Originally posted by kazi
Holden and Opel are part of GM, so technically they didn't get it from another company's work. And if you know about the original GTO, it was really worked from the Pontiac Tempest which was a mechnical clone of the Chevy Chevelle, Olds F85, and Buick Special.
The chasis is actually a German design from the Opel Omega. And the engine isn't techinically 'new'. It's the LS1 engine from the C5 Corvette.
you know exactly what i meant. GM didn't design the car in house. they may own the companies that put the entire car together, but it wasn't done in detroit. the original GTO was - it wasn't taken from a european/australian car.
"new" engine, meaning different from the engine in the monaro.
if they have to rely on other companies to come up with good ideas and solid cars, then i think thats pretty pathetic. the pontiac solstice and the newer cadillacs are giving us some hope that GM can produce decent automobiles, however.