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10 Pontiac GTO
A retro theme struck American manufacturers in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with multiple brands resurrecting former model lines or even coming out with unnecessarily styled new cars, trucks, and SUVs. But when Pontiac announced that the GTO would be returning to their lineup in 2004, fans of the classic muscle car couldn’t help but be excited. Unfortunately, the fourth generation GTO, brought back after a nearly three decade hiatus, was an incredible disappointment in almost every facet of its concept.
In fact, the fourth generation GTO was a Holden product out of Australia, which GM just rebadged with the GTO moniker for the American market. But apparently no one at GM took the time to wonder whether the car in any way shared its design or aesthetic with the original GTO, because the small coupe with its sleek lines looked more like a daily driver than a drag strip monster. True, a V8 did lurk under the hood, but the muscle car identity of the GTO line didn’t even factor into the car’s development. Even upping output to 400 horses couldn’t save the new GTO, and after three years of disappointing sales the GTO was put to rest for good.
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