2010 sees the return of the Pontiac: Will it be GTO or Firebird?
By: Peter Chubb | July 4, 2007
Many of you would already have heard about the return of the Chevy Camaro, and that seems to be getting other car makers juices going into pushes out some old favorites. One of these favorites is the Pontiac, although they have tried to bring this car out before it failed to warm the hearts of the Americans, unlike the much welcomed Ford Mustang.
It is hoped that a new Pontiac will hit the streets in 2010 but one question remains, and that is what they would badge the automobile under. They could call it a Firebird, or maybe they could call it a GTO.
The future sports coupe is expected to have a choice of two engines, one would be a 3.6-liter DOHC V-6 which pushes out 261-hp, but another could be a 6.0-liter V8 option. The new Pontiac is expected to have a choice of either a five or six-speed automatic gearbox.
So would you rather a GTO or Firebird?
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Firebird for sure!!!!! I’m only 16 but i am already saving money in case they make a new Firebird. It is one of the best muscle cars ever.
bring it back as the firebird and make all the models. formula, firehawk, transam, and base model. I had an 01 firebird and would love to buy a brandnew one with some balls. so pontiac, if you love me, make it a firebird.
Definitely the hottest looking car since the Mach 5!
Bring back the Firebird!! I have a 2002 and before that a 1999…….. There are no cars out there i like but if a new Firebird came out……….. I think i would be first in line……… return the love POntiac and bring back the Fire
I would also call it a Firebird, or FireTurd, and I would call Burt ‘Turd’ Fergeson a mustache-maniac. Fantastic.
Don’t you love the “vroom…vroooommm” of your firebird?
TRANS AM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think the gto should get another chance. The reasons y ppl didnt buy the gto because this isnt american muscle body style,its an aussie muscle car [the monaro gts] and this was built back in 2000 and gm brought this car in usa in 2004. And two gm refused to make gto in a 6 cylinder model unlike camaro,mustang, firebird,charger,300,magnum, and cts-v. They all have 6 and 8 cylinders because of the skyscraping insurance rate. They should have brought out the concept from 99, look at the new ponitac g8 thats the new holden commodore. But i still like the trans am but i think gto should have had its own heritage designs instead of the holden monaro even the chevy lumina ss have that same body style and we dont have that in the usa. Everything is upside down.
Yeah youre right about gto not have models in v6s. I guess u can put that with the corvette and viper but not as much torque. I tried buying a gto it was at a reasonable price but the insurance rate is like crazy.
I’d like to see THAt body style be the Firebird/fFormula/Trans Am and the Holden Coupe 60 as the new GTO ! Given the choice I’d take the Coupe 60/GTO GOOGLE it !