A GTO OR A FIREBIRD FOR 2010

2009-2010 GTO/Firebird

Posted December 28 2007 11:50 AM by HPP_EDITOR
Filed under: Editorials

A NEW GTO OR FIREBIRD, WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

With plans for the new Camaro moving right along and a planned release of the 2010 model in the first quarter of 2009, what does the future hold for Pontiac? If there is a new Pontiac model based on the Camaro what do you think it should be? Should we have a 2010 GTO or Firebird?

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1. Firebird all the way!

racy63 - Posted December 29 2007 06:28 AM

2. I'd pick the Firebird, but I don't think we'll ever see it. GM isn't interested in what we want and they won't build it so anybody can afford it anyway!

barneyformula - Posted December 31 2007 02:15 PM

3. either car would be great as long it's not an import like the last GTO was, that was a joke! make it look like a real car, not just another sports car!

bmxtom - Posted December 31 2007 02:38 PM

4. FIREBIRD, FIREBIRD, FIREBIRD! Ram air hood, no shaker, with hood tach. Back to first gen. Old meets new. Give the chicken a chance and let the goat rest.

rwtw77418 - Posted January 5 2008 06:13 AM

5. FIREBIRD!!! With out hesitation. That poor ole Goat got kicked to death by the Mustang. @#&*! It was out done by a more affordable, but inferior car. With all due respect, bury the Goat. And stop worrying about Big Upper's pockets. Make money on all those other cars... Cadillac, whatever. Give us loyal GM fans a break. A 25k to 28k car with horse power that will compete with the Challenger and mustang. Real car guys don't care about memory adjust seats, and all those other dodads. We just want to drive. Engine, manual trans., and the road. Enough said!

PONTIFREAK1 - Posted January 5 2008 09:59 AM

6. If something doesn't happen I'm gonna buy a damn Challenger. Lord forgive for saying Challenger.

PONTIFREAK1 - Posted January 5 2008 10:03 AM

7. FIREBIRD!!!! It has to be. Come On, there are people who like the Camaro and buy it, there are people who like the GTO and buy it, THEN THERE ARE THOSE OF US WHO LOVE THE FIREBIRD AND WE CAN'T BUY ONE, BECAUSE GM WON'T MAKE ONE....GM is trying to make us buy a Camaro. No disrespect to the Camaro but even if they're clones as people call them(Firebird/Camaro) but on the street they're rivals. The GTO had a chance and all it had from the Classic GTO was the NAME and yes performance but you can put an LS2 on anything and it'll go fast too, but that's not the way to revive an ICON. I love all PONTIACS but the Reason WHY? Is the FIREBIRD. Please GM I AM 100% sure that if you make it people are going to buy it, there are many loyal FANS.

1986Firebird - Posted January 7 2008 12:32 AM

8. Firebird... Camaro needs its Pontiac twin! GTO had its chance already with the 04 model being a fluke. In my eyes the car just looked too plain. When they added a ram air hood and dual exhaust, thats when it became a sexy car, it is actually my favorite modern muscle car. Even though it is my favorite, I think it is time to put the goat to sleep and wake up the bird, or having both would be nice :)

David46 - Posted January 9 2008 04:02 AM

9. I think Pontiac engineers should take a spin in a 1964 Pontiac GTO with a factory 389, take it for a spin on an oval track. Then they should take a factory 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge for a good all out ride on an oval track. Then take each car out cruising on a Sunday night. They should also drive both these cars with automatic and manual transmissions. Afterwards design the new "GTO", on the 1964 body with a new 389 as a standard engine and offer options of either or all 400,421, 428 and 455 engines. It would be nice to see the new GTO with factory headers, tachometer, tilt, cruise, AC, P.Seats, P. windows, power door locks. Also it sould only be two door, have bucket seats, and mandatory floor shifter only. Other options t-roof, sunroof and convertible. Make sure they have a high performance suspension. Maybe put a few of these out with rollbars. Also throw in a 200mph or 320 km/h speedometer or bettar. If they can't build a GTO this way, they should build a Firebird as per the Camero.

PeterSJ455 - Posted January 9 2008 03:42 PM

10. they should bring them back with the motors that made these cars legendary like the pontiac 400 or 455
with now day fuel injection and 6 speed manuals that make serious horsepower and torque

jarrettandroski - Posted January 12 2008 01:39 PM

11. hopefully camaro will be a big hit and pontiac will rebadge it and include some special pontiac options, ram air, hood tach. handling ws6, how about awd option to compete with imports.

mrpig - Posted January 12 2008 03:49 PM

12. Well it has to be Firebird but does it have to be a Camaro in a T/A dress. Would love to see a design closer to the '78 model or earlier.What we don't need is another chevy clone.

Bigcat - Posted January 15 2008 09:12 AM

13. Please!! both Pontiacs GTO and firebird

pontiacGTO - Posted January 22 2008 01:41 PM

14. Ford have a mustang and a Shelby kr

pontiacGTO - Posted January 22 2008 01:43 PM

15. I think if Pontiac is allowed to bring the Firebird back, it should be based on the G1 models. Since the styling inspiration for the new Camaro was a '69 Camaro, the Pontiac version should be styled like a '69 Firebird, with the twin opening chrome grille and twin hood scoops. The T/A version could take its cyues from the '69 T/A as well.

The Firebird version would have to share the Camaro body and fenders, but the front and rear fascias, hood and spoilers would be unique to Firebirds, just as GM built them 40+ years ago. I'm sure Pontiac designers can come up with a better interior than their Chevrolet counterparts, just as they did with previous Firebirds. The returning Firebird would definitely brimg many loyal Firebird and GTO owners back into Pontiac dealerships. Pontiac execs need to do what they need to do to make this happen.

Geno

blackbird72 - Posted January 29 2008 03:28 PM

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