R.I.P GTO

harrisonfiveo · Feb 23, 2006

Ha ha mustang KO'd another GM parts bin

Killercanary · Feb 23, 2006

I saw that announcement yesterday too. Its a shame, GM had a great opportunity to make the new GTO what it really deserved to be and they blew it horribly. COmpetition is always a good thing for the consumer and having something on the market to compete with the mustang would have been better than not having it.

Yobi1Kanobi · Feb 23, 2006

i agree with killer its not a good thing to have no competion becuz it doesnt motivate ford or any other car maker to make a better product.

Black95GTS · Feb 23, 2006

Hey everyone, I have a great idea! Lets stop making the Trans/Am which everyone LOVES, and instead make a new GTO! We'll upgrade everything and then stuff all these awesome performance parts into something that looks like a Grand Am with dual exhaust! People will buy a ton of them and we will crush Ford, the Mustang will never compete!

- Interoffice Memo, President of GM, circa 2001

xr8d302 · Feb 23, 2006

Wow, I didn't know this....anyone have any links on where I can read about it

harrisonfiveo · Feb 23, 2006

...and instead of making an effort just copy a sister car in another country and rebadge it...

Nagash01WS6 · Feb 23, 2006

Why does GM have to ruin all the great nameplates from the past with a "new" version?

You have dodge making badass cars... ford making badass cars... and GM... well... they have a corvette.

AaronG · Feb 23, 2006

Nagash01WS6 said:
You have dodge making badass cars

Well, they do have the SRT-4, which is a great tuner car. The Viper is something most people cant afford and seems to be in a leauge all by itself (price-wise) and the Charger is just Maybe they will redeem themselves with the Challenger

Aaron

Pokageek · Feb 23, 2006

harrisonfiveo said:
Ha ha mustang KO'd another GM parts bin

Huh? mustang ko'd parts bin? What does that mean?

teamgs · Feb 23, 2006

Sold my 94 vert for a new GTO, and the only thing I miss is the convertible top. I will be putting in a moonroof soon.

I agree that the styling is very subjective, many like it and just as many, if not more, hate it. However, it is hard to argue with the ride comfort, the excellent interior, interior room, and the performance. I believe that these are all better in the GTO than in any current mustang. (Save the cobra, which, in stock form, barely nudges out the GTO in the performance category, IMHO)

I really tried to get an 03/04 cobra vert, but I just couldn't get past the dated interior, the noise, and the tiny back seat. (I have a little girl).

Flame away, but this is just one recent ex-stang owner's humble opinion.

Regards,

Gary

WhiteStallionGT · Feb 23, 2006

xr8d302 said:
Wow, I didn't know this....anyone have any links on where I can read about it

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/21/...he-pontiac-gto/ here ya go

It's kinda sad, I like the 05 GTO. They finally gave it some considerable styling compaired to the 04. There are so many up in Northern Va, I thought they were selling like hotcakes. I guess not.

R.I.P GTO

loudpedal99 · Feb 23, 2006

Black95GTS said:
something that looks like a Grand Am with dual exhaust!

Couldn't have said it better. The first time I saw one, I seriously thought "Hey, check out the new Grand Prix. . ."

I don't understand it. How did they not notice how PLAIN it looked???

xr8d302 · Feb 23, 2006

WhiteStallionGT said:
http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/21/...he-pontiac-gto/ here ya go

It's kinda sad, I like the 05 GTO. They finally gave it some considerable styling compaired to the 04. There are so many up in Northern Va, I thought they were selling like hotcakes. I guess not.

R.I.P GTO

Thanks man

WhiteStallionGT · Feb 23, 2006

xr8d302 said:
Thanks man

sorry, bad link, here's the good one

http://www.autoblog.com/2006/02/21/gm-officially-dumps-the-pontiac-gto/

bimmertech · Feb 23, 2006

loudpedal99 said:
How did they not notice how PLAIN it looked???

to me, that is its most admirable quality.

in this day where "edgy", "retro", "whip-tastic", "pimped" i feel it was very refreshing to see a conservative styling show up. after all, conservative styling with big power under the hood is paying homage to the GTO name.

just too bad it did not take.

loudpedal99 · Feb 23, 2006

I see your point ben, and I agree the "pimped" look has gone way too far. Perhaps "plain" styling wouldn't be that bad, but the fact that it looks very similar to the Grand Prix and Grand Am is retarded. They could have made it look DIFFERENT, and still retained clean lines and conservative styling. Oh well, guess it doesn't matter much now, huh?

91LX_5L · Feb 23, 2006

never a fan of them anyways, BRING ON THE CHALLENGER!

bimmertech · Feb 23, 2006

loudpedal99 said:
I see your point ben, and I agree the "pimped" look has gone way too far. Perhaps "plain" styling wouldn't be that bad, but the fact that it looks very similar to the Grand Prix and Grand Am is retarded. They could have made it look DIFFERENT, and still retained clean lines and conservative styling. Oh well, guess it doesn't matter much now, huh?

i hear the complaint about the similar looks to other vehicles and i do agree that it shares a very strong resemblance to the cavalier, gp, etc...

i think the biggest point we are forgetting is the price. MSRP was like $33k

if they made them for 10 years i would have bought a 2005 in 2009, but now every chowder head is gonna think they got a ZL1 camaro and will want way to much for what it is.

Matt--as long as mercedes still owns chrslyer i will never look forward to a new product as it will never have a stick, and for that they must die a most painful death

GRGT1994 · Feb 23, 2006

If you ask me, they screwed the 06 GTO up even worse. In an effort to "spice up" the styling they tacked on hood scoops and mucked up the hood so bad I thought it was damaged on the show car I saw at the Detroit auto show. So good riddance.

nmcgrawj · Feb 23, 2006

I LOVE the interior of the GTO's...i was looking at them at the dealership the other day. Though, i wouldnt ever buy one.

I think Dodge is doing very well with the Charger...its not what a car guy would want, but those things are selling like hot cakes. Atleast around here they are.

If GM cuts the GTO...then i would like to hope they are planning on the camaro...and they need to bring the trans am back. But make the damn things close in price to the mustangs for crying out loud.

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