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  Pontiac GTO - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Pontiac GTO was an automobile built by Pontiac from 1964 to 1974.
The Pontiac GTO was relaunched in the United States in late 2003, based on the Holden Monaro's Omega-derived platform.
The GTO is produced in the suburb of Elizabeth South Australia, and is equipped with the Chevrolet Corvette's LS1 V8 engine with a choice of a 6-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic.
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 Pontiac - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pontiac is a marque of automobile produced by General Motors and sold in the United States from 1926 to the present.
Pontiac is upping the ante even more for 2007 with a high-performance version of the Solstice, the Solstice GXP, drawing its power from a Turbocharged, Direct Gas Injection, 2.0L 4 cylinder Ecotec producing 260 hp.
The non-traditional Pontiac V8 was the 301 and the smaller displacement 265 in³.
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 We Love Pontiac - The Pontiac GTO History
GTO is the monogram for the most famous muscle car in high-performance automobile history - the Pontiac GTO.
Pontiac's answer to the Road Runner was called "ET" or "E/T" which stood for the drag racing term "elapsed time." The car was to be based on a stripped-down, bench seat, LeMans coupe with a flat hood and Rally II wheels without the trim rings.
Pontiac continues to be at the forefront in terms of creating driving excitement which takes on a new dimension for the next century.
www.welovepontiacs.com /history/gto.html   (2911 words)

  
 Inside Line: Pontiac GTO -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Although the GTO package was considered an option on the Tempest in '64, the word "Tempest" is hard to find on the car and "GTO" was in the grille, on the rear fenders and on the rear deck lid.
Inside, the '65 GTO shared its interior with the upscale "Le Mans" version of the Tempest and could be had with a new set of "Rally Gauges" that included a 120-mph speedometer, 8,000-rpm tach and water temp and oil pressure gauges.
Pontiac's unique "honeycomb" wheels were an option for the first time, but in other respects, the rest of the car was identical to the '70 model.
www.edmunds.com /insideline/do/Features/articleId=101696   (4476 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO, as introduced in the 1964 model year, was actually an option on the Tempest LeMans.
GTO in that case stood for "Gran Turismo Omologato" the english translation of which is "Grand Touring Homologated", a fancy way of saying that it was approved for certain classes of international sports car racing.
Fans and owners of the Pontiac GTO proudly call their favorite car a "Goat" and label their meetings as a "Gathering of the Goats".
www.web-cars.com /gto/pontiac_index.php   (529 words)

  
 We Love Pontiac - 1999 Pontiac GTO Concept Car
Concept GTO is a unique car, but careful examination of its handsome lines suggests connections to past GTOs and current Pontiac styling cues.
Even though Concept GTO has expanded on traditional Pontiac characteristics, it is very much a new car, one that would be at home in the 21st century.
Concept GTO is a design model generated to create more excitement about Pontiac and to solicit consumer input on the content that a modern-day GTO needs to offer.
www.welovepontiacs.com /concept_cars/1999gto.html   (922 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO - RSportsCars.com
For the ’06 model year, the Pontiac GTO is distinguished by revised taillamp styling.
The traditional Pontiac wide-track feel comes from a 61.4-inch front track, 62.1-inch rear track, and is complemented by a 109.8-inch wheelbase that helps deliver a smooth ride.
The GTO is definitely a driver’s car, but one that is smooth and comfortable for everyday commuting.
www.rsportscars.com /eng/cars/pontiac_gto.asp   (637 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO History
This Pontiac became very popular and thus the 1964 GTO was created.
No one would have predicted the impact the GTO would have on the automotive industry in the sixties.
These baby boomers, who were to young to own the GTO of their dream in high school, now could afford to own and restore their favorite year.
www.geocities.com /MotorCity/3471/history.htm   (350 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO History
The Pontiac GTO was General Motors attempt at the factory Hot Rod.
The 1969 Pontiac GTO was basically the same car as the 1968 model.
Pontiac released the Judge on December 19, 1968.
www.greatoldcars.com /pontiac_gto_photo_archive.htm   (1412 words)

  
 Musclecarclub.com - Pontiac GTO
Whereas other manufacturers were concentrating on their fullsize lines, Pontiac saw the potential for dropping a big block engine into an intermediate frame and marketing it at a budget price.
Pontiac sneaked past the GM restriction on this combination by making the GTO an option on the Tempest model, creating the hottest performance machine yet.
The GTO would later evolve into the Judge, an extroverted option package of the blotted GTO, and would continue the tradition until the GTO died an embarrasing death in 1974.
www.musclecarclub.com /musclecars/pontiac-gto/pontiac-gto.shtml   (125 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO News
If I were General Motors, and in particular Pontiac, I'd be trumpeting this victory with ads everywhere, instead of wasting all that cash in NASCAR with its fake stock cars and overblown hype.
Pontiac will halt production in June of its high-performance GTO, affectionately dubbed the goat when it bowed in the mid-1960s, which helped pioneer the...
The last GTO is expected to roll off the lines in June and reach U.S. customers in July, Pontiac spokesman Jim Hopson said.
www.topix.net /autos/pontiac-gto   (618 words)

  
 LA Auto Show 2003 Highlights - Pontiac GTO
Although performance testing on the vehicle has not been completed, the production model GTO is expected have a zero-to-60 acceleration time of less than 6 seconds and run the quarter-mile in approximately 14 seconds at a speed of 105 mph.
The original GTO inspired the term "muscle car" when it debuted as a high-performance option on the 1964 Pontiac Tempest.
Production of the 2004 Pontiac GTO is scheduled to begin in September 2003 at Holden's Elizabeth plant in South Australia.
www.cardesignnews.com /autoshows/2003/losangeles/highlights/h04-pontiac-gto.html   (754 words)

  
 Autodigest.org » 2005 Pontiac GTO Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The V8 engine is hooked to a neat 6-speed manual gearbox for power, and as an answer to the mini hot rods around the country, has a tuned exhaust that extracts all the power and performance sound from the engine.
The GTO is smooth-sides, has a gorgeous clean design, and has an interior that isn't fussy.
The GTO is for four passengers, who all sit in comfortable bucket seats.
www.autodigest.org /2005-pontiac-gto-review   (837 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO - Car and Driver - December 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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.
That the GTO is a foreigner to GM's North American lineup is evident from the driver's seat.
The elegant detailing—including the red-face GTO dials with silver bezels and chrome pointer hubs, the red stitching on the leather-wrapped wheel and shifter boot, the polished metal door handles, and the aluminum-colored ring around the center dashboard stack—is also a welcome departure from GM's typical Tupperware interiors.
www.caranddriver.com /article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=7360   (759 words)

  
 Mach 1 Mustang vs. Pontiac GTO
Buckets in the GTO were stylish and comfortable, yet supportive at the same time.
A final try in the GTO netted a 13.54 at 104.58, but it wasn't to be and this dragstrip shootout went to the Mach 1.
We hear there's a hood scoop coming for the GTO next year and rumor has it that '05 Mustangs are making 290-295 rwhp from their three-valve 4.6s in clandestine testing.
www.musclemustangfastfords.com /features/0407mm_mach   (3328 words)

  
 R&T ROADandTRACK.com -- Road Tests: Pontiac GTO (12/2003)
Approaching the GTO in the steel, you can see how the styling is wind-tunnel smoothed to a 0.31 coefficient of drag, but there's still a refined tension in the long fenders and extended rear quarters that catches the eye.
Classically-derived GTO front fender and 5.7 trunklid badges confirm the identification, while small Pontiac "dart" logos were considered sufficient manufacturer identification, so there is no Pontiac script.
Cockpit layout is traditional — bucket seats, center console and analog instrumentation — but Pontiac was able to redesign the dash, console and headliner to freshen the presentation into one of the most inviting yet from Detroit.
www.roadandtrack.com /article.asp?section_id=3&article_id=1091&page_number=2   (417 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO Drifter - Car and Driver - July 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The GTO may soon be revered for something other than drag racing.
The $33,495 GTO is a classic V-8–powered, rear-drive domestic pony car from a Western conglomerate.
Pontiac and Millen will run a GTO in the new, four-round, U.S.-only series called Formula D Drift.
www.caranddriver.com /article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=8208&page_number=1   (761 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO
The Pontiac GTO was a muscle car from Pontiac manufactured from 1964 to 1974.
Many consider it to be the first true muscle car, since it was the first based on a mid-size platform rather than the full-size cars that earlier performance models had been based on.
Pontiac got the name from Ferrari's GTO (Gran Turismo Omologato).
musclecarfacts.com /mcf/gto/gto.asp   (253 words)

  
 This GTO Needs More Retro
Pontiac's redo of a classic has muscle to spare and many captivating features, but it falls short in recreating the aura of the original
Automobile magazine says the new GTO tops out at 150 mph and goes from 0 to 60 in 5.1 seconds, compared with 5.6 seconds for Ford's (F) Mustang GT and 6.1 seconds for the Dodge Charger R/T 9.
It's also not all that cheap to operate: The GTO is rated at 17 miles per gallon in the city and 25 on the highway with a stick shift, and it needs premium gasoline.
www.businessweek.com /innovate/content/oct2005/id20051006_383660.htm   (1087 words)

  
 2005 Pontiac GTO Prices and Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
GTO is based on a car built by Holden, GM's Australian branch, and is offered only as a midsize coupe.
The 2005 Pontiac GTO features a selection of interior and exterior images.
We can connect you with a local Pontiac dealer that not only meets the highest standards of customer service, but one who will provide you with a great new-car price quote on a 2005 Pontiac GTO -- hassle free.
auto.consumerguide.com /auto/new/reviews/full/index.cfm/id/38216   (733 words)

  
 1969 Pontiac GTO
1969 saw the launch of a new "Judge" model of GTO (inspired by the catch phrase "Here come da judge" from the American television show, Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In, and advertised in commercials emphasizing the tie-in), featuring a more powerful engine, bright paint colors, a rear spoiler, and decals.
Pontiac wanted to create a low-buck GTO model similar to the Road Runner.
Optional on both regular and Judge models was a Ram Air IV engine said by the factory to deliver 370 hp (276 kW) but in actuality significantly more powerful than that.
musclecarfacts.com /mcf/gto/1969.asp   (416 words)

  
 Classical Pontiac GTO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Pontiac chief engineer John DeLorean and ad agency executive Jim Wangers almost single handedly started the musclecar craze.
In its relatively short (11 model year) lifespan, the GTO managed to change its shape almost every model year.
At the time Pontiac had a trend of naming their vehicles in this manner: Bonneville, Grand Prix, and LeMans were all from that era.
www.classicalpontiac.com /gto   (159 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO Parts - Pontiac GTO Accessories | Car Stuff
It's particularly amazing that the GTO maintained its iconic status despite being absent from the new-car showrooms for nearly 30 years.
All that has changed now, though, and the newest GTO has inspired gobs of high-performance Pontiac GTO parts and Pontiac GTO accessories to flood the market, making it easier than ever to boost the power of your already quick Pontiac.
Sure, the body is less raucous, but the soul is there, and so are the Pontiac GTO parts to make it faster than the Firebird ever was at the end.
www.car-stuff.com /pontiacgtoparts.htm   (343 words)

  
 GTO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Owners of the 2004 GTO can now attain that muscle car era sound while enhancing the performance of their "Goat" with an exhaust system from CORSA.
A choice of the 4-inch Pro-Series tip or the CORSA GTO Oval tip (both doublewalled stainless steel construction) are available for either system.
Crafted in the U.S.A. from 3-inch 304L stainless steel, CORSA Performance Pontiac GTO exhaust systems are lighter than stock and guaranteed for original ownership of the vehicle.
www.corsaperf.com /gto.htm   (264 words)

  
 2004 Pontiac GTO - Dean's Pontiac   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Holden Monaro CV8 is the basis for the 2004 GTO, and like GTOs of the past, the new version is a 2+2 coupe.
Pontiac is hoping the car will perform like a real muscle car as well.
A four-speed automatic transmission is standard, and all GTOs come with four-wheel antilock disc brakes, as well as a limited slip rear end and traction control.
www.cardomain.com /ride/2041994   (301 words)

  
 Pontiac Looks Rearward, The Next Grand Prix and GTO - News - Automobile Magazine
Pontiac hopes to produce at least one rear-wheel-drive car for sale as a 2010 model, despite reports that General Motorsrear-wheel-drive Zeta platform has been axed.
There are no immediate plans to replace the current GTO when it goes out of production at the end of next year.
The styling is expected to incorporate some design cues from classic Pontiacs such as the ’69 GTO and continue the trend away from the overwrought styling of the recent past.
www.automobilemag.com /features/news/0509_pontiac_future   (528 words)

  
 GTO SPIRIT - 2005 Pontiac GTO Information
Bringing back GTO meant developing a sport coupe that could live up to the legendary name.
A taut, rear-wheel-drive independent rear suspension was a given.
And it will once again become the benchmark against which all performance coupes are judged.
www.gtospirit.net   (72 words)

  
 Pontiac GTO - Pontiac Forums
Pontiac GTO Discuss topics regarding the Pontiac GTO.
There is a GTO up here at the meets with a Hemi in it.
I ran with a '04 Gto all the way up to 120 miles an hour in my fiero.
www.pontiacowners.com /pontiac/showthread.php?t=7   (548 words)

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