The original Pontiac GTO was nicknamed "the goat" as his defiant, stripped-to-the-bases of personality, such as letters of the name. The 2004 incarnation of '06 was so sophisticated and upscale, it's a goat that is almost an insult. Much of the charm of the old car was also lost in the translation, including the affordable price tag. The new coupe was launched in the low $ 30Ks - hardly a realistic amount of young, cash-strapped fans. Bland was a marked another weak point.
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First came to power a 5.7-liter V8, but the Pontiac swapped the larger 6.0-liter V8 in the next year. The larger the engine was cool like a 400-horsepower GTO, but between the high cost of the 2 +2 coupe and boring style, Pontiac simply could not sell enough for them. As a result, the Pontiac GTO was discontinued after the 2006 model year.
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Yet when it came to the acceleration of the revived GTO not been denied status as a complete muscle car. Equipped LS1 V8 rated 350 hp and 365 pound-feet of torque, 2004 models did not reach the 60 km / h in 5.5 seconds, and Blaze a quarter-mile flat 14 seconds - faster than any of the original GTO. More impressive was the 2005 and '06 models, which are the 6.0-liter V8. Rated at 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, these models have shaved more than half a second off the quarter-mile time.
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| 1966 Pontiac GTO Convertible |
Although the Pontiac GTO cruiser was quite well off road, it was not really a soft suspension tuned to handle this much power. His reflexes slow, excessive body roll and brake low, the dynamics of the pair was sharper rivals no treatment in this price range. The car cost $ 5,000 or less, these errors could have been forgiven. The amortization is offset these criticisms, however, as a GTO can be used to find a fraction of the MSRP when new.
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