Muscle Car Guys : 2004 GTO

[CoFFeY[NiTrO]]

http://www.pontiac.com/gto/360.jsp?brand=gto&pagename=models_prices&Location=HNav

(Has this been posted yet?)

[AssassN]

At the Barret Jackson (sp?) auction they had the new one for sale. Nice car, many much horses.

[Twon]

it's basicly a Dodge Avenger with the front of a Grand Am and the back of a Nissan Sentra.

Unoriginal.

Twon

[Person]

Note the bigger engine and significantly less suck.

BTW: they dont make muscle cars anymore.

[PyRo]

Thats not a muscle car.
The days of the muscle cars are over

[Gotenks]

The GTO is has a great formula, and I think it will be an important car for GM.

I am pretty much a Honda Loyalist, and I would really consider buying the new GTO, it is a good car.

[OfficerGoat]

Originally posted by PyRo
Thats not a muscle car.

I know ... its faster

Personaly I'm disapointed that the motors are identical to the old Fbody setup... the 30 hp gain is simply stating the rating closer to its true value. But still expect to see these cars turining 330ish RWHP after they run in at about 2000 miles.

Nice car... but I think I am gonna save my pennys and pick up a vette instead when I get around to picking up my next car.

[sps16]

what the hell is that?!? its like they made up a new car and called it a GTO

[Mango]

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That is EXACTLY what they did. The GTO was a reflection of the econo-boxes of thier day. You have to look in retrospect to what the purpose of a "muscle car" was. It was a suped up version of a much more affordable daily driver. To blast this new GTO for "not being a GTO" is brash to say the least. It is not a "GTO" in the sense that its not 30-40 years old. But it IS a GTO in the sense that it is a reflection of pontiacs current cars, the Grand Am, Grand Prix, etc. So be realistic here. It carries the nameplate and it carries an LS1 motor pumping 300 horsepower, a trick tuned suspension, RWD and great brakes/suspension. All for around $30 grand.

[Person]

Uhh SPS16 they didnt really make a new car, but they certainly are calling it a GTO and if you feel its significantly different in body style then their current automobiles then congratulations.

A musclecar is a standard 2 door coupe that people decided to try and put the biggest engine they could jam under the hood in the car.

An original GTO was the Pontiac Le Mans in basically an updated trim, bigger engine, updated uhmm...stickers! lol

A current GTO doesnt have an exact 100 conterpart like the older goats did, it looks basically like a 2 door bonneville with a bit bigger of an engine.

so what? The only muscle cars id have to say are the dodge viper and the corvette, thats all thats left.

[logamus]

ahhhh, its not all that great buddy. just stick with the 05 stang and life will be lovely.

[Lohman446]

Originally posted by logamus
ahhhh, its not all that great buddy. just stick with the 05 stang and life will be lovely.

Right up to the point you remember your driving a Ford at least

Don't flame me to hard, I have a Taurus around her somewhere - I think its under that snow drift

[Rooster]

Its sticks to the muscle car formula, however the days of muscle cars are long gone. Far too many foriegn, and some domestic car makers are getting so much more power out of smaller, lighter cars. The great thing out muscle cars was that fact that a basically stock car could go out and compete with the quickest drag cars of the day. Thats not the case anymore.

I'm not really impressed, its a fast car in a older body style, but so are alot of cars. For the money, I'd rather buy a restored car.

[AssassN]

Originally posted by OfficerGoat


I know ... its faster

Personaly I'm disapointed that the motors are identical to the old Fbody setup... the 30 hp gain is simply stating the rating closer to its true value. But still expect to see these cars turining 330ish RWHP after they run in at about 2000 miles.

Nice car... but I think I am gonna save my pennys and pick up a vette instead when I get around to picking up my next car.

Ugh, are you having a midlife crisis? To me vettes are for rich people that know nothing about cars or people having a midlife crisis. Unless you get like a stingray, those are nice.

[PyRo]

I don't like vettes to much. They arn't that fast compared to alot of other cars, put 2k into a nice Ls1 fbody and you can beat the vettes all day. There are also so many of them around. Get a nice old mopar, or if you must GM.