[BigAls87Z28]

Yes...because 2 doors and teardrop greenhouse doesnt make it "coupey" enough?
Biggest problem most people have with the car is that its called GTO. If this was the Pontiac "Monaro", then everyone would be like,"Why didnt they put hood scoops on it and call it a GTO?"

Like it was pointed out before with reference to the GTO looking like the Grand Prix, and if you look back at old GTO ads, and car review, they said teh same stuff back then how it looked like a "lame Tempest" and how it didnt look like anything serious.
To us now, for thoes who didnt grow up durring the muscle car age, treat Muscle Cars as these mythical giants that roamed the streats, jumping around from huge cams, glasspack mufflers, and all this other drag strip glory when in fact they were just warmed over cars that were already in production.
Take a look at the SS heritage. At first, the SS was just a trim package. You could get an I-6 Impala with SS trim for a few bucks. Only now does SS have this super-natural power to make cars street monsters.

Understand that the GTO was in fact just another GM car, built off the same chassis as the rest of teh B bodies.

The GTO looks like every other de-cladded Pontiac...because it infact IS a Pontiac! Hell, even the Vibe has taken on a more traditonal Pontiac grill.

The present GTO follows almost exactly the same formula what the past GTO did. Sedan-based Coupe, big V8, manual transmission, killer dual exhaust, and of course...who could forget Wide-Track performance!!

If you do not like the GTO because it looks tame, thats fine. But to say its not a GTO or other isnt true.