So the official pricing is out. Is $32,495 the right sort of money for the GTO?

I can't believe they're charging you another $695 for the six-speed manual. It's a no-cost option on the Monaro and all V8 Holdens over here. Good rort.

Anyway, you get it good. The thing's A$59,350 out here (where it's built) and you get more power! That converts to US$42,150.

Geez. You give it more grunt, put it on a boat halfway around the world and it's still US$10,000 cheaper than we get it!

 

Where did you find that price?

 

trust me. it's the price.

plus 700 freight. And the auto versions will cop the $1000 tax for being gas guzzlers.

 

The six speed that comes in the US GTO is Z06 spec. That might be why it costs so much more.

 

Good grief! I didn't believe your conversion till I looked it up myself! Seems the Aussie dollar has rebounded quite a bit!

The series II had a healthy jump in price as well. Back when this GTO move started, I remember CV8s cost the equvalent of just of about A$52,000/US$32,000!

It is pretty odd our car version costs less than yours, though.

FWIW: Mickey knows Holden, so I'd trust his info.

 

there is a difference in the autos, but i understood the manual gearbox to be the same six-speeder we get here. the clutch is different, though.

 

hey mickey... yes they get the car for peanuts... its hard to imagine so many are still complaining in other forums.

the difference between the MN6 (t56) and the M12(t56) is closer spaced ratios, and an extra synchro for smoother , less knotchy shifts.

 

I'm really giving some thought to buying a GTO as a daily driver until the new Camaro comes out (assuming I like it)...

I suppose it's going to depend the on dealer markup (or how much they'll negotiate downward, if any) , availablility, and if I'll be willing to go without any rebate money, since I doubt we'll see any rebates in a rebate happy market...

 

I have no problems with GM charging extra for a manual transmission as long as they FREAKING OFFER THE OPTION.

 

GM already charges $915 to have a manual transmission in the Corvette (non-Z06). So $695 is a bargain.

 

i think the "peanuts" price is more to do with the USD being weak right now and less with us getting away with cheaper pricing. which happens to work out in our benifite for the time being.

and isn't it absurd that the manual has to be ordered as an option for extra cash?? unless its an F1 type SMG unit its got to be cheaper to make than any automatic. extra syncros or not.

 

Cheaper to make? Yes, probably. But the testing and certification costs must be spread over far fewer units.

 

what are you talking about? that same transmission is in countless vettes. i'd think all the costs ave already been spread out at this point.

 

But the tech that when into the automatic has been spread out over Millions of Trucks, SUVs, Vettes and Camaros.

When does the new 6 speed automatics come out? will the C6 have a A6?

 

I found this thread from a while back. It's got some questions about the transmission in the GTO that have been answered on the Car & Driver message board by Bob Kraut.

He doesn't get into a lot of specifics but does say that the M6 in the GTO costs a lot more to make than the A4.