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Bob Lutz was one of the forces behind bringing the Holden Monaro to the United States, as the ill-fated Pontiac GTO in 2004. And while that car received critical acclaim, it was a sales disappointment. Now, Road & Track](http://www.roadandtrack.com) is reporting that our suspicions were correct - Pontiac was working on a two-door, G8-based coupe before it was shuttered.
In that R&T article, which is no longer available online, Lutz explained that the new GTO would solve many of the issues found in the original. Car Advice](GM planned VE Commodore-based fifth-gen Pontiac GTO: report) speculates that the new model would have look like a rebadged version of the Holden Coupe 60 Concept from 2008, a conclusion we also came to.
That car would have been a big departure from the 2004 to 2006 GTO. It has an extremely long hood and short rear deck, with an almost fastback roofline and a wide greenhouse with a tall beltline. The wheel arches were very pronounced, and the chin and rocker panel splitters gave it a race-ready look. Would it have been enough to make the GTO work in the US? We think it might of, but it looks like we’ll never know.
Take a peek at the full gallery of the Coupe 60 Concept, for a rough idea of what a newer GTO might have looked like.Lutz says GM was working on 5th-gen Pontiac GTO originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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