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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12
In no way did the 04 GTO fit the blueprint of the origional GTO.
The origional GTO, a REAL Pontiac with a large engine and other performance hardware added. A huge success...The 04 GTO, A Car built by a different division of GM with a Pontiac nose stuck on and GTO emblems.... It flopped just like the G8 did, it just didn't appeal to people. It is Badge engineering. Not the same blueprint used for the 64 GTO.
You want to blame Baby boomers and call them names but we are not the only people buying cars, it didn't go over with any generation.
That being said you cannot deny the performance credentials of the car, it's just nobody thought it should have been called a GTO.
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I'm ok with the GTO getting no love but it really was more than just badge engineering. After 10-1/2 years and just shy of 100k miles I still love mine.