# Looking for an Omni GLH **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [August 19, 2013, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-an-omni-glh/267597 "2013-08-19T18:28:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 38
**Author:** ![Phate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Phate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Phate)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-an-omni-glh/267597/38 "2013-08-26T09:16:47Z")
> [@New RS6 with CTS-V comparison](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-rs6-with-cts-v-comparison/53357/17): > > Yes, I am fully aware of the 04-06 GTOs coming from the Holden Monaro originally but the whole reason they put the scoops on them was because the original GTOs had scoops. What the fuck is so hard to understand about this? The new Z/28 doesn’t have shit to do with the original, but if you watch the video with Jay Leno and Al Oppenheiser, who is the chief engineer for Camaro at Chevrolet, he makes a point to say he fought to make the badging correct (Z/28 vs Z28) in order to pay homage to the namesake’s origins. Look at the tail lights on the 2014’s vs the 2010-2013 Camaros- they went back to a style reminiscent of the first gens. I know this is an example of the Camaros vice GTOs/Monaros, but it’s the same principle. Hell, I could keep going and say look at the new C7 Stingray. Switch brands and go to the Ram Power Wagons, the Hemi Chargers, Mach 1 mustangs, etc. None of these vehicles are anywhere close to what the vehicles with the same name were 30-40 years ago. Manufacturers use things like these on cars for a specific reason, and in this case it is to tie the name of the car in with its roots and hopefully draw a sense of familiarity from potential buyers while keeping with the vehicle’s origins. > > fuck /KKrant Unrustle your jimmies. Heritage styling element or not, my point is that I think they look tacky on an otherwise clean and understated looking coupe. The overall styling on the '04 was subtle, not at all shouty, a high performance coupe that you could still manage to fly under the radar with. The dual exhaust was an improvement, but I think it went a step backwards with the facelifted hood. Do they even feed any air to the intake or similar cooling, or are they similarly non-functional like the scoops on some of the classic muscle cars as well (I think the original GTO had the hood scoop in a low pressure area)? I’m of the opinion that the car would have been more successful if they didn’t call it a GTO. Maybe kept the monaro name. They are great cars, and they shouldn’t have decided to bank on a legendary name from their past to sell them, because as we’ve seen above, doing that has baggage associated with it. In general though, cars don’t need to scream “Look at how fucking racecar I am! Look at my fucking scoops! Look at them!”. Sometimes less is more. TL;DR, go drive one. If you like it, awesome. I think they are awesome cars regardless of what the marketing department decided to call it. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-an-omni-glh/267597)._