Reports of the GTO's death are greatly exaggerated! According to GM Vice President Bob Lutz, the Pontiac GTO will return in 2008, alongside the 2008/2009 Chevrolet Camaro. Lutz told AutoWeek at the Geneva Motor Show today that the GTO will share the Zeta architecture with the new Chevrolet Camaro and Holden Monaro. Like the last ill-fated GTO, the 2009 GTO will be engineered jointly by GM in North America and Holden in Australia. Lutz said the new GTO project was only on hold for two months, but has since been revived. Lutz also said the rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform will be used for a new Chevrolet Impala, Monte Carlo, and an all new Buick model called the "Statesman." Lutz said a new El Camino could come by 'putting a Chevrolet face' on a Holden Ute, but that's unlikely at this time. The GTO and related programs, however, are back on "full tilt." (The image shown at the right is the 1999 GTO Concept).

Source: Left Lane News

 

I think that thing is hideous.

 

That's not how the new GTO will even remotely look. The new one will be boxier and more designed to replicate the older model. Similar to the Challenger/Camaro/Mustang....

It doesnt surprise me one bit.

 

Sounds like some folks are getting scared of the Challenger to me.

 

note..that the picture shown is some 7 years old...

The GTO will be on the Zeta Lite platform, and Will be little more than a rebadged, reworked Camaro...or vise versa..

 

True MGD. The Challenger I believe will put up a good fight for sales with the Goat and the Camaro when it is offered to the public.