Description: Mid-Size Coupe
Base MSRP Starts at: $31,290
Invoice Price Starts at: $29,569
Where built: Australia

The nameplate for Pontiac's muscle-car icon from the 1960s attaches to a modern interpretation with powertrain lifted from the Corvette sports car.

Corvette's LS2 6.0-liter V8 knocks out 400 hp, and GTO totes 'Vette transmissions. Standard is a heavy-duty four-speed automatic, but a close-ratio manual by Tremec with six forward gears is optional. GTO stocks a limited slip differential linked to a traction control system (TCS) and four-wheel disc brakes with ABS.

The body, conformed with classic GTO characteristics of a long prow and curt tail, reveals curvilinear shapes with scant overhangs fore and aft. A 2+2 cockpit contains bolstered buckets in color-coordinated leather, a steering wheel flashing satin-finish chrome, plus metal pedals and a premium sound system. New GTO issues for 2006 reveal redesigned taillamps and an instrument cluster with orange background.

New shades for body paint also apply, like Fusion Orange and Spice Red Metallic.