Car and Driver - New Pontiac GTO review + classic GTO

[fishfreek]

Car and Driver reviews the new Pontiac GTO as well as a classic car and driver look at the pony car that gave the GTO its well reconized reputation.


For JW members only.

[Fleischmann]

Cheers :) Downloading in progress...I'll give my comment when I watch it.

[FerrariKiller]

If the original GTO was better than Ferrari in most respects back then, why can't pontiac build a new GTO that is better than most of todays Ferraris. I think they should shelve the name until they can build a better car that deserves it.

[ericgt]

If the original GTO was better than Ferrari in most respects back then, ".

Kinda ticked me off, since they never reveiwed the Ferrari. Talk about journalistic intigrity.

[blah]

they said better than most ferraris, they never said better than the GTO ferrari.

[00StangGT]

that's sad that the GTO can't go quicker then that.....espcially for the power it makes. It's going to be just as fast as the Mustang GT and the current Mach 1. Kinda sad since it's got 50 more bhp and 50 more ft-lbs. I'd say high 13's low 14's is weak for a 350hp/365ft-lbs RWD vehicle. :|

[hemi_fan]

Most Mustang GTs are in the mid-high 14s stock arent they? 13s arent bad. Corvettes are in the 13s.

[SFDMALEX]

they said better than most ferraris, they never said better than the GTO ferrari.

LOL better then which "most" ferraris is it?

[mhn3773]

hey thanks fishfreak ill leave feedback on the vid when i get it downloaded and watched =)

[blah]

Most Mustang GTs are in the mid-high 14s stock arent they? 13s arent bad. Corvettes are in the 13s.

the mustang GT doesnt have as much horsepower, so for the GTO to be running those times is horrible.

[00StangGT]

Most Mustang GTs are in the mid-high 14s stock arent they? 13s arent bad. Corvettes are in the 13s.

ummmmm any stock 99+ GT should be from 14.1-14.4 in stock form. I ran 14.1 completely stock. A Mach 1 should be running from 13.6-13.8 in stock form.

[nthfinity]

the gto is cool and all, but they may have just released it as the holden monero.... :roll: it doesnt do pontiac, or car lovers justice to say its the new gto when its another car...... kinda like having a land rover become the basis of a new bronco... its hypocracy. just my opionion
and, the holden..... ahem, gto will compete with the svt stang as far as aftermarket performance. the 5.7L shortblock is extraordinary for tuning, as is the great stang cobra. at least the us has some muscle wars again that are affordable! :lol:

[blah]

Mach 1s can run 13.1 on slicks.

[Matty]

the new pontiac go is a holden monaro

[hemi_fan]

Really!?! thanx for that useful information.

[blah]

I smell Sarcasm.

[Guest]

how can you americans call it an aussie sucked caramel, its beautiful!

http://fast-autos.net/holden/monaro7.jpg

even though I am strictly a ford man I would have a monaro any day

[Kangaroo Boy]

^^^I love that car.I hope u guys have seen Top Gear review on this car.JC likes it.

[richardbfields]

I think this is a great car, and jeremy clarkson liked it too, hell he even called it "practical". not to mention the drifting aspect of the car too

[richardbfields]

oh ya, one other thing, the Aussie V8 supercars are great too, now that is good racing, they are all nuts.

[depechegreg]

Car and Driver reviews the new Pontiac GTO as well as a classic car and driver look at the pony car that gave the GTO its well reconized reputation.

http://www.rides-fans.com/videos/Car&Driver-Pontiac-GTO.zip

For JW members only.


link doesn't WORK :-(

[fishfreek]

Cause i took it down yesterday.

[gto625]

how can you americans call it an aussie sucked caramel, its beautiful!

http://fast-autos.net/holden/monaro7.jpg

even though I am strictly a ford man I would have a monaro any day

An unbiased ford supporter... a very rare commodity :)

Personally I love the GTO, but in it's HSV form, not too keen on the body changes Pontiac chose to apply. (You can find pics of mine in the 'What do you drive or ride?' forum)

[sads]

the gto might go quicker then a holden monaro cv8, but lets face it if they exported the hsv gts coupe insted they wouldnt b able to meet the demand (if the price is right) :twisted:

[Bigdaddytwon]

I look at this GTO as an appetizer. Right now the just needed a RWD platform that was already in production. The F-bodys didn't provide enough refinement, so now they're left with the Omega and the Sigma.. Cadillac remembers the Cimarron and won't allow the sigma to go to a lower brand for at least another couple years. So that left bringing over the omega platformed GTO.

As it looks right now the GTO is selling like crazy all over the place. So GM is probably already thiking about what they'll replace it with. Omega goes back to the old cadillac Cateras so its getting a little long in the tooth. So that leaves the new Cheaper version of the sigma rumored to be in developement. give it 4 years and we may see a GTO redesigned on that platform, along with an LS-2 and bolder styling... Hey at least its better than the old Oldsmobile cutlass! DIE FWD DIE

[rossc83]

oh ya, one other thing, the Aussie V8 supercars are great too, now that is good racing, they are all nuts.

There are also 2 Monaros running in the Nations Cup series in Oz. They are purpose built race cars with 7lt V8s. They race against Ferrari 360, Lambos, Porsche, Viper, Mosler and others of that ilk. Last years 24 hour race at Mt Panorama (one of the worlds best tracks) they finished 1st & 2nd

[vegetoxx]

The GTO could be a great car once the Corvette aftermarket crowd evolve it....the basic items are in place for a semi-competitive sedan. 1st on the list should be more power. A supercharger or turbo should solve that problem. 2nd should be a more aggressive body kit. 3rd bigger tires and brakes should finish it off.