Scorps

Wow is all I got to say, why doesn't America get cars like this?

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EDIT: Just noticed that this car looks a lot like the 04' Pontiac GTO

-General Specifications-

-Country of Origin: Great Britain
-Year of Introduction: 2004
-Introduced At: 2004 Birmingham Motor-show
-Numbers Built: N/A
-Body Design: N/A
-Weight: 1640 kg / 3615.6 lbs

-Drivetrain-

-Engine: GM 90º V8
-Engine Location: Front, longitudinally mounted
-Displacement: 5.665 liter / 345.7 cu in
-Valvetrain: 2 valves/cylinder, OHV
-Fuel Feed: Fuel injection
-Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
-Gearbox: 6 Speed Manual
-Drive: Rear wheel drive

-Performance Figures-

Power 382 bhp / 285.0 kW @ 5800 rpm
BHP/Liter 67.4
Torque 510 Nm / 376.2 ft lbs @ 4800 rpm
Power to weight ratio 0.23 bhp/kg
Top Speed 170.3 mph / 274.0 km/h
0-60 mph Acceleration 5.40s

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DEI37

America has this particular car. It's called the Pontiac GTO. Kick ass car.

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Scorps

Yes I noticed that 2(its in fine print under the last picture)

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Peryn

Vauxhall Monaro, Holden Monaro, Pontiac GTO ... pretty much all the same car.

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Nimisys

and all dervied off the "failed" omega/catera platform.

also vauxhal, opel, and holden are all gm subsidaries.

Halx

Yes, and all these cars are very very boring on the outside.

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Scorps

so are 9 other compains

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choskins

So it is based on the same platform of the GTO?

Pretty sweet looking. What is its cost?

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CrazySaturn

I think it, and the GTO, look pretty secksy.

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Vaultboy

Looks like a Chevy Lumina with a redesigned rear light cluster and exhaust. Bleh.

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floydude

mmm, uneducated foreigners.

the car you are looking was originally the HSV GTO, developed from the Holden Monaro in Australia. it was developed in australia by general motors holden. it has a 5.7 litre LS1 gen 3 chev V8, and its rear wheel drive.

it is being exported to the UK and being sold as a vauxhall (the HSV GTO that is). the Holden Monaro is being slightly modified and sent to the US and being sold as the Pontiac GTO. and your wrong about the omega catera thing, they have nothing to do with each other

clonmult

And its not a concept car.

Scorps

then what is it?

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Peryn

Everything i have read has said differently. Could be i am looking in all the wrong places, but there seems to be a concensus that Holden adapted the Omega platform for the Monaro.

From http://www.cardesignnews.com/news/20...holden-monaro/
From Car and Driver : "we get a decade-old platform derived from the European Opel Omega and Cadillac Catera sedans".

So if its not based on teh Omega/Catera, please tell me what it is based on, because as all the GTO opponents will tell you, its clearly not a new design.

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twilightfoix

it looks like the new GTO because Monaro had originally designed the new GTO in the first place and all that looks like to me is a beefed up one. Final verdict, bland styling not worthy of the title muscle-car.

Scorps

Why does it not get the title of muscle car?

and the mustage does?

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stingc

I like it.

Actually, the mustang was one of the very few original muscle cars that was designed to look good. The rest were mainly family sedans stuffed with big engines.

Also, many of those original muscle cars were much faster than mustangs. Its funny that they're considered the stereotypical muscle car when the vast majority were designed to look good, not go fast (leaving out a few special editions).

Nimisys

and the original was styled in such a way as to be outlashed and demanding the name? history has colored everyones eyes, go look ta the original GTO and then the rest of the pontiac lineup for the time... it was bland and it did not look out of place in the line up... so is the the new one.. though its lack of ugly ass side moldings makes it stick out fromt he current line up.

silent_jay

I hate the GTO and I hate this. It's just so bland and boring, and such an old design, they need to wake up and design something new, instead of recycling.

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todd

Not bad. Not my favorite Pontiac out there, but its not bad. I think dual exhaust would benefit greatly.

Nimisys

its a true dual to the end... where it has a two in, two out single muiffler ont he side... would be quite easy to split it into a single exit on each side.

clonmult

Pretty much a regular production car. You can call into a Vauxhall dealership in the UK and buy one.

http://www.vauxhall.com/vxr/index.jhtml

Not as much fun as the Lotus Carlton of years back, but still pretty cool regardless. Lotus Carlton was amazing. Would go for one if I could afford it.

Scorps

Oh lol! most cars on that site are Concept cars! My bad!

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silent_jay

Ultimate Car Page, mostly concept cars?

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Scorps

I meant the new cars....there are a lot of Concept Cars

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arnie

blah blah blah

acpower

Hmmmmm I like the Pontiac GTO better!

Jackebear

382 hp........nice. I like it personally.

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Scorps

ya ...much better!

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powerclown

What is it with cars designed for Australia?? They're so damn ugly lol!
Are there any cool looking cars in AUS?

Scorps

Hell no. They need to get some new designers around here before they get any out there. The Chevy Caviler needs a facelift the new one blows, the GTO looks good because its different to us, the Sunfire looks like shit also...but so did the old model. They went right with the 05 Vette now that looks bad ass and they finally laid the pop up lights to rest!

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