I'll probably add some rims later, but I photo-choped a new front Fascia on the car to try and make it look a little more sophisticated and aggressive. Comments?



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-Adam

 

Got rid of the flower-power wheels.

 

I think GM will do something to it to make it look more aggressive, it needs it.....

The CTS-V looks so much better than the regular CTS.......just looking at it from the front, changing the front clip can make all the difference......

 

Looks terrible.

The Autocross front clip looks much better, and actually melds with the rest of the car.

 

Well to each their own, I think the "autocross" front clip looks tacked on and goofy.



Just my opinion.
-Adam

 

Adam Bruce,I think the setback grills from the autocross car would look good on your version.

 

The autocross "nostrils" look okay to me, I don't liek the Autocross Chinless look though. At any rate, the Autocross nostrills look a little busy on this version IMOHO.

 

Can you black out the side windows and delete the spoiler?

 

I like Adam's photoshop - nothing like a little Mercedes-Benz to class it up.

But where the car needs work is on the back. The front looks ok to me in stock form, it's the rear and rear 3/4 that is uninspired.

 

Taddah!

 

Here's the donor car... Good Blood

That would be harder since it would require structural changes to the car to downplay the big-butt. I will say that without a spoiler it reminds me of the older Mercedes CLK55 AMG.



Well maybe if you squint really hard......

 

I like the direction you took it, but I think it would look better if the fascia didn't have that dip on the lower edge. It looks good on the mercedes, because it is basically the inverted shape of the drill, but I think it would look better straight accross on the GTO.

Also, there is something about the grill design that just bugs me. It seems like an afterthought with regards to the rest of the lines on the car.(probably because it WAS... trying to infuse some pontiac into the Holden ) I don't know if it seems too LOW... or if its too big in relation to the headlights.... perhaps both.

 

The Monaro looked like a Pontiac to begin with. I feel the grille should have been recessed (like on the Autocross) from the get go like all of Pontiac's other cars.

Perhaps it will be in 2005, or 2006.

 

How about a mild wraparound rear spolier?

 

If you want scoops and flarings all over the car move into a trailer and get a 78 ta or something, nobody appreciates how slick this car really is, look at the newer BMW's.

 

I'd be worried about parking spot curbs with the dipped nose.

I couldn't agree more......I like the plain sleeper look if that's what you want to call it.

 

I like it, but I really like the fog lamps the way they are... the way you have them makes them sort of look like a mustangs... or a cheap autozone conversion. The round ones are classic for pontiacs, could you make up one with the stock fog lamp look?? I do like it though!

 

Check out this 2005 GTO spy rendering, middle page

http://www.popularmechanics.com/auto...it_spy_report/

I think it's an improvement.

 

Factory Kenne Bell? I'd say it's an improvement!

 

I would be surprised if that made production, it would be far cheaper for GM to just put a LS6/LS7 under the hood than to architect a new blown LS-series motor. Keep in mind that the Mustang simply did not have a more powerful alternative like the GTO does, so they Had To do something major like put a supercharger on the 4.6. Additionally they were able to leverage that expertise onto the Ford GT and Lightening to save costs.