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this looks menacing, but from the bottom of my heart i feel that pontiac should not create the holden monaro \ pontiac GTO badge engineering on the camaro, the same platform needs to be used on a totally different body, more in line with the Pontiac face of the past

This front end looks better than the Camaro concept.

I wouldn’t mind a Camaro rebadge as a Firebird, if they design the front end like this picture.

Pontiac should get a version of this car, and it should be its volume seller. It’s exactly what a sporty brand should be based on.

Chevy shouldn’t get a version at all, if GM wants to keep Pontiac relevant.

Is Burt Reynolds still available?

I doubt it. I think a move to Firebird would be a good idea because of the bad rap the last GTO caught, but it should be a modern extension of the 4th gen styling. It should look nothing like the Camaro.

Now this is what that Camaro Concept should’ve looked like. That front end is brilliant!

I’m one of those hoping for the return of the Firebird and especially the Trans Am. The Trans Am, unlike the Z28, was produced every year since its inception until its demise. It’s a shame that the boneheads at GM let the name die because it was one of the true surviving muscle cars.

I also think the front end of this car is better than the Camaro’s.

I can see it now…….return of the mullets!!!

Yikes!
/I want one.

I want one. And then I want to grow a Big Mustache and chew gum real fast and drive like I’m trying to outrun the law.

Stop re-badging! Why the hell do we need the same car with 2 (or more) different badges?! Keep it Chevy, keep it original.

I think GM is making a mistake…

So far, the new Camaro looks to be a great car that is a true upgrade to the long line of Camaros. My problem is the abuse of the names of great cars from GM’s past. This recent generation of GTO’s are great cars, but are they true to the GTO’s of the past? I think GM should be building muscle cars, but stop mis-naming them.

This recent GTO should have been given a brand new name and now they’re talking about the next generation being the same platform as the Camaro? Pontiac deserves to get their Firebird back, but it should too get the freedom to make it unique from the Camaro. Not just a little here and a little there.

If they build a new GTO, it should be on a different platform, and more true to the history, and if they can’t bacause “it wouldn’t work” sales wise, that’s fine, I don’t care, build what they think will sell, and call it something new. Watch the attitude towards these cars change when people aren’t disappointed because they think they’re visiting their dealer for the “NEW GTO”.

I think that they are asking for disaster if they think a simple rebadging of the Camaro to Firebird will work also. People should be given a legitimate choice between the two because of real differences, not just a nose.

Rog, I hope you are confused on the definition of a platform. GM does not need anymore car RWD platforms. They have the Sigma (CTS/STS), Y (vette/XLR) and now the Zeta(lower cost). Just because the Camaro and GTO and Buick Sedan are on the same platform does not mean they share any visible components. Suspensions/drivetrains(multiple possible) and some of the base black metal (inner wheelhouse, front of dash, etc.)would be shared. They would have different wheelbases/widths/glass/doors/fenders/everything else and no one would know they are on the same platform but somebody who looked under the hood or at the suspension. In fact it could have different rear suspensions to accomodate RWD and AWD.

I guess there cold be room for more RWD if they decide there was a market for a much smaller vehicle like a Swatch car or mini size.

Well, the Firebird was always more or less a Camaro with different end caps. It was usually engines that set them apart in the early days. This looks pretty good, although why the ‘77-78 look is more classic than other years is beyond me, although it was popular because of the Bandit movies. I think the ‘67-69 and ‘70-73 are the best-looking.

Both Firebird and Camaro have rabid fans, and I don’t think many would cross over from one to the other. But I also don’t think by this time there are enough to justify building both.

I don’t get the reference to BMW either. BMW and Pontiac have both used a signature split grille for more than 50 years, sometimes tall, sometimes narrow, sometimes wide, sometimes flanked by other elements. It’s inevitable that in certain cases there will be a degree of similarity, but I don’t think many people would mistake one for the other.

Will there be a “Smokey and the Bandit” movie to promote this?

yo you all are retards, first of all the picture at the top would not be a camaro, it would be a ta (for those of you who don’t know what that means) it means TRANS AM. CHEVROLET makes the camaro u idiots and also a reply to the person who said they don’t need another rear wheel drive car are you serious the only “real” cars that have some balls have rear wheel drive and front wheel drive is for pussies!

Hey, I like this nose a lot. I think the nose is the biggest problem with the Camaro. I’m not diggin the way they did the pointyness. This works well though.

why are you talkin about bringin the firebird back the firebird is a pussie version of the trans am they wouldnt bring back the firebird unless gm went totally wuss the camaro and the ta wouldbe the sickest comeback ever

YUUUCK SPIFFNESS=NO :-0

What do the Germans really know about this??? I doubt there will be another Firebird.

Rog is right. The Holden GTO was a mistake and rebadging the new Camaro as one would be. If they do more than one version (who wants to take bets? -’cuz they WILL) it should be a Firebird/Trans Am. Putting a NAME on a vehicle does not always render a success. Remember the Mustang II? Someone should have been shot over that mess! What about the various Impalas? (Nothing WRONG with them, but they don’t ven remotely mirror the original-outdated, or not!)

The MFG’s need to stick with what made those cars popular/successful. The original GTO was a stripped Temepest with a big motor. It was fast AND affordable. So, make it so.

Oh, and lil jon is on crack!

lil jon, i’m not even sure how you’re coming up with any of the stuff you’re saying. What are you talking about? Who said anything about the picture being a camaro? Do you really not know why we’re talking about the Firebird? Did you read the article? Did you look at the picture? Are you insane?

lol @ lil jon

Hey Tim G,

Thanks, you got my point, the Impala is another perfect example, that car should have been called the Caprice, if it was going to carry on a name. The 94-96 Impala, that’s an example of what it should have/ could have been.

Look, I luv the Camaro and I think that a new Firebird and GTO would be great too and this is why I don’t to see it flop by hearing on TV and in the mags that these cars suck cause they are nuthing like what people expect from a Cam/Fire or GTO.

I believe that these are great cars but I think your shooting yourself in the foot by naming it something it’s not. The present day GTO is a new modern muscle car to fight with the luxury sport market that seems to be prevalent. Not the classic GTO we know.

GTO was stolen from European racing classifications.

(a line borrowed from GTO Heaven website)
Gran Turismo Omologato means Grand Touring class production vehicle, homologated for racing.

Basically a large, high-performance sports car comfortable enough for long trips or ‘touring’, as opposed to the smaller, less comfortable 2-seater ‘true’ sports cars.

So the new Pontiac GTO is much closer to a true ‘GTO’ than the old GTO muscle car.

Ferrari GTO is the only one I want.

BTW
It does say ‘Pontiac’s Camaro at the top of the page.

I’ve always said if they widen the grille on the Camaro Concept then it would look much better. Now this looks good. Firebird, Trans Am or Camaro. It doesn’t matter to me. If the car looks good, I’d buy it.

Anyone hava a link to this magazine or more importantly a better (bigger) version of this image?

that trife ass yellow graphic is sick, i know its a firebird blahblahblah, its still gross looking. but other than that this car looks far better than the camaro concept, but i also agree that GM is possibly abusing the names of great cars of yore too easily

Kill the gold rims and it’s a really nice looking car.

You guys seem to be missing the point with the whole Zeta platform dealie.

But first of all – completely disregard that picture of the Firebird. GM aren’t stupid enough to just rebadge cars anymore. Look at the Sky/Solstice twins – there technically the same car, but they look totally different. That’ll be the same situation with the Camaro/GTO twins. Underneath, they’ll both have the Zeta platform, with the LS2 and a six-speed manual, but the exterior and interior will be as different as day and night.

Another badge engineering? Don’t think about it GM. Better to design a new body and interior first rather than changing the badge and grille.

That’s hillarious! The whole world knows GM is so redundant that each manufacturer it owns simply adds some cladding or decal & a different badge! You could probably label this car as a Grand National, and watch the gold chain wearing no-shirters buy them up.

Lil Jon… you’re an idiot.

RangeRoverBoy, I’m going to have to disagree with you. We’re not talking about the meaning behind GTO, it’s the actual car you have to refer it to. You can’t say that the older GTO isn’t a GTO while the new one is. That’s like saying the new Mustang is more of a Mustang than the original… I’m a huge Mustang fan but the original is the original. If you want to use a name you should stick with components of what made the old car a GTO whether or not they misnamed it originally in your opinion.

Using basic components and platforms is fine in my opinion, that’s how companies are efficient. But taking a car and slapping a new badge on it is wrong. I personally think that this car should be a Pontiac, NOT a Camaro. It’s better looking than the Camaro, more true to the original while still looking completely new. They should come up with a different body for both the GTO and Camaro.

“GM aren’t stupid enough to just rebadge cars anymore” -sh.yoon

Now that we’ve gotten your utter and total naivity and stupidity out of the way, I’ll make a list here, of cars that GM DOES rebadge without any real stylistic changes, just to prove you wrong.

1. Chevy Trailblazer-GMC Envoy-Oldsmobile Bravada-Isuzu Ascender-Saab 9-7X-Buick Ranier

2. Chevy Equinox-Pontiac Torrent

3. Chevy Cobalt-2007 Pontiac G5

4. Chevy Uplander-Pontiac Montana SV6-Saturn Relay-Buick Terraza

5. Chevy Venture-Pontiac Montana-Oldsmobile Silhouette

6. Chevy Tahoe-GMC Yukon-Cadillac Escalade

7. Chevy Colorado-GMC Canyon-Isuzu I-Series

8. Chevy Silverado-GMC Sierra

9. GMC Sonoma-Chevy S-10 (made until 2003/2004)

10. 2007 Buick Enclave-2007 Saturn Outlook

11. Subaru Impreza WRX-Saab 9-2X (thank GOD subaru got out of that mess!!!)

12. Chevy Cavalier-Pontiac Sunfire (made until 2003/2004)

And sh.yoon is now officially proclaimed an idiot.

Thank you Patrick!!! Now I don’t have to make the same point. What has GM learned thus far??? Quite simply…….NOTHING!

I’d like to repeat my commentary that this is the front end the “new” 6 series should have had.

You forgot Hombre and I200 I300 Isuzu’s

Maybe the Eight track player will make a comeback as well. Or Disco music. And KISS will start wearing makeup again, or how about a sudden sales surge for Chia Pet’s?

I’ll be right back. Gotta go dig out the Bell Bottoms.

This is very true JCwhitless. Add that to the list of rebadged crap.

Very nice looking! Gm should make the Firebird and forget about the Camaro, this would be great competition for the Mustang.

MAKE THIS CAR! MAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

GM DOES NOT NEED TO MAKE THIS CAR. HARDLY ANYONE HAD PURCHASED THE 3RD AND 4TH GENERATION FIREBIRDS AND TRANS AM, SO WHAT WOULD MAKE ANY OF US TO BELIEVE THERE IS A BIGGER MARKET FOR ONE OF THESE NOW? ESPECIALLY WHEN THE RICE-BURNERS ARE COMING IN TO APPEAL TO THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ANYWAY? GM REALLY MISSED THE BOAT. YEAH, G.M. “GREAT MANAGEMENT” OR “GREAT MEMORIES” BETTER YET, HOW ABOUT “GONE MAD”?

The Firebird – Hybrid Engine – Why not?
But please don’t produce/name it GTO!!!!!!!!

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