too much like a Grand-Am, but longer. The GTO should never be forced to look like anything but a GTO, if their going to call it GTO it needs it's own personallity. Like I say just a little more creativity guys.
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12-22-2003, 03:30 PM | #9 | |
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Wait till 2007. The GTOs will be redesigned using a different platform, and built in the States. As for the '04, '05, and '06, they will be rather boring but look for more musclular touches to be added in the next 2 years.
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Merging Threads
I am merging this thread with the existing 2004 GTO thread.
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Re: 2004 GTO - What do you think?
I wish they took kind of a similar approach as Ford with the 2005 Mustang. I like how it has the 60's muscle car look to it (unlike the current Mustang), yet is also kind of futuristic and sporty looking. I really don't like how they keep the muscle car names, and make the cars look like something your grandma might be driving. I'm glad ford is going back to the old Muscle car look, and I hope chevy and pontiac do this with the Monte Carlo, GTO, etc, etc.
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Well, considering the original Pontiac GTO was just a dressed up Tempest that hauled @ss, I'd say that looking like the Grand Prix doesn't hurt the modern interpretation.
In fact, when you line up the GTO with its adversaries in the class (Mazda RX-8, Infiniti G35 coupe, BMW 330Ci, Chrysler Crossfire, Mercedes Benz SLK320) you see that it's quite distinctive and attractive versus the others. I think you naysayers are putting too much emphasis on "different" and too little emphasis on "attractive". Remember the styling direction Pontiac was taking before Bob Lutz decided to strip the cladding and build the GTO. Should this be the GTO? I think not.
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01-02-2004, 02:42 AM | #15 | |
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They're just using the name to sell the car. I think it sucks.
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