'05 GTO Info

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: NFS4
Hmm, this design was somewhat cool....when it was on the '97 Cadillac Catera...and that's basically what it is underneath.

THe Catera is based on the Omega platform which is based on the Holden Commodre...the GTO is on the Monaro platform....I could be wrong, but those two are slightly different.

Anyway, the GTO looks sweet. Clean lines, elegant design. It's the best looking Pontiac out right now.

And with that engine...well...it's awesome. 400hp, IRS, clean design inside and out, nice interior, awesome seats, and decent price. I wish we got it in Canada.

Mechanically, the GTO's layout hasn't changed much from the Monaro's. Both start with a shortened and widened Opel Omega/Cadillac Catera platform, featuring a MacPherson-strut front and semi-trailing-arm rear suspension. The biggest architectural difference between the Monaro and the GTO is the location of the fuel tank, which Pontiac moved from behind the rear bumper to the back of the trunk. This relocation slightly raises the car's center of gravity and diminishes trunk capacity, but, more important, it reduces the likelihood of Pinto-style immolation after a rear-end collision.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: NFS4
Hmm, this design was somewhat cool....when it was on the '97 Cadillac Catera...and that's basically what it is underneath.

Quick, someone pop a Toyota badge on the side, so we can get a more unbiased opinion.

Would it kill them to add a little more style to the thing? Adding a couple of hood scoops and some ground effects doesn't change a thing. It's not as boring as a Camry, but compared to other cars at the same price point, it's rather lacking. The design is more Japanese "restrained" than American "brash"

Hell, gimme a 300C over this thing It'd probably stick with it at the drag strip

But regardless, I don't think that anyone is knocking the GTO for its performance or other attributes (like it's sweet interior), but the styling has been the BIGGEST thorn in its side (that along with poor sales).

http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=06513698
http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=00722535

Slow Goat: Controversial styling, high price hobble initial sales of new GTO

 

[homestarmy]

fugly

 

[boomdart]

That's great, but it still looks like a grand-am

 

[bolido2000]

The hood scoops make the car look tacky.

 

[JackBurton]

Man, that Chevy Cavalier is nice....oh wait, that's not a Cavalier.

 

[Squisher]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Squisher

Originally posted by: NFS4
Hmm, this design was somewhat cool....when it was on the '97 Cadillac Catera...and that's basically what it is underneath.

Quick, someone pop a Toyota badge on the side, so we can get a more unbiased opinion.

Would it kill them to add a little more style to the thing? Adding a couple of hood scoops and some ground effects doesn't change a thing. It's not as boring as a Camry, but compared to other cars at the same price point, it's rather lacking. The design is more Japanese "restrained" than American "brash"

Hell, gimme a 300C over this thing It'd probably stick with it at the drag strip

But regardless, I don't think that anyone is knocking the GTO for its performance or other attributes (like it's sweet interior), but the styling has been the BIGGEST thorn in its side (that along with poor sales).

http://autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=06513698
http://www.autoweek.com/cat_content.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&loc_code=index&content_code=00722535

Slow Goat: Controversial styling, high price hobble initial sales of new GTO

I'll give you that. The syling is bland, much blander then let's say the Trans Am.

But, what would you say if they started putting the ribs (I know, for her) on this thing like the Grand Am?

I still think a 400hp car is cool. Even though I'm not one of you "interior fanboys", it seems to have done well with the interior. And, I think it wouldn't take much to spruce the outside.

 

[UNCjigga]

OMG WTF no more Delco boxy stereo on the center console? FINALLY they got rid of that thing!

The orange button is very strange...

 

[Actaeon]

Ah.....

Beautiful.