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Pontiac GTO from Detroit Auto Show

Love the look of this car, but you can't credit GM for that.
That's why it looks nice.. they didn't design the outside.. just a few little things.
the drivetrain/powerplant is sweet though!!
 
Pontiac,

I feel bad telling you this, but the sides/fenders are almost TOO plain! It looks about as exciting as a Honda Accord coupe....no wait put that cladding down!! I didn't say that, I DIDN'T SAY THAT!!!! 😉
 
It looks like a stretched out Mustang to me...

Very unoriginal. I want sporty. The Camaros and Firebirds were sporty.

That car speaks "wannabe BMW" only.
 
Sigh - GM really is snakebit in recent years. Is it really that hard to build a handsome, high-performance car with a comfortable interior and reasonable build quality? The GTO has definitely got a great drivetrain (at least if they did not change the Holden original too much), but the styling is bland and the interior will no doubt be replete with light-gray switches and knobs, various rattles and buzzing, and mousy fabrics.
 
I don't necessarily thing its UGLY... but its certainly relatively plain. Of course, you have to realize the average age of the buyers will probably be 35+ (the average buyer of a $30K+ car)... so that is probably a GOOD thing for sales that its plain.

It could certainly be a nice sleeper--it still has a small block V8--so Lingenfelter could do his wonders. <grin>

But, as a side note: does anyone forget that the original GTO was simply a LeMans (read: a plain-jane cheap car) with a big engine? Its not as if GM went and did "lets do this fantastic new two door!".... it was really a quick response to the Mustang--which caught GM with its pants down (they didn't have a hi-po small car at the time). And no, I'm not a Ford fan.... (in fact my dad used to have a '69 Z28... DZ302 all the way!)... its just that the GTO always co-existed with a "normal" base car.
 
Originally posted by: uncJIGGA
Pontiac,

I feel bad telling you this, but the sides/fenders are almost TOO plain! It looks about as exciting as a Honda Accord coupe....no wait put that cladding down!! I didn't say that, I DIDN'T SAY THAT!!!! 😉
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ROFL ! At least they are easing up a bit on the Cladding....
 
Originally posted by: HokieESM
It could certainly be a nice sleeper--it still has a small block V8--so Lingenfelter could do his wonders. <grin>
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Didn't Ligenfelter die in a drag racing accident sometime in the last year to a year and a half? I seem to remember reading that here.

 
Yeah, John L did die in a drag-racing accident about six months ago. But his company still exists (I shouldn't have used "he", I should have used "they").

But any good Chevy SB tuner could do wonders.... Mallett comes to mind. And given that there is room under the hood.... bolt-on parts should be aplenty.
 
Originally posted by: HokieESM
Yeah, John L did die in a drag-racing accident about six months ago. But his company still exists (I shouldn't have used "he", I should have used "they").

But any good Chevy SB tuner could do wonders.... Mallett comes to mind. And given that there is room under the hood.... bolt-on parts should be aplenty.
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Errr... wrong. He's in a semi comatose state right now, but still alive.
 


Errr... wrong. He's in a semi comatose state right now, but still alive.[/quote]

Wow... thanks for the correction. Glad to know that he's not, errr, dead. Sad to hear that his recovery isn't going well... and doesn't look good for the immediate future.

I just knew that he had been "permanently relieved" as the head of Lingenfelter motors--an acquaintance of mine works there. On topic, they are still churning out twin-turbos and 427 versions of the LS1/LS6.
 
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