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they still look like Cavaliers / Grand Prixs
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Originally posted by Fmr12B:
Once again APPLES to APPLES here people. GTO's have no options while the Mustang has a long checklist. Equally equipped were only talking $3-5K, not $10K 
so are we talking apples to apples, or flat out speed comparisons?
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I'm skeptical that the new engine will chop that much off the 2004's 0-60 time (0.7 seconds). I'll wait for an independent test.
Equipped out... the difference is more like $6000.00 (Mustang is $27,500 loaded.)
That said, I still believe more power isn't what the GTO needed, but better handling and a nicer interior.
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Originally posted by svtcarboy:
I'm skeptical that the new engine will chop that much off the 2004's 0-60 time (0.7 seconds). I'll wait for an independent test.
Equipped out... the difference is more like $6000.00 (Mustang is $27,500 loaded.)
That said, I still believe more power isn't what the GTO needed, but better handling and a nicer interior.
Nicer interior compared to what? G35 or Rx-8? both of those aren't any better 
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RX-8's interior (Grand Touring) is a lot nicer than the GTO's... suffering from bad design and bad tactile feel everywhere. It may look OK (sans gimmicks), but the controls feel like they came out of a Grand Am.
The G35's interior is far too ladies-who-lunch for my taste.
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The interior sucked??? Ummmm... ok... 
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Originally posted by svtcarboy:
That said, I still believe more power isn't what the GTO needed, but better handling and a nicer interior.
IMO the only thing it needed was a re-relocation of the gas tank to reclaim the lost trunk space.
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Originally posted by svtcarboy:
RX-8's interior (Grand Touring) is a lot nicer than the GTO's... suffering from bad design and bad tactile feel everywhere. It may look OK (sans gimmicks), but the controls feel like they came out of a Grand Am.
The G35's interior is far too ladies-who-lunch for my taste.
I love the interior of my car. What exactly don't you like about it? And what on the rx-8 is better in your opinion?
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For brevity's sake... I posted the link to my original review. My GTO review... Well... the RX-8 suffers from none of the flaws (except only having a trunk pass-through) listed in the review... has a much sportier ambience and attitude... and you can avoid the gimmicky interiors (I don't like the red-faced gauges... and I want a red car). Plus... moonroof for the same money (a necessity).
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Originally posted by Y2KSVT:
When are you going to buy a GTO instead of posting something new about them every week? Maybe I'm not seeing what's so orgazmic about them
Mark
Because they don't even have them on the dealer lots yet 
Here some more pics just to irritate the ford fanatics 
http://www.pontiac.com/gto/gallery.jsp?brand=gto&pagename=colors
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