Here is an email that Jim Hopson sent me back in July. My questions were as follows:
1) Early press releases from GM and specifically the LA Auto Show mention side air bags. More recently there is no mention of them. Will the 2004 GTO have them as the Holden Monaro does, standard?
2) Will the standard tires still be Goodyear RSA's?
3) I have ordered Impulse Blue with Blue interior. Will the entire seat be blue, or will it be black with blue inserts like the yellow GTO on the website?
4) Finally, I've heard anywhere from $30K to $35K on MSRP. Where do you see the GMS pricing with destination? That is, if you can say or know at this point.
Here are his answers:
I'll try to answer your questions...
Side air bags - We originally thought we would be able to include the air bags in the car, but have learned that the side air bag system used at Holden does not meet U.S. standards and can not be included in the 2004 model.
Standard tires - Still not completely certain on this point. I think we are leaning toward Goodrich tires at that moment. Better performance.
Seats - The entire seat will be blue.
MSRP - The final MSRP is going to be around $33K (including freight) with a $695 option price on the six-speed manual. I haven't seen any GMS pricing yet.
Hope this helps.
Jim Hopson
Pontiac-GMC Communication
1) Early press releases from GM and specifically the LA Auto Show mention side air bags. More recently there is no mention of them. Will the 2004 GTO have them as the Holden Monaro does, standard?
2) Will the standard tires still be Goodyear RSA's?
3) I have ordered Impulse Blue with Blue interior. Will the entire seat be blue, or will it be black with blue inserts like the yellow GTO on the website?
4) Finally, I've heard anywhere from $30K to $35K on MSRP. Where do you see the GMS pricing with destination? That is, if you can say or know at this point.
Here are his answers:
I'll try to answer your questions...
Side air bags - We originally thought we would be able to include the air bags in the car, but have learned that the side air bag system used at Holden does not meet U.S. standards and can not be included in the 2004 model.
Standard tires - Still not completely certain on this point. I think we are leaning toward Goodrich tires at that moment. Better performance.
Seats - The entire seat will be blue.
MSRP - The final MSRP is going to be around $33K (including freight) with a $695 option price on the six-speed manual. I haven't seen any GMS pricing yet.
Hope this helps.
Jim Hopson
Pontiac-GMC Communication