Hello. I am a lurker here, been a member for a year or so, but just like to read all of your posts since I don't have a musclecar at the moment. However, I do read a lot about the 4th gen F-Bod's and C5 as I own a 99 Vette Vert. And, through these forums I have learned that GM has a subsidiary in Australia that absolutely kicks butt (not to mention Ford's efforts). The big racing there is the Supercar Series (nice name, huh?) and it involves racing 4 door factory sponsored cars on road courses. The GM sub is called Holden, and they have some spectactular vehicles - one of which is the Monaro which has been around since the late sixties. And the Monaro is what the new GTO is based on, not the lame Grand Am (no offense). Supposedly they are much nicer in person and more distinctive from the existing Pontiac Lineup than the photos show. Anyway, I wouldn't count the GTO out just yet since they haven't been out yet. And if you look at the concept of the original GTO (take a mildly attractive mid-size body and stuff a V8 in it and it turns into a legend), the new GTO definitely lives up to that. They also have a hi-po program with Reeves Callaway - yes THAT Reeves Callaway - for specially prepared hi-po Holdens called HSV's. Guys, they are doing things right there. They have M5 fighters (near BMW M5 performance for a fair amount less) that GM SHOULD DEFINITELY BRING TO THE US. Check out the Commodore SS, the UTE (el Camino), Caprice SS, etc. at their website:
http://www.holden.com.au/www-holden/...ehicleselector
And the HSV site:
http://www.hsv.com.au/main.html
Sorry so long, Mark.