I was over in 'The States' (Buffalo) and while in a mall parking lot I see this car parked in a handicap section. It's black and I'm seeing it from behind and I'm thinking to myself, "What kind of car is that?"

For some reason, I thought it may have been a 4 door Honda Accord and even Mercedes crossed my mind and by then I was close enough to see GTP.

I was very impressed. Looks much better in person. The only thing I wasn't nuts about was the look of the nose, when you look at the car from the rear corner. The nose has a slight Aztek look to me.

Anyone else notice this?

It's time to leave work now, so I'll check back in later.....

Jeff

 

i see them all the time.

 

I like the looks of it from the outside... but the interior styling = IMO

We'll still have to wait 3-4 years to see if these cars have more than just the upgraded "perceived" quality that everyone keeps talking about.

 

I've seen one on the road so far, and a few at the Cleveland Auto Show, where I sat in a GTP.


I am not 'blown away' by the styling, I thought the 97 made a much bigger 'first impression' with me anyway.

But, the seats are some of the most comfortable seats I've sat in in a car... at least for a short period of time (Obviosuly didnt take it on a long distance trip... ).

 

I was just at my Pontiac dealer and they had a couple of them. There was a sweet black one. Being a TA owner it surprised me how much I loved the styling and absolutely loved the interior. IMO 110% better than the 03. The non-hood scoop GTO is going to fit nicely into Pontiacs line-up. I know I'm the minority here, but I am a little dissapointed to see SLP offering the hood scoop/whatever package to the GTO. I think it is perfect the way it is. I saw it in person in Detroit and you have to appreciate the BMW type styling. I'm not too crazy about tacky add-ons. Sorry for getting off-topic.

 

I never thought to take a close look at the interior until well after I left the mall. Oh well, it won't be long until I start seeing them around.

Jeff

 

Interior kicks ***, Exteroir looks good but could use a couple teaks. like bigger spoiler

 

That precisely describes my feeling of the car when I 1st checked it out at the LA show last January. The interior quality is top notch for a GM car, and the seats were very good. However, while the styling was by no means ugly, it lacked the "wow" factor the last Grand Prix had when it 1st came out.

 

a friend just picked one up last night
i haven't requested a test drive yet, but hopefully soon

 

Egh, they are alright.

My neighbor who works for GM has been driving once since December of last year.

 

While I agree with you, many of the reviews pointed out that the previous GP's were a bit over done. Apparently enough people agreed with them.

 

I have only seen one, and that is at the dealership here in town. Actually, I just looked at it the other night. The exterior isn't bad at all, IMO. But to me it doesn't look as muscular as the previous design. Since it was dark I couldn't tell much about the interior, but it appeared to be ok. I'll have to see in the day light sometime I suppose.

 

I have 3 on the lot, silver, polo green and black. Lemme tell ya...the black and the green are flat gorgeous. I was planning on stuffing away $$ to buy a project third gen...now I feel like throwing the Grand Am on the lot and ordering a new GP GT! Problem is, I NEED the big rebates to buy one...and they aren't available...yet

 

Jason, the silver one isnt gorgeous?