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The Best Pontiacs

By David Castro

NEW YORK - APRIL 27: A Pontiac sign at a a General Motors dealership on April 27, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City. GM has announced that it will be to cutting 21,000 Jobs and will eliminate the Pontiac brand. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - APRIL 27: A Pontiac sign at a a General Motors dealership on April 27, 2009 in the Queens borough of New York City. GM has announced that it will be to cutting 21,000 Jobs and will eliminate the Pontiac brand. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) /
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HOMESTEAD, FL – MARCH 25 : R.J Valentine driver of the #65 GT TRG Pontiac GTO R during the Grand Am Sports Car Series Grand Prix of Miami on March 25, 2006 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Gavin Lawrence/Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, FL – MARCH 25 : R.J Valentine driver of the #65 GT TRG Pontiac GTO R during the Grand Am Sports Car Series Grand Prix of Miami on March 25, 2006 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Gavin Lawrence/Getty Images) /

2006 GTO

Like the G8, the GTO was a rebadged Holden from Australia but the coupe was based on the Monaro. Th exterior was nondescript but it had an LS2 6.0-liter V8 engine from the Corvette and 400hp was on tap.

Performance was legit with a 180 mph top speed, 0-60 mph in 4.8-seconds, and a 1/4-mile in 13.1-seconds. Today they are an affordable muscle car and definitely a sleeper.

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