[LarryM]

So in the Chicagoland GTO club, one of the members posed the question if the 04 GTO is faster than the 66 tri-power. Stock for stock.

I thought I read someplace, Pontiac themselves maybe? that the 04 was the fastest GTO they've ever made, bar none.

So waddaya think? We have some classic GTO owners here, maybe they've been in both?

---Larry

 

[popkorn77]

hope this answers the big debate.hahaha popkorn here

IN MOTOR TREND DEC, 2003 VOLUME 55, NUMBER 12
THEY DID A COMPARSION, ON THE 1968 GTO VS 2004
IT STATES AS FOLLOWS.

1968 gto / 2004 gto
engine: 400-cubic-inch / 346 cubic inch
hp. : 360 at 5400rpm / 350 at 5200rpm
torque: 445lb-ft @4800rpm / 365lbs-ft @4000rpm
tranny: 4-speed manual / 6-speed manual
curb wt: 3650 / 3725
0-60 mph : 6.5 sec / 5.3 sec
1/4 mile: 14.80sec @96mph / 13.62sec @104.78mph
braking 60-0 feet: 150 ft / 120 ft
base price: $ 3,228 / $33.000

 

[EdwardC]

It goes without saying that the '68 goat's engine output was a gross horsepower measurement - not an SAE net measurement. In reality, the old goat put out about 280-290 horsepower compared to 350 for the new goat. Transmission and rear-end gear ratios, tire technology, brake technology and aerodynamics may help explain the rest of the performance differences between the two.

 

[05GTO]

IN MOTOR TREND DEC, 2003 VOLUME 55, NUMBER 12
THEY DID A COMPARSION, ON THE 1968 GTO VS 2004
IT STATES AS FOLLOWS.

1968 gto / 2004 gto
curb wt: 3650 / 3725

I am surprised the new GTO is heavier than the 68, seems like a much smaller car.

 

[MidLifeinMI]

I am surprised the new GTO is heavier than the 68, seems like a much smaller car.

A lot of the stuff we now take for granted on modern cars (airbags, ABS, power steering & brakes, A/C, etc.) adds quite a bit of weight. Not as much of a surprise as you might think.

 

[GasTiresandOil]

I can vouch for this quote. My 04 is faster than my 68. But it is a different type of speed. The old car is unrefined, brutal torque whereas the new car is mundained and sophiticated. I still love the old one better though. Nothing can match the sound of an old Poncho engine loping with a 4-speed right behind it.

IN MOTOR TREND DEC, 2003 VOLUME 55, NUMBER 12
THEY DID A COMPARSION, ON THE 1968 GTO VS 2004
IT STATES AS FOLLOWS.

1968 gto / 2004 gto
engine: 400-cubic-inch / 346 cubic inch
hp. : 360 at 5400rpm / 350 at 5200rpm
torque: 445lb-ft @4800rpm / 365lbs-ft @4000rpm
tranny: 4-speed manual / 6-speed manual
curb wt: 3650 / 3725
0-60 mph : 6.5 sec / 5.3 sec
1/4 mile: 14.80sec @96mph / 13.62sec @104.78mph
braking 60-0 feet: 150 ft / 120 ft
base price: $ 3,228 / $33.000

 

[popkorn77]

just thought u guys would enjoy the stats

IN MOTOR TREND DEC, 2003 VOLUME 55, NUMBER 12
THEY DID A COMPARSION, ON THE 1968 GTO VS 2004
IT STATES AS FOLLOWS.

1968 gto / 2004 gto
engine: 400-cubic-inch / 346 cubic inch
hp. : 360 at 5400rpm / 350 at 5200rpm
torque: 445lb-ft @4800rpm / 365lbs-ft @4000rpm
tranny: 4-speed manual / 6-speed manual
curb wt: 3650 / 3725
0-60 mph : 6.5 sec / 5.3 sec
1/4 mile: 14.80sec @96mph / 13.62sec @104.78mph
braking 60-0 feet: 150 ft / 120 ft
base price: $ 3,228 / $33.000

hope the stats end some arguments. lol

 

[noz34me]

I am surprised the new GTO is heavier than the 68, seems like a much smaller car.

Try lifting the trunk lid; mine feels like it weight 120 lbs.

 

[mumrah]

Try lifting the trunk lid; mine feels like it weight 120 lbs.

Lighten it up by removing the heavy spoiler.

 

[Jeffs386]

Lighten it up by removing the heavy spoiler.

and get even more wheel hop