What's everyone think of the new GTO... for 2005?

400HP
400LBS of TQ

Too bad it is UGLY...

 

I love the GTO.

I swear to GOD...GM needs to deep-six Pontiac, Buick, and Saturn and bring over the Holden line wholesale.

 

I also think its a great car and at low 30s, a great price. But in the new issue of Motor Trend, its SLOWER than the 4 door CTS and SRT-8. Not good.
If you can get past the outdated styling, this is a great car. With one of GMs best interiors ever.

 

Love the interior, the engine, the potential of this car, but I think the added scoops and stuff look gimmicky and tacked on. If they would only please take styling cues from thie orange GTO Judge.

Couldn't find good pics for the life of me but here's the one I'm talking about. Sure many of you have seen it by now.

http://seriouswheels.com/top-2004-Po...-Ram-Air-6.htm

James

 

Have any of you guys test-driven one yet? Unfortunately that is one of the cars I have looked at and inspected but not tried out myself yet....for several reasons.

Mike, I noticed your comment about the GTO having one of the best GM interiors ever. It IS good by today's GM standards........no question about it........but look at some of the restored GM interiors from the late 60's and see if you don't think they're even better. The 1970 GTO, IMO, was the best-looking Goat ever built....inside and out.

 

The 2006 6.1 V8 Dodge Charger is supposed to look a little better as far as styling... but i have only seen concept drawings...

 

Official pics:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=144988

I like the styling of the GTO leaps and bounds moreso than the "pig-faced" charger.

James

 

Jim.....you liked the lime-green Hemi Charger RT with the black late-60's trim that Car and Driver did a couple of months ago, didn't you? Remember that one? You posted those pictures for me.

 

I did kind of like it but after seeing more and more Magnums on the street that nose really started to get to me. Also, the fact that they're doing away with the idea of a coupe rubs me the wrong way. I liked some of the unassociated artists' renderings of coupe ideas with the rear fin-like structures mimicking the old Chargers, but this kind of detracts from the classic design and I think my perspective shifted a bit.

James

 

Look for that Charger in "General Lee" orange to be a major placement in the current "Dukes of Hazzard", now filming. At least I hope that's the excuse for the eyeball-searing orange paint . . .

 

..........or to compete with the upcoming orange GTO Judge.