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Friday, February 2, 2007

THE PONTIAC GTO

Classic GTO: The GTO started in the 1960's, this car came with all the best things, from little things like power steering to much more important things like a 4 barrel carbarator, and automatic transmission with hurst shifter. And this is just an example of one GTO you could get. It came with a variety of different things, making it a car for everyone. This is definately one of my favorite cars from its time, and from all time.

2006 GTO: This is the newer version, and although it has an amazing engine, and runs jsut as good as the old one, its not in my top ranked. It has a great engine, and is a good racing car, but i feel like the looks could be better.

For people more concerned with comfort it comes with :

Blaupunkt audio system with AM/FM, Disc Autochanger and six-disc remote changer
Steering wheel mounted remote audio controls
Ten speaker(s)
Element antenna
Cruise control
Computer with average speed, average fuel consumption, instantaneous fuel consumption and range for remaining fuel
Luxury trim alloy & leather on gearknob, suede on doors and alloy look on dashboard
Remote power locks
Leather seat upholstery with additional leather
Sports electrically adjustable driver and passenger seat with height adjustment, lumbar adjustment, four adjustments and tilt adjustment
Two fixed bench/sports front facing rear seats with zero adjustments
Leather covered multi-function steering wheel with tilt adjustment and telescopic adjustment
Power steering
Front seats cup holders fixed
Lockable glove compartment
Ventilation system with recirculation setting
Air conditioning with rear outlet
Driver and passenger power body color door mirrors
Tinted glass on cabin
Front power windows with two one-touch
Audio anti-theft protection: code

People who are more into safety:

Four-wheel ABS
Four disc brakes including two ventilated discs
Immobilizer
Rear limited slip differential
Electronic traction control via engine management
Projector beam lens halogen bulb headlights
Headlight control with time delay switch-off and dusk sensor
Front fog lights
Driver and passenger front airbag
Peripheral anti-theft protection
Two height adjustable active head restraints on front seats , two height adjustable head restraints on rear seats
Height adjustable 3-point reel front seat belts on driver seat and passenger seat with pre-tensioners
3-point reel rear seat belts on driver side and passenger side
Windshield wipers with automatic intermittent wipe

For people who love the exterior:

Front and rear alloy wheels with 17 inch rim diam and 8 inch rim width
Trunk/hatch spoiler
Body color front and rear bumpers
Front and rear all seasons tires with 245 mm tire width, 45% tire profile and W tire rating

And then for people who enjoy the engine and more technical things it has:

5,970 cc 6 liters V 8 front engine with 101.6 mm bore, 92 mm stroke, 10.9 compression ratio, overhead valve and two valves per cylinder LS2
Multi-point injection fuel system
Premium unleaded fuel 92
Performance: acceleration 0-60 mph (secs): 4.6
Power: 298 kW , 400 HP SAE @ 5,200 rpm; 400 ft lb , 542 Nm @ 4,000 rpm
Fuel economy EPA highway (mpg): 21 and EPA city (mpg): 16
Strut front suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs , trailing arm rear suspension independent with stabilizer bar and coil springs
Automatic four-speed transmission with lock-up, electronic control, manual mode, shift lever on floor, 3.06:1 first gear ratio, 1.63:1 second gear ratio, 1:1 third gear ratio, 0.7:1 fourth gear ratio and 2.3:1 reverse gear ratio 4L60-E

As for a look into the Future... our future car of the week is:

Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept: Acura rethinks NSX

Acura is calling this rakish coupe the Advanced Sports Car Concept, but it's essentially the replacement for the much-missed NSX. It's not a direct replacement, however: The engine sits up front, and it's unlikely the production version will feature the all-aluminum construction of the original.

Why? Cost. The original NSX, launched back in 1990, may have forced Ferrari to build better handling, more reliable cars, but Honda reportedly lost money on it. This car is designed to be less expensive to manufacture, although it'll be powered by an all-new V-10 engine, which pays homage to Honda's Formula One effort, although F1 regulations have forced the teams to replace V-10s with V-8s. The rear-drive biased all-wheel-drive platform architecture negates the need to develop an all-new front-engine, rear-drive platform, for example.

Honda Motor Company president Takeo Fukui presented the car at the Detroit show. The production version is expected for the 2009 model year.

Demi Left The Car Lot at 10:45 AM

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