The local dealer just got in a new GTO 6 speed, so I stopped in an took it for a test drive. Here's what I found......
The 05 does feel like a better overall car than the 04. The car felt fairly solid, fit and finish was decent. The car is remarkably quiet, power is acceptable with the new 400 HP LS2. Certain things do detract though. Trunk room is terrible, shifter feels like It's made from the same material as a rubber ball, wheel hop on an aggressive start, back seat ingress/egress poor.
Overall.... when the hammer dropped, it was quiet and about as quick as my bolt 97WS6. The WS6 feels more brutish, spins the tires easier, makes more noise and runs about the same times. The GTO's steering doesn't feel as quick... it seemed to take more steering input to acheive the same rate of turn..... more like a sedan than a sport(y) car. The a/c controls feel a little flimsy. It felt like something might come apart rather quickly and there was a lack of a positive feel in each position. The a/c fan produced a good amount of air volume and temperatures cooled off quickly. Power mirror controls worked well, visibility was good. The ignition key fob could use some downsizing. I would rate the car a solid 8.0 on a scale of 10....... the things that would have made it a 10 would be better controls, better rear seat access, more trunk storage and a better shifter.
In summary.....
The good: good power, good feel, fairly quiet.
The bad: Shifter is horrible at best, wheel hop, controls feel flimsy.
if I were shopping for a performance coupe, this wouldn't be a bad buy. There are other things quicker, faster and more expensive. For the dollar spent, not too bad of a value. Not sure if I would want to give up an f-body for one of these, but not a bad ride.
Ken..... that shifter is crap. You should ditch that thing asap! It bends sideways in my hand!
The 05 does feel like a better overall car than the 04. The car felt fairly solid, fit and finish was decent. The car is remarkably quiet, power is acceptable with the new 400 HP LS2. Certain things do detract though. Trunk room is terrible, shifter feels like It's made from the same material as a rubber ball, wheel hop on an aggressive start, back seat ingress/egress poor.
Overall.... when the hammer dropped, it was quiet and about as quick as my bolt 97WS6. The WS6 feels more brutish, spins the tires easier, makes more noise and runs about the same times. The GTO's steering doesn't feel as quick... it seemed to take more steering input to acheive the same rate of turn..... more like a sedan than a sport(y) car. The a/c controls feel a little flimsy. It felt like something might come apart rather quickly and there was a lack of a positive feel in each position. The a/c fan produced a good amount of air volume and temperatures cooled off quickly. Power mirror controls worked well, visibility was good. The ignition key fob could use some downsizing. I would rate the car a solid 8.0 on a scale of 10....... the things that would have made it a 10 would be better controls, better rear seat access, more trunk storage and a better shifter.
In summary.....
The good: good power, good feel, fairly quiet.
The bad: Shifter is horrible at best, wheel hop, controls feel flimsy.
if I were shopping for a performance coupe, this wouldn't be a bad buy. There are other things quicker, faster and more expensive. For the dollar spent, not too bad of a value. Not sure if I would want to give up an f-body for one of these, but not a bad ride.
Ken..... that shifter is crap. You should ditch that thing asap! It bends sideways in my hand!
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