The last GTO was produced on June 14, 2006, in Elizabeth, South
Australia after three years of production in the Holden Monaro
plant. A total of 40,758 GTO's were produced, reviving the
legendary muscle car moniker that had been in hibernation for 30
years. The car received mixed reviews from Pontiac purists despite
their potent drivetrain and sold far less than expected. Today they
represent a collectible modern muscle car that is becoming more
common at car shows than on the streets of daily commutes.
For consignment, a 2006 Pontiac GTO with a title verified 23,342
actual miles, equipped with the 6.0 liter LS2 motor with more than
$20,000 in performance mods including a supercharger and exhaust
system, all adding up to a dyno proven 535 horsepower. How do you
improve on a great thing? Like this.
Exterior
The Australians call them bonnet nostrils but over here we tend to
call them hood scoops, and they were added for the 2005 model and
such a hit with GTO fans, that many added the hood to their 2004
cars. It's a dominant feature of the face and a nod to the 1968 and
up GTO. Where the Monaro had one open grille, Pontiac made their
distinctive twin grille and incorporated honeycomb mesh, a shape
synonymous with Pontiac performance cars. The rounded fascia houses
flush mounted fog lights and wrap around headlights. In profile,
the Spice Red Metallic car presents a distinguishing high back and
the view from behind yields a muscular tail with wide split Altezza
type tail lights and massive pipes fitting into the GTO engraved
black valance and topped with a wing. 18-inch five spoke GTO wheels
wear 235/40ZR18 tires with an early 2025 date code. Imperfections
are few with some touched up chips, a slight ding on the left side,
rock chips in front, a scuff and chips on the rocker panel,
scratches, and some chin scuffs.
Interior
A mix of black materials construct clean, flowing door panels with
no right angles to be found. The leather bucket seats in front are
heavily bolstered and adorned with GTO embroidery on the seat back.
Just the slightest of leather creasing the driver's seat support
indicates some usage but otherwise in near showroom condition. The
2+2 seating in the back shares the materials and almost as much
support keeping the kids, or your adult passengers secure around
turns. A leather wrapped steering wheel leads to a simple gauge
cluster in which the circles overlap with gray faced dials in a
cove of textured plastic. The center stack has basic A/C controls
and an integrated AM/FM/CD radio which waterfalls into the center
console from which the shifter rises with a stitched leather boot
in a plastic panel. Low pile black carpet covers the floor and
includes fitted carpeted mats and the sculpted headliner above,
like the rest of the interior, is in near excellent condition.
Drivetrain
Up a few points from the previous year GTO's, lifting the hood
reveals the very clean 6.0 liter LS2 engine originally rated at 400
horsepower but now featuring a Procharger D1SC supercharger, an ATI
harmonic balancer, an upgraded fuel system with 63lb injectors, all
clocking in at an astounding 535 dyno proven horses. This herd is
set into motion by a 4L65E 4-speed automatic transmission which
sends power to the rear wheels, muscle car style where it
encounters 3.46 gears with limited slip. It exhales through Kook
headers and is chilled with an intercooler.
Undercarriage
Those exhaust pipes continue through cats, then Spintech mufflers,
then exit through the chrome tips that will leave onlookers
unsuspecting. Independent suspension is on board with Macpherson
struts in front and coil springs in back while power disc brakes
are supplied to all four wheels.
Drive-Ability
GTO's sounded good from the factory and this one takes it up a
notch with a sweet note, which obliges our shift into Drive as we
head out to the test loop. The base LS2 was quick, but the
supercharger says "hold my beer" and takes this car from quick to
superfast. All from the comfort of a nicely designed and appointed
interior. We note an airbag fault light on, but all other functions
work as they should. While Classic Auto Mall represents that these
functions were working at the time of our test drive, we cannot
guarantee these functions will be working at the time of your
purchase.
You could say this is a sleeper as the only exterior indication of
mods include a visible, front mounted intercooler. Beyond that,
it's just your average run of the mill modern muscle collectable!
Grab this goat before it speeds away!
6G2VX12U86L545109
6-Australia
G-General Motors
2-Pontiac
VX-V2 Series GTO
1-Coupe
2-Manual Belts, Front & Side Airbags
U-6.0L LS2 V8
8-Check Digit
6-2006
L-Elizabeth Plant, Australia
545109-Sequential Unit Number
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