I wonder if this is related to what our "wolfman" , when he was passing along the hint of 
4 years from June 30 , 2005. 
maybe... maybe not...but read the article CLOSELY
link to story
and as you know GM does not usualy have 1 car model per platform
4 years from June 30 , 2005. maybe... maybe not...but read the article CLOSELY
New Pontiac GTO on the way
Report: A more exciting redesign of the current GTO likely to arrive for 2008
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - If the looks of the Pontiac GTO are a little too bland for your taste, there will be a new, more exciting-looking version in a couple of years, a Detroit newspaper reports.
The current Pontiac GTO is a modified version of a car built by GM's Australian subsidiary, Holden. The car is sold in very similar form as the Holden Monaro in Australia. Holden will stop production of the Monaro later this year.
Production of the GTO, which has a different grille and a more powerful engine -- the same 400-horsepower engine used in the Chevrolet Corvette -- will continue at least through the 2006 model year, the Detroit Free Press reported. Both cars are built in the same factory in Australia.
The next-generation GTO will share much of its engineering with a new GM family of rear-wheel-drive cars, according to Jim Hopson, a Pontiac spokesperson quoted in the story.
The new car is expected to begin production in 2008. likely in Australia, and it will be more striking in appearance than the current GTO, the newspaper said, citing unnamed company sources.
Hood scoops and side flares were added to the GTO this year, changes that added some muscle car flare to what had been a very understated design.
"The next-generation GTO will fulfill the promise of the current car," Hopson said in the Free Press story. "We have every intention of getting it to the street as soon as possible."
Report: A more exciting redesign of the current GTO likely to arrive for 2008
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - If the looks of the Pontiac GTO are a little too bland for your taste, there will be a new, more exciting-looking version in a couple of years, a Detroit newspaper reports.
The current Pontiac GTO is a modified version of a car built by GM's Australian subsidiary, Holden. The car is sold in very similar form as the Holden Monaro in Australia. Holden will stop production of the Monaro later this year.
Production of the GTO, which has a different grille and a more powerful engine -- the same 400-horsepower engine used in the Chevrolet Corvette -- will continue at least through the 2006 model year, the Detroit Free Press reported. Both cars are built in the same factory in Australia.
The next-generation GTO will share much of its engineering with a new GM family of rear-wheel-drive cars, according to Jim Hopson, a Pontiac spokesperson quoted in the story.
The new car is expected to begin production in 2008. likely in Australia, and it will be more striking in appearance than the current GTO, the newspaper said, citing unnamed company sources.
Hood scoops and side flares were added to the GTO this year, changes that added some muscle car flare to what had been a very understated design.
"The next-generation GTO will fulfill the promise of the current car," Hopson said in the Free Press story. "We have every intention of getting it to the street as soon as possible."
and as you know GM does not usualy have 1 car model per platform