The same exact reason the new Camaro will fizzle away. A Bad Remake of a Legend. Hardcore GTO fans had to be hurt badly when the new goat was released.

 

the new camaro is not going to fizzle away

 

pontiac didnt spend 5 seconds designing the car its made by holden in australia and it still is available there under the name monero or monaro not sure but it wont have the 6.0 ls2 it will have the 5.7 that was in the 04 model and will run you about $50,000.

 

Actually the Monaro is not being produced any more. And believe it or not, it sold less in Aus. than the GTO did here. Seeing everybody's comments about how it wasn't flashy enough makes me think, well duh! The original wasn't designed to be flashy either. I love a non-descript and very powerful car. I can't be the only one that loves sleepers. All I know is that they are not very popular, and they did not produce a lot of them, so it is cool to see them when you do.

 

So GM can make more gas hog trucks, plus there is more money to be made on trucks.

 

and so GM can recall 38,000 of those trucks for engine fires

 

It was a Holden Monaro from Australia with a split grille, that's why it didn't sell. Yes, it was/is a great performance car but in the end, Pontiac didn't bring back the GTO, it went to Australia and brought back a Holden Monaro.

 

yeah, the gto was the original muscle car, you cant bring back the original muscle car and make it look like a foreign vehicle. even thought the original gto was an engine and some badges on a tempest and wasnt all that flashy.

 

The New Camaro will fizzle away if GM brings it out in the format They have as a Concept Car. Way too radical for the masses. Retro design is One thing, Like the Mustang and Challenger which are Retro but with a Retro design Concept in Mind. That's why the Mustang is so successful. The design is great and appeals to the masses. The Camaro concept is a great CONCEPT, but won't appeal to the General Public as a everyday car, which it will have to do to be successful. That extremeness is what led to the downfall of the 4th gen and last Camaro. It appealed to the Hot Rodder but was far too clumbsy and harsh riding for the Masses. Look at the last truly successful Camaro. 1969 was the last GREAT selling Camaro because it appealed to everybody. I cannot ever remember meeting anyone, even Ford Guys, Who didn't like that car. Use History as a lesson GM and build another '69 Camaro. Soften that concept up to look modern retro without being too radical ( what's up with that grille? ) and make the Camaro the success it should be. Make it better looking, faster, better handling than the Mustang ( You know how to do it, look at the Corvette ) and You will have a great selling car. Use the same platform for the Pontiac version, Call it what You will, GTO, Trans Am or whatever and get back in this game. Don't screw it up again.

 

I'm a bow tie bubba just like most of you all but I have to say I fell in love with the GTO. I'm a young guy at only 21 but one of my best friends happends to be a 50+ year old man who happends to live next door to me. We are both car freaks I'm the Chevy boy and he's a Pontiac boy. He bought a 99 Formula back when it was new and that made me buy an 02 SS so him and I were in a bit of a little war. So once I started putting a little mods on the car he decided to buy a damn GTO!!!! Instead of modding his car he just upgraded it and I loved it what a badass car.