2010 Holden Monaro/Pontiac GTO

One of my favorite cars that we’ve owned was a 2004.5 Pontiac GTO. It’s not a big secret that the 2004-2006 GTO was nothing more than a rebadged Holden Monaro. Holden is an Australian subsidiary of General Motors. GM’s attempt to get the GTO name back on the market was met with mixed reviews. It didn’t have the retro muscle car look that the new Mustang had or the upcoming Dodge Challenger or Chevy Camaro. But it’s styling was unique and combined with the 5.7 and 6.0 LS1 and LS2 motors, it was somewhat of a sleeper car. Production on the GTO was short lived and now with the demise of the Pontiac brand, I was curious to see how this was affecting Holden. And boy, was I saddened to find out just what Holden had in mind for the Monaro and GM had in mind for a re-release of the GTO.
Holden had already updated and released the 2010 Monaro and while it does favor a hybrid Grand Prix/G8 GT, there’s no denying that it’s one badass looking car. The truth is, the Monaro may never see the light of day. With Pontiac gone, there will be no re-release of the GTO. From what I’ve read, Holden is hoping to possibly rebadge the updated Monaro as a Chevy or Buick product. Maybe even combining the Monaro and Commodore to a production police cruiser to be sold in the US. So with that, we can only speculate what a 2010 Pontiac GTO may have looked like.
So with the help of Photoshop, this was the best I could do at 2:30 in the morning. Take one Holden Monaro and one Pontiac G8 GT and blend nicely. Whaalaa, a 2010 Pontiac GTO. Even if the GTO would have made it to a re-release, it’s hard to tell if it would have actually built a base. I believe that most of us who are in to muscle cars right now are still wanting somewhat of a retro look. But who knows, this car could still show up badged as a new Chevy of some sort. And if it does, I’d definitely be interested in it.