<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Heff:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by judge_jury_executioner_69:
why handle when youre going fast in a straight line ? thats the idea behind a drag race smart guy. what are you gonna do when/if they come out with the new chevelle and it looks like a 70ish ( like a chevelle should ) and has better numbers out of the box with the same engine as the "new" gto ? i bet thats what theyre doing now. or what about the 06 charger? why does GM have to cater to chevy? lets put a 350 in it. hows that for origionality? how many years have they done this now ? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
why handle when you're going in a straight line?
last time i drove, i seem to remember some curves on the road somewhere...oh, and i think i had to slow down at least once. i've been told about these things called country roads. maybe you've also heard of them. these roads are a lot of fun to drive on. more fun i think than going in a straight line all the time. also i think those roads are where power in a car becomes more fun.
maybe i like a car that handles because i've been around import cars most of my life, around SCCA tracks. I've also been to drag strips and those silly Nascar races.
and when a 'new' chevelle comes out, once again, i won't care. A new Charger? Who cares! These cars aren't going to look like the cars they're named after! Get over that, it's never going to happen. I believe it's called Aerodynamics. That's one reason cars now won't look like cars then, at least cars that are mass produced. Wasn't the public screaming for a v8 powered car, that was fast, stylish, and affordable? And didn't GM deliver? (styling is objective as we all know) But wah-wah, it doesn't have hideaway headlights, a 455, vinyl bucket seats, drum brakes, a 4 speed tranny, rally wheels...on and on...so let's all get uptight because they stuck a GTO emblem on this car.
I have a great idea...take the GTO emblem off! holy crap! Then, you can put a Grand Prix emblem on it...or a Grand Am emblem. Even make some custom Tempest or Le Mans emblems! Maybe, get really wild and make a Bonneville/Grandville emblem. You can make it what ever your little heart desires. It seems the big cry-factor here is the Emblem, so just make it something you want it to be <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
it would be nice if it had 428 not a 455. dont care about rally wheels. the seats, brakes, or tranny havent failed me yet in my 69. i dont knwo if i would call the new gto stylish. maybe stylish to ray charles. i said when you DRAG race ( 1/4 mile straight line ) you dont need handleing. key words here are drag race. do they have corners at the track you go to ? not mine. the point im trying to make with the new chevelle and chargers is that theyre gonna make pontiac look stupid for making a new gto. but pontiac didnt make it to be retro. why put the gto badge if it wasnt supposed to be retro ? at least answer that question for me.hood scoops,dual exhaust, and even the badges look like the real gto's. but keep in mind its not a retro car.