I don't think a quad coupe is necessarily such a bad idea... the interior isn't going to get any worse than the current one, and neither is the power... Could be a very interesting car.

 

meh, I'd rather see the redesigned 08 GTO

 

Maybe its a T/A..err...I mean GTO.

 

I wouldn't be too terribly opposed to seeing a quad coupe GTO.

 

Our Ion Redline is a quad-coupe and it has worked out well for us. I really like it and it still looks fairly sporty.

 

For the record, and for what it is worth, I hope they cancel the GTO altogether before they make a quad coupe out of it. That is like making the Camaro a quad coupe. The G8, Grand Prix would be a fine a candiate for a quad coupe design, but not the GTO. Bad enough we have 4 door Chargers and now Superbees

 

GM showed the press a few months ago a GTO quad coupe concept. As I said in my other post...if they truley wanted to end brand overlap...this is a perfect way to do it..since Buick and Pontiac dealers will be combined..and Buick sells nothing but large traditional sedans. I was against it as first...but if done right I could like it. Anyone seen how rediculous it is to get in the rear of a current GTO?

 

So let buick have a quad coupe called the Grand National, or Grand Sport. Put faster seat motors, a button to make the upper part of the driver seat move forward, whatever. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO dead set against a GTO being a 4 door, that I would rather see the nameplate retire . Will that make a lick of difference? No most likely not, but I do think that the GTO nameplate deserves better. The first super car, to quad coupe , just doesn't seem right.

 

You may get your wish.

However keep in mind what the original GTO was. A very affordable performance and cosmetic package on a 5 or 6 passenger Tempest 2 door sedan, hardtop or convertible.

 

I think the problem is almost everyone has forgotten what the GTO originally was. When the 3 letters GTO are mentioned, people usually conjure up images of a fire-breathing muscle icon, not a 5 or 6 passenger Tempest.

 

Charlie,

We have discussed this at some length before. We know where each of us stand on the past history of the GTO versus the modern day iteration. And while I agree, I would have preferred to see it as a 5 passenger coupe, instead of it's current 2+2, I think making it a quad coupe deviates too far from it's heritage. And, although the GTO is not my favorite musclecar,(I am truely pissed about the Super Bee package on the SRT-8 Charger ) it is a milestone of American automotive history (and I know I am preaching to the choir, re: your knowledge of American iron) and I truely find it distressing that it may be made as a 4 door (and I thought the Nova based GTO was abhorrent).
Look forward to talking with you at length over a beer in Chicago next month.

James

 

Believe me, I am fully cognizant of what the GTO was, and maybe more importantly wasn't. Which is why I was fully supportive of the current GTO (though as I said above, I wish they had made it a 5 passenger coupe). Just because the Tempest was a larger car by todays standards, it doesn't mean the GTO should be a 4 door.

 

exactly, but does GM use that to their advantage? No.

 

Me too.

FWIW, I'd prefer a 5 passenger, 2 door for the GTO as well. But if it can only come back as a quad coupe I'd be open to it.

 

Hey quit your wining about the GTO. IF the GTO gets a QUAD COUPE. I would say that definitely increases your chances of getting a 2 door pontiac coupe formerly known as the FIREBIRD!!!

The business case is shot dead in the water if Pontiac has a 2dr GTO and a 2dr Firebird on the same Chassis. So my vote goes to teh Quad Coupe GTO. I think it'd be cool.