GM just released changes to the 2005 Pontiac GTO

[Actaeon]

Sorry, no link. My brother found it, and just told me what changes they announced, but doesn't have the source he got it from off hand. Apparently its pretty new, so no offical announcement yet.

They're going to move to a
400HP LS2 (Same powerplant as the C6)
Bigger brake rotors
Dual exhaust with one tip on each side (opposed to the single sided dual tips config they have now)
Some hood scoops. (Not sure if its an optional hood or standard)

Powerplant, rotors and exhaust sound good. Hoodscoops i'm not quite so sure about. Sure the old GTOs had the scoops, but this car looks nothing like the others. It has that very "clean" look, and I'm not quite sure how an aggressive hood scoop would look on the car. GM usually does a great job with the scoops, so theres a good chance it'll turn out nice.

I'll try and find the source, but my brother visits alot of different boards and sites it'll be difficult to cite the source.

 

[NFS4]

Kiss my Converse!

http://media.gm.com/division/2005_prodinfo/pontiac/gto/index.html

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: NFS4
Kiss my Converse!

http://media.gm.com/division/2005_prodinfo/pontiac/gto/index.html

Thanks for the source!

 

[Chadder007]

I guess they STILL DON'T get that the design is BLAND.

 

[ElFenix]

design still looks like a mid 90s honda

 

[Hans5849]

i really wish GM would super/turbocharge some of their V8's, but its still a kick ass car i can't wait to drive my dads 67' goat

 

I bet GM is really wishing they still had the F-body right now. It would have made a sweet GTO with a comprehensive exterior renovation.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: Hans5849
i really wish GM would super/turbocharge some of their V8's, but its still a kick ass car i can't wait to drive my dads 67' goat

300+HP isn't enough for you?

They really don't need to super/turbocharge the V8s, it makes more than enough power. The LS1/LS2 based engines are great designs.

Everyone says its bland, but I think the GTO looks nice.

 

[Rent]

I <3 the GTO.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: Hans5849
i really wish GM would super/turbocharge some of their V8's, but its still a kick ass car i can't wait to drive my dads 67' goat

300+HP isn't enough for you?

They really don't need to super/turbocharge the V8s, it makes more than enough power. The LS1/LS2 based engines are great designs.

Everyone says its bland, but I think the GTO looks nice.

Don't you mean 400+ HP


I love how if Pontiac has hood scoops or aggressive body everybody says its to much, but Pontiac comes out with a fast car, seats 4, and has nice clean lines and it is ALSO ugly.
No BIAS here

:roll:


I like it alot. Leaves room to be riced if thats what EVERYBODY here wants. Take a guess what, your scoops and 3 foot wing might look good :roll: on yoru toyota or honda, but keep them off teh GTO

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Rent
I <3 the GTO.

I ____ the GTO

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

I also :heart: the GTO.

One of the best all-round performance packages you can get right now for the price.

If I had the money, I'd choose the GTO over the G35 Coupe...and I'm a Nissan boy.

 

[Actaeon]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: Actaeon

Originally posted by: Hans5849
i really wish GM would super/turbocharge some of their V8's, but its still a kick ass car i can't wait to drive my dads 67' goat

300+HP isn't enough for you?

They really don't need to super/turbocharge the V8s, it makes more than enough power. The LS1/LS2 based engines are great designs.

Everyone says its bland, but I think the GTO looks nice.

Don't you mean 400+ HP


I love how if Pontiac has hood scoops or aggressive body everybody says its to much, but Pontiac comes out with a fast car, seats 4, and has nice clean lines and it is ALSO ugly.
No BIAS here

:roll:


I like it alot. Leaves room to be riced if thats what EVERYBODY here wants. Take a guess what, your scoops and 3 foot wing might look good :roll: on yoru toyota or honda, but keep them off teh GTO

Well, he was talking about GM's V8s in general. Only the LS6 and the LS2 has 400+hp. I was including the LS1 in there as well, considering its still sold in some GM cars (Current GTO/Corvette), as well as some trucks.

Pontiacs styling has usually been pretty good IMO. I loved the Trans-Am's aggressive look, espically with its hood scoops on the WS6 package. The GTO, even though its a very sleek "clean" look, which is very different from the T/A, I love it. Of course they did create the Aztec, which is was hideous, but thats a different story. I think the GTO is a great looking car.

 

[RagingBITCH]

When is GM going to realize that power alone doesn't sell cars?

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Don't you mean 400+ HP

I love how if Pontiac has hood scoops or aggressive body everybody says its to much, but Pontiac comes out with a fast car, seats 4, and has nice clean lines and it is ALSO ugly.
No BIAS here

:roll:

I like it alot. Leaves room to be riced if thats what EVERYBODY here wants. Take a guess what, your scoops and 3 foot wing might look good :roll: on yoru toyota or honda, but keep them off teh GTO

lol, bitter GM boy. There's a difference between being bland and ugly. So I take it that you think the Aztec looked good then?

 

[boyRacer]

i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN
I also :heart: the GTO.

One of the best all-round performance packages you can get right now for the price.

If I had the money, I'd choose the GTO over the G35 Coupe...and I'm a Nissan boy.

I'd take this over a GTO:

Yup

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: bR
i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

The Monaro HSV beats out the competition (Ferrari, Porsche, etc..) in the Australian V8 Supercar series all the time.

if GM wasn't so involved with the CTS-v (if you can call it that) in Speed GT series, they would have put in the Monaro/GTO. But instead they managed to create a tube-frame CTS to blow the competition in Speed GT.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR
i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

The Monaro HSV beats out the competition (Ferrari, Porsche, etc..) in the Australian V8 Supercar series all the time.

if GM wasn't so involved with the CTS-v (if you can call it that) in Speed GT series, they would have put in the Monaro/GTO. But instead they managed to create a tube-frame CTS to blow the competition in Speed GT.

the first race of the CTS-V looked pretty horrible for everyone else... hahahaha... they blew everyone out of the water... lol.

 

[UNCjigga]

OOH a footrest!!! I WIN!!!!

How about they make it 'not ugly' in 2006? Just a thought? Oh, and gotta love the resale value on those 2004 GTOs...at least they earned the name GOAT!

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR
i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

The Monaro HSV beats out the competition (Ferrari, Porsche, etc..) in the Australian V8 Supercar series all the time.

if GM wasn't so involved with the CTS-v (if you can call it that) in Speed GT series, they would have put in the Monaro/GTO. But instead they managed to create a tube-frame CTS to blow the competition in Speed GT.

the first race of the CTS-V looked pretty horrible for everyone else... hahahaha... they blew everyone out of the water... lol.

that's cause it wasn't really a CTS-v. It was a tube-framed race car with a CTS-v body and drivetrain. They changed the suspension geometry and pick up points..and since it was tube-framed they reduced the weight dramatically.

 

[The Stigenator]

i think the GTO is a good looking car.. but then its not american, its aussie.. its an bloody Holden..

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR
i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

The Monaro HSV beats out the competition (Ferrari, Porsche, etc..) in the Australian V8 Supercar series all the time.

if GM wasn't so involved with the CTS-v (if you can call it that) in Speed GT series, they would have put in the Monaro/GTO. But instead they managed to create a tube-frame CTS to blow the competition in Speed GT.

the first race of the CTS-V looked pretty horrible for everyone else... hahahaha... they blew everyone out of the water... lol.

that's cause it wasn't really a CTS-v. It was a tube-framed race car with a CTS-v body and drivetrain. They changed the suspension geometry and pick up points..and since it was tube-framed they reduced the weight dramatically.

Well thats the thing I dont even know why they allowed it in only to have it be restricted later on... guess they underestimated it.

 

[mAdD INDIAN]

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR
i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

The Monaro HSV beats out the competition (Ferrari, Porsche, etc..) in the Australian V8 Supercar series all the time.

if GM wasn't so involved with the CTS-v (if you can call it that) in Speed GT series, they would have put in the Monaro/GTO. But instead they managed to create a tube-frame CTS to blow the competition in Speed GT.

the first race of the CTS-V looked pretty horrible for everyone else... hahahaha... they blew everyone out of the water... lol.

that's cause it wasn't really a CTS-v. It was a tube-framed race car with a CTS-v body and drivetrain. They changed the suspension geometry and pick up points..and since it was tube-framed they reduced the weight dramatically.

Well thats the thing I dont even know why they allowed it in only to have it be restricted later on... guess they underestimated it.

do you know how they did in the second round at Lime Rock? I missed the race since I had work.

 

[boyRacer]

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: bR
i like it. i dont love it or anything but i think its a nice car.

the monaro beat a Ferrari and a couple of porsche in the bathurst 24 hours... of course the Ferrari had mechanical trouble and a few porsche broke down but still...

The Monaro HSV beats out the competition (Ferrari, Porsche, etc..) in the Australian V8 Supercar series all the time.

if GM wasn't so involved with the CTS-v (if you can call it that) in Speed GT series, they would have put in the Monaro/GTO. But instead they managed to create a tube-frame CTS to blow the competition in Speed GT.

the first race of the CTS-V looked pretty horrible for everyone else... hahahaha... they blew everyone out of the water... lol.

that's cause it wasn't really a CTS-v. It was a tube-framed race car with a CTS-v body and drivetrain. They changed the suspension geometry and pick up points..and since it was tube-framed they reduced the weight dramatically.

Well thats the thing I dont even know why they allowed it in only to have it be restricted later on... guess they underestimated it.

do you know how they did in the second round at Lime Rock? I missed the race since I had work.

Well they evened out the field so it didnt dominate like it did... it was still fast enough since it was on a charge right before it ended under yellow... 3rd and 5th for the caddys... 1-2 for the RS6. seeing how those audis launch from the line makes me feel sorry for their trannys. :Q