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Old Mar 2, 2006 | 10:50 PM
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GTO not dead.

March 2 2006

Reports of the GTO's death are greatly exaggerated! According to GM Vice President Bob Lutz, the Pontiac GTO will return in 2008, alongside the 2008/2009 Chevrolet Camaro. Lutz told AutoWeek at the Geneva Motor Show today that the GTO will share the Zeta architecture with the new Chevrolet Camaro and Holden Monaro. Like the last ill-fated GTO, the 2009 GTO will be engineered jointly by GM in North America and Holden in Australia. Lutz said the new GTO project was only on hold for two months, but has since been revived. Lutz also said the rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform will be used for a new Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo, and an all new Buck model called the "Statesman." Lutz said a new El Camino could come by 'putting a Chevrolet face' on a Holden Ute, but that's unlikely at this time. The GTO and related programs, however, are back on "full tilt.").
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I knew it.
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bah, they better change the looks of that car because as it is right now i dont like it.
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This was said long ago just nobody belived it. When it comes back out im pretty dam sure GM wont mess it up just look at the new camaros styling and how people love it. Kinda gives hints on what to do with the Goat.
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2008 man they take a long time to release cars
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Originally Posted by Knowklew
bah, they better change the looks of that car because as it is right now i dont like it.
Only if they change how the camaro concept looks.
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I'm glad they're keeping the GTO, I'd like to buy a used one in the next couple years as my daily driver.
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2008 man they take a long time to release cars
Only 2 years from now......They cant just make a car and sell it in 1 month.
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gm said it would go away for a redesing a few years ago when everyone was complaining about the looks
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Only 2 years from now......They cant just make a car and sell it in 1 month.
who says. haha yeah i know 2 years isnt too bad i guess
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Originally Posted by archemedes
gm said it would go away for a redesing a few years ago when everyone was complaining about the looks
Yeah, I just happened to watch a show on the GTO last night on Speed... All the people that had original GTOs hated the new ones cuase it didnt even show any keys from the old GTOs... Then the designers said they didnt want the retro look.. so who knows, I imagine it will look good. I thought they looked fine.
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Originally Posted by paarman97maro
Yeah, I just happened to watch a show on the GTO last night on Speed... All the people that had original GTOs hated the new ones cuase it didnt even show any keys from the old GTOs... Then the designers said they didnt want the retro look.. so who knows, I imagine it will look good. I thought they looked fine.

so many blind people out there....
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