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The 'new' GTO is a disgrace to the name.
But I would still bet money on its side, against an aussie 'falcon'.
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Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
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GTO is actually a 2 door Cadillac Catera.
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You're not serious. I refuse to believe that you just typed and posted that.
Actually, that's pretty accurate, seeing as the Holden Monaro(US GTO) and the Cadillac Catera are spinoffs of the Opel Omega platform.
See:(Paste and copied from Car and Driver's website):
"Wish all you want, but GM won't spend hundreds of millions right now to bring us an all-new replacement for the Firebird. We've seen GTO concepts, some based on the front-drive Pontiac Grand Am and most recently a vile orange nonrunning concept car at the 1999 Detroit show that was too ugly even for Hot Wheels to build. We respectfully yawned in GM's face. So instead, we get a decade-old platform derived from the European Opel Omega and Cadillac Catera sedans."
Martin
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2000 Contour SE V6 ATX 170K miles
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Originally posted by SAV-ZX2:
Originally posted by 2000GreenTour:
GTO is actually a 2 door Cadillac Catera.
You're not serious. I refuse to believe that you just typed and posted that. 
Learn about the car biz. The Holden Monaro is based on the Opel Omega, which has been discontinued in Europe. The Caddy Catera was derived form the Omega also. The GTO is a bit more refined then the Caddy, but it is a decade old design.
GM was in a hurry to satisfy the car enthusiast media, who kept saying "bring the RWD Holdens here". Now they did and sales are not well. But, it will lead to new GTO's and other US made RWD cars.
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8 SE, Code Red. '00 Tropic Green Ford Escort SE [Contour's little cousin]
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