Holden Coupe 60--could have been the next GTO

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Old 11-02-2009, 09:21 PM
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Holden Coupe 60--could have been the next GTO




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Funny how Australia, which is like 1/20th the size of the US can sustain this car yet we cannot.
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Damn! That's a beautiful car!
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Pontiac should have used the retro styling that the Mustang, Camaro and Challenger have. That Holden does look badass however. I still like the way the late model GTO looked, it just shouldn't have used the GTO name.
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bring over holden already
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Love the look without a B-pillar.
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Repost? I swear its there somewhere.... old news in any case
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They don't even need to have it be a GTO. Bring it over as-is.
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Wow, that looks great!
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Originally Posted by I Go To Costco
Repost? I swear its there somewhere.... old news in any case
It is...from the G8 thread, I think. I liked it then, I like it now, but oh well.
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Originally Posted by I Go To Costco
Repost? I swear its there somewhere.... old news in any case
The linked Edmunds article is new, though the Coupe 60 is not itself new.

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are those exhaust tips on the side?
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That's a very nice car. I would let my wife have a free pass to get that car!
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Never would have happened with the new Camaro in the line-up.
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That thing is hot
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Originally Posted by charliemike
Funny how Australia, which is like 1/20th the size of the US can sustain this car yet we cannot.
i have cousins in Oz that work for Holden. during GMs rough patches, Holden is the only piece that is profitable and actually keeping them somewhat from going totally under...

i drove the Ute equivalent of the G8 when i was there last year... that thing is a beast!!!
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Damn that thing is hot. Too bad it will never come here...
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Do you guys remember the GTO concept from 99? I don't think they even built an interior for that thing.


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Everytime I see that thing, this is all I hear in my head:

Well I wake up in the morning, and the alarm gives out a warning...
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Originally Posted by Pz_
Do you guys remember the GTO concept from 99? I don't think they even built an interior for that thing.


Oh, HELL no. That does not even compare to the Coupe 60 in hotness.
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Didn't GM announce they would be bringing the Ute over?
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Originally Posted by v6cord2k5
Didn't GM announce they would be bringing the Ute over?
Dead in the water a long time ago. Probably because it was going to Pontiac, and the bean counters knew that Pontiac wasn't going to be around for much longer.
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That's a very nice car. I would let my wife have a free pass to get that car!
Free pass? Um, that sounds a little
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It is amazing how cool some of the Holden stuff is. The GTO looked much better in its holden version. When they Sunfired it it was I still wanted one, though
That Holden coupe is amazing. I would love to get my hands on one. Maybe as the new Regal?
The 68 should come back as the impala. But, GM as usual has killed the good stuff.
I think the UTE would have been a great idea. A truck with good gas mileage. That is what most people need.

EDIT: in there usual genius they were going to make it a G8 ute. Why not make it a El Camino and platform share without obvious overlap?
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It is amazing how cool some of the Holden stuff is. The GTO looked much better in its holden version. When they Sunfired it it was I still wanted one, though
That Holden coupe is amazing. I would love to get my hands on one. Maybe as the new Regal?
The 68 should come back as the impala. But, GM as usual has killed the good stuff.
I think the UTE would have been a great idea. A truck with good gas mileage. That is what most people need.

EDIT: in there usual genius they were going to make it a G8 ute. Why not make it a El Camino and platform share without obvious overlap?
I think Bob Lutz has OCPD.

He has really great ideas, does things really well, then right before that really great product is going to be released, he goes and starts another project.
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They really need to find a spot in GMs lineup for some of the holden line
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Man, they ought to bring this over as a Chevy and call it the Chevelle. Give it the same powertrain combinations as the Camaro. It would be a legend...
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Man, they ought to bring this over as a Chevy and call it the Chevelle. Give it the same powertrain combinations as the Camaro. It would be a legend...
This. Replace the Holden badges with Bowties, and walk the fuck away.
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Originally Posted by CocheseUGA
This. Replace the Holden badges with Bowties, and walk the fuck away.
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Originally Posted by CocheseUGA
This. Replace the Holden badges with Bowties, and walk the fuck away.
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I don't think there's room in the modern world anymore for two hi-po Chevrolet 2+2s coupes. Going along the same lines, maybe they could make it a Buick Skylark and have a GS option that comes with an LS3

That would definitely inject some youth into the Buick brand....


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