[Pete'sWife]

Very nice.

No car, however, will ever replace the '67 GTO with a 400 cu. in. fire-breather.

They can fool around with the exhaust system (on the new one) all they want, but nothing - NOTHING - can replace cubic inches when it comes to exhaust note.

The new GTO is "techno" music. The old Goat is a symphony.

[Chi-townChief]

Quite frankly, I don't see a lot of difference between the '04 and '05 designs.

[Byron_the_Aussie]

..no car, however, will ever replace the '67 GTO with a 400 cu. in. fire-breather...

...as someone who still pines for his much-missed '68 rubbernose convertible, I hear what you're saying. But this new car is so much better, and so much faster, there's really no comparison. Cheers, Byron

[Little Pig]

There isn't THAT much of a difference between 6.0 and 6.6-liter engines. Both are/were considered small-blocks. Any difference in sound would be a result of the cam, and the new Vette-sourced engine breathes well enough not to need a radical cam to make big horsepower numbers, especially with the MPI fuel system. Performance-wise, the new GTO cleans the old one's clock. That said, the new car is a toaster compared to the old one:

[An American Patriot]

"No car, however, will ever replace the '67 GTO with a 400 cu. in. fire-breather. They can fool around with the exhaust system (on the new one) all they want, but nothing - NOTHING - can replace cubic inches when it comes to exhaust note. The new GTO is "techno" music. The old Goat is a symphony."

Spoken like a "true" Goat Aficionado and "Authority!"

Only "one" who has owned/ridden-in (or even been around "back then") can really appreciate "la difference."

The "sound" of a (Real) GOAT, is akin to a Harley (who, by the way, considered trying to patent that sound) and there is NOT/will NEVER be, a duplicate--unless those IDIOTS at GM, ever came to their senses and decided to design and build a replica of the original GTO's; including similar engines, pipes, headers, and all!

Trying to compare today's (Australia-made-ugally-generic-looking) GTO, with the "real thing," is like comparing a "velvet painting" to a Picasso.

QUICK: WHICH ONE IS THE GTO?

Top Left: Honda Top Right: Mazda Center: GTO Botton: Mustang

MY 67 GOAT WHICH I PICKED UP AT THE FACTORY IN PONTIAC MICHIGAN WHEN I RETURNED FROM NAM

WITH REGARDS TO PERFORMANCE: Here are some stats:

As there is ONLY a .1 difference in 0-60 between my 67 and this 2005, I would venture to posit that in my “heyday” (long time ago) it more often than not, had to do with the driver, than the car and I was pretty good at “banging the gears!”

VERDICT:

I would take one if offered for FREE. Spending good money on something like this? I’ll leave that up to the Gen X and wannabe, has-beens!