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Originally Posted by sperry
The new GTO was a fantastic car, but I think it was just too little too late to save Pontiac. People had moved on to cars like the STi that were faster, more practical, nicer, with better mileage.
The G8 was an attempt to make the GTO into a 4-door to at least allow kids to get in the back I guess.
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Yeah, I don't know if it was other options rather than just poor timing. I mean, gas prices were skyrocketing then and an LS2 V8 coupe wasn't really want people were clamoring for. If anything the Corvette jacked the sales from the GTO with a better performing coupe.
I agree that people moved on, but not to the imports we all love. That gang who didn't pick up the GTO were jumping on the Mustangs and Vettes. Not all is lost though, because for that last rush of GTO imports, Pontiac was just pulling them from the Monaro assembly line and turning them into left hand drives. I bet Vauxhall will manage so the car at least won't be totally lost to the world...