A stronger Goat in 05'

[Milesblue42]

PONTIAC GTO
What’s new for 2005
LS2 6.0L engine replaces LS1
- 400 horsepower (295 kw)
- 395 lb.-ft. of torque (546 Nm)
Available hood with twin air scoops
Revised rear fascia incorporating outlets for new split dual exhaust system
Polished exhaust outlet tips
Larger brake rotors and calipers
- Red painted calipers with GTO logo on front caliper
Driver foot rest
Two new colors: blue and grey

2005 PONTIAC GTO: THE NEW GOAT GETS MORE MUSCLE
GTO – the original muscle car – was re-introduced last year and returns with more power and style for 2005. A new LS2 6.0L V-8 engine replaces the LS1 5.7L engine, bringing with it an increase in horsepower and torque.

The ’05 GTO packs 400 horsepower (295 kw) – up from 350 horses (261 kw) – and 395 lb.-ft. of torque (546 Nm), up from 365 lb.-ft. (495 Nm). Transmission choices are the same as the ’04 model’s: The Hydra-Matic 4L60-E four-speed automatic is standard and the Tremec six-speed manual is optional. GTO’s more powerful engine should lower the 0-60 time to less than 5 seconds.

Enthusiasts will immediately spot the brawnier ’05 GTO, thanks to new badging and a revised rear fascia that incorporates a new dual-exhaust system – it splits the GTO’s two outlets, routing them to opposite sides of the rear fascia. The exhaust tips are polished for a more refined appearance.

Also available is a new hood design incorporating a pair of stylish air scoops. The scoops draw fresh air in to the GTO’s engine compartment.

The badges identifying the ’05 GTO’s bigger V-8 include a “6.0” badge on the trunk lid and revised “GTO” fender badges, which now incorporate “6.0 Litre” designations. The original 1964 GTO also wore “6.0 Litre” fender badges, but at a time when almost every other American manufacturer referenced engine size in cubic inches.

Along with the GTO’s power increase comes improved braking performance from larger brake rotors, calipers and pads. The calipers are painted red and the front calipers feature the GTO logo.

Additional changes to the ’05 GTO include two new colors (blue and grey), as well as driver foot rest.


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[Madmaster]

Heh that recent post **********ing about it said that maybe if it had more power maybe itd sell more. Well it's gettin the power, wonder if itll sell more, and what price will be.

[NewsReporter]

One year into it and already changes...what does that say about the new GTO?I was the one who said it needs more power. Now that it got it, sales should pick-up.

[Big_Bronze_Rim]

The car was so rushed for US production, I guess now they can address more details to tailor it to the market better. Hehe, I wonder if the volume knob will still be on the right side of the radio?

[NewsReporter]

D*ck Lutz is proving to be a idiot

[G35RIDER]

What they really need to do is change the suspension setup.

[Brominated_Oil]

Feel bad for the people who bought them this year.

[NewsReporter]

This is when someone says "Owned"

[WhereHaveYouBeen]

...Hehe, I wonder if the volume knob will still be on the right side of the radio?



You've got to be kidding... *sigh* How can I love a company full of idiots?

[M_TYPE_X]

...Hehe, I wonder if the volume knob will still be on the right side of the radio?



You've got to be kidding... *sigh* How can I love a company full of idiots?



Maybe it's because your family loves 24-hour test drives. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/wink.gif

oh oh! I know I know! BECAUSE General Motors and East Side types were MADE for each other!!!!!!!11!!!!!1!!!!

It's not a Malibu, it's a Malibu LS-V6! SEX MACHINE! http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

... in other news, Shelby Township may be growing and 24 Mile may be nice, but they're building condos on the WEST side of Dequindre ... okay, there's nothing like living in Rochester all my life, but at night, I could stand in the middle of Dequindre and pee on Macomb County! Take that, UAW. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Dang, what's in this Haterade? http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/wink.gif

oh ... go Pistons. Screw you Lakers.

There's a reason why the Pistons play in Oakland County up the road from Chrysler... they wouldn't be caught playing dead ... next to Pontiac. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/crazy.gif Nevermind.

You know, none of this stuff sounds any cool unless you replace 'Pontiac' with 'City of Industry' and 'Sterling Heights' with ... well, I'm sure there are plenty of boringass flatland sprawl suburbias in California. Full of Toyotas, not Pontiacs, but still it's kinda the same.

Just like how the Lakers are like the Pistons, 'cept they lose. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

[mgreen]

...Hehe, I wonder if the volume knob will still be on the right side of the radio?



You've got to be kidding... *sigh* How can I love a company full of idiots?



Maybe it's because your family loves 24-hour test drives. http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/wink.gif

oh oh! I know I know! BECAUSE General Motors and East Side types were MADE for each other!!!!!!!11!!!!!1!!!!

It's not a Malibu, it's a Malibu LS-V6! SEX MACHINE!



ummmm, G35 has volume on the right hand side.
I guess that's a POS, too huh.
http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/rolleyes1.gif
Scroll down for close up pics of the G35 interior. (http://forums.freshalloy.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB25&Number=67767469&page =2&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=5&vc=1)
. . . long time lurker.

[camber]

What's the big deal about about the volume control on the right?

It's not like you adjust volume control continuously when your driving, most people just set the volume once before they start driving. For most people it is not even a stretch to adjust the volume knob and there is a steering wheel mounted volume control on the G35 for people that must adjust the volume while driving.

I don't know if the GTO has the steering wheel volume control.

[NewsReporter]

When I'm driving I change the volume often

[mgreen]

When I'm driving I change the volume often



good, you'll be happy to know the GTO has steering wheel mounted radio controls
http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[G35RIDER]

Feel bad for the people who bought them this year.



I feel bad for people who buy Pontiacs any year.

[camber]

The volume on the right was a little bit too much of a nit picking.

The GTO needs to lose some weight and get an exterior upgrade, if GM/Pontiac want more people to notice.

[Big_Bronze_Rim]

I love how people on this forum gets their panties in a bunch over such trivial things as a volume knob http://forums.freshalloy.com/images/graemlins/rolleyes1.gif No one ever said that a volume control knob on the right side makes a car bad. It was solely a comment regarding its rushed production for the US market. I could care less where the knob is and I still think the GTO is another American car thats overwieght, bland and uninspiring. There are plenty of other reasons not to buy the car.

[M_TYPE_X]

Feel bad for the people who bought them this year.



I feel bad for people who buy Pontiacs any year.



I don't. I went to high school with their kids, you know, the ones who think mom's hand-me-down Grand Am is the shiznit.

[M_TYPE_X]

I like the GTO and if I was going to spend the money, I'd drive it along with the G35 Coupe just to compare the Nissan V6 to the GM V8 engine. The GTO has a good interior and a nice stereo, but it lacks the glass roof. I've said this before and you've heard it before, so this paragraph ends here with it.

The GTO also lacks the kind of crappy rubber knobs that Pontiac et al are known for. Americans must have big grubby hands at the average aggregate level or something for designers to make crap like that and stick it in and it passes QC. My parents' garage door opener panel that they got installed is the same way ... big, mushy buttons that don't do the job well and often I have to retype the code to get the garage open, even in a downpour, because the button design suxors.

[pelucidor]

Feel bad for the people who bought them this year.



I feel bad for people who buy Pontiacs any year.



I don't. I went to high school with their kids, you know, the ones who think mom's hand-me-down Grand Am is the shiznit.

Compared to the bicycle I had in high school my friend's 12-year old Datsun 120Y wagon was the shiznit, and the Grand Am would have been a Ferrari.

[M_TYPE_X]

Feel bad for the people who bought them this year.



I feel bad for people who buy Pontiacs any year.



I don't. I went to high school with their kids, you know, the ones who think mom's hand-me-down Grand Am is the shiznit.

Compared to the bicycle I had in high school my friend's 12-year old Datsun 120Y wagon was the shiznit, and the Grand Am would have been a Ferrari.



Good, because I'm referring to guys/girls who are still driving said old Grand Ams.

[NewsReporter]

I don't. I went to high school with their kids, you know, the ones who think mom's hand-me-down Grand Am is the shiznit.



I know what you mean, these type of kids are the ones who made me a import(Japanese) lover. To this day when I hear someone say big block I want to puke.

[M_TYPE_X]

I don't. I went to high school with their kids, you know, the ones who think mom's hand-me-down Grand Am is the shiznit.



I know what you mean, these type of kids are the ones who made me a import(Japanese) lover. To this day when I hear someone say big block I want to puke.



Nothing to do with 'big block.' Just has to do with nasty chicks in nasty old GM cars and biatchy skanks in their new "daddy bought me this" two-door SUV that's too big for them to drive and means they're a danger to themselves (being chicks, this is de rigeur) and of course everyone else around them.