I had to join this conversation and put an end to all of this:
1) Yes this is a re-badged Monaro (and Holden is owned by GM)...
2) The firebird was a re-badged Camaro but you didn't see people whine and complain about that all the live long day.
3) Retro is ugly. It's a novelty design that quickly wears away: ie thunderbird.
4) What is a GTO? Is it flashy hood ornaments? goofy colored stripe combinations. Or is it a Rear wheel drive 2+2 kick you in the teeth type of performing car?
I don't understand how you can HATE this car so much without even driving it. It's funny. Granted the design doesn't have anything to be desired, but it doesn't have anything to hate either.
The interior however is class leading (in my opinion) and the suspension (as rated by magazines) is world class.
Would you rather have in the pontiac line-up a bunch of 4 door v6 family cars? or would you like to have a GTO that can kick the ass of some POS mustang?
anyways, most of ya'll frustrated me with your pure ignorance off of a design. Retro sucks, that is why the mustang will have a tired look in only a couple of years.
Here's something I did in photoshop for fun. LONG live the GTO!