Retrofitted with
GTO badges and front grille assembly.
Not exact matches
It made it to the USA as the Pontiac
GTO, and when it arrived on UK soil in 2004 it became the most powerful road car ever to wear the griffin
badge.
Prior cars deemed worthy of the
badge were the 1962-1963 250
GTO, along with the 1984-1986 288
GTO.
Despite the cachet of the
badge at home, it was marketed as the Mitsubishi 3000GT and as the Dodge Stealth outside Japan; the company was concerned that connoisseurs would object to the evocative nameplate from the highly regarded Ferrari 250
GTO and Pontiac
GTO being used on a Japanese vehicle.
These design cues are all inspired by the Audi 90 IMSA
GTO, though bolder «quattro»
badging, the subtle boot deck - lid spoiler, and two signature oval tailpipes are very much modern Audi.
Though it was
badged as a Pontiac, the fourth generation
GTO was actually built in Australia.
The most important of these is the
GTO, short for «Gran Turismo Omologato,» the Italian for «Grand Touring, Homologated» used by Ferrari as a
badge to announce a car's official qualification for racing.