# because the current gto is a grand prix, and the 08 concept is a galant.... **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 8, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359 "2005-08-08T05:50:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/1 "2005-08-08T05:50:12Z")
so i modified the woodward gto into something more worthy of the name, the current one looks more like it should be called a lemans šŸ˜› ![http://members.aol.com/nissan240sxpos/forumstuff/2008gto2.jpg](http://members.aol.com/nissan240sxpos/forumstuff/2008gto2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JUICEDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedss/32/7185_2.png) [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/2 "2005-08-08T06:00:14Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > so i modified the woodward gto into something more worthy of the name, the current one looks more like it should be called a lemans šŸ˜› Iā€™m driving a Grand Prix ??? I could swear the rear wheels spin when I get on it. Do your homework. Itā€™s got nothing to do with a Grand Prix other than they both share the Pontiac name. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/3 "2005-08-08T06:08:22Z")
Your right, its not a grand prix, its an oversized cavalier. JK :). But you have to admit the gto the grand prix and the g6 look very similiar. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/4 "2005-08-08T06:34:41Z")
dont get me wrong, the GTO is a great car, but considering the old concept car that pontiac had out in the 90ā€™s ā€¦ the current model doesnt impress me as being a GTO ā€¦ its just ā€¦ pontiac looking ā€¦ just like how even the chevy ssr got that stupid grill bar that even the cavā€™s use across the taillights, the gto got the pontiac family grill ā€¦ i dont get it but that said, the current GTO is a nice start ā€¦ i just want the new one to look more retro ā€¦ make the thing look good enough to be sitting under the tiger in the old gto ads ! ![http://members.aol.com/nissan240sxpos/forumstuff/2008gto3.jpg](http://members.aol.com/nissan240sxpos/forumstuff/2008gto3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JUICEDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedss/32/7185_2.png) [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/5 "2005-08-08T06:41:04Z")
There will never be a replacement for the old GTO. Ford got it right with the Mustang but GM has always had their heads up their asses. As for it looking like a Grand Prix ? Rob has it right, I like to think of it as a Cavy on steroids. The styling sucks balls, but the interior and performance more than make up for it. It is a very fun car to drive. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/6 "2005-08-08T06:41:29Z")
less galant, more 05 eclipseā€¦ but bigger ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/7 "2005-08-08T07:05:56Z")
first thing i thought when i saw the 08 gto rendering was galant ā€¦ and while i like the look of the galant, i like that look to stay on the galant also and while porsche is using their suvā€™s to raise capital to build their cars, gm should be doing the same and while there will never be a replacement for the old gto, the least they could do is build something that VISUALY carrys on the name well ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/8 "2005-08-08T07:12:47Z")
Actually in the near future the GP will be RWD with a V6 or V8, and the GTO will be getting a whole new platform. Will GM get it right? I doubt it, they have never been able to, hopefully they donā€™t ruin the F-bods when they bring them back ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/9 "2005-08-08T07:19:50Z")
You do know the GTO is just a remarked/rebadged Monaro. The gpā€™s came from the old grand amā€™s from the early 90ā€™s. So blame the people who bought them, they made it popular. Also every car company had a style that they follow. The picture you have of the GTO has been out for ever. Dont expect any concept to look like the production. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/10 "2005-08-08T07:31:09Z")
that picture i posted ? the one i photochopped myself to give myself more practice chopping cars ? other versions have been around ā€¦ but not that one ---
**Author:** ![joelster](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joelster/32/7258_2.png) [@joelster](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/joelster)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/11 "2005-08-08T10:50:38Z")
That photoshopped version you made is sweet as hell! Me likes it! For some reason the passenger grille is cut off, can you post a new full version? ---
**Author:** ![AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AlbinoMonkeyRat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AlbinoMonkeyRat)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/12 "2005-08-08T11:19:19Z")
> [@HotRodKid](#): > > so i modified the woodward gto into something more worthy of the name, the current one looks more like it should be called a lemans šŸ˜› I thought ā€œGTOā€ on the old ones was technically the trim level of the Tempest Le Mans, much like the ā€œGTPā€ on a Grand Prix. šŸ˜• ---
**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/13 "2005-08-08T11:41:04Z")
it was, then it was its own model, then it went back to a trim level. ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/14 "2005-08-08T12:18:19Z")
tempest ā€¦ theres the other name i was trying to think of but was to lazy to search for, lol the grill is cut off on purpose, because i wasnt feeling like changing both sides every time i swicthed how i wanted to do it ill do a full front later on some time when i get the time ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/15 "2005-08-09T18:40:03Z")
doesnt look quite right, but it will do for now ![http://members.aol.com/nissan240sxpos/forumstuff/gtofront2.jpg](http://members.aol.com/nissan240sxpos/forumstuff/gtofront2.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![JUICEDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedss/32/7185_2.png) [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 3:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/16 "2005-08-10T03:41:08Z")
Greatā€¦the dude driving is sporting a mullet. lol ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 4:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/17 "2005-08-10T04:46:12Z")
i like butchā€™s better than thatā€¦the big grills just dont look right with the rest of the car ---
**Author:** ![HotRodKid](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hotrodkid/32/7609_2.png) [@HotRodKid](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HotRodKid)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2005, 1:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/18 "2005-08-14T13:03:02Z")
> [@JUICEDSS](#): > > Greatā€¦the dude driving is sporting a mullet. lol good spot man, ill have to take care of that when i get my pc up and running again and yea, i realive that the current car is to round to work well w/ the large grills ā€¦but a slightly boxier shape w/ the cokebottle sides would rock IMO ---
**Author:** ![Violator](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/violator/32/7278_2.png) [@Violator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Violator)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/because-the-current-gto-is-a-grand-prix-and-the-08-concept-is-a-galant/1359/19 "2005-08-15T00:10:36Z")
I like it