Three simple letters borrowed from a well-known Italian automaker kicked off the muscle car revolution that sent hearts racing for a decade starting in the year 1964. The Pontiac GTO may be best known ...
With the wheel at full lock to the left, I dumped the clutch at about 3 grand and the BFGs lit up like Roman candles as the GTO did a 180-degree pirouette, and with quick flick of the steering wheel ...
Some people really manage to be great at just about everything. Let’s take this twin-turbo 2004 Pontiac GTO owner for example. He’s got the mechanical skills to build a racing setup at home. He’s also ...
A project Pontiac can have many directions in its lifetime, but not this feature story's 2004 GTO. From its present owner's start with it, the single goal was to make a high-horsepower monster that ...
The Pontiac GTO was the prototypical muscle car. The iconic three-letter initialism today is more associated with Pontiac than the racing category it usurped. Back in the 1960s, the GM division’s ...
Riddle me this, dear reader. What does building a magazine quality late-model GTO and flying a commercial airliner have in common? First, lets start with the weight. No, I kid. The most obvious ...
Hot-rodders have come to know that what a car lacks in a mild-mannered exterior can be more than made up for with horsepower. The 2004 and up GTOs have started to become prime examples of this idea, ...