I tthink it looks killer.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ewbird2bo8.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...rdside2pv6.jpg
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I tthink it looks killer.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...ewbird2bo8.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...rdside2pv6.jpg
It looks like a frog. Maybe its cause the linky no worky. lol
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/7103/newbird2bo8.jpg
http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/2...rdside2pv6.jpg
I don't know... Looks like a 350Z mixed with a Solstice to me...
guys, just a heads up, none of your links work.
edited!!!!!
Not really diggin it. although it does have a decent body shape that they could work with and get a sick car out of.
looks kinda cool but it also looks like a 2 seater. Its not a trans am without rear buckets!
Someone, please tell me WHY you would slander the name of our beauties by slapping it upon an Acura concept vehicle...? See link below:
http://www.motortrend.com/future/con...s_car_concept/
i agree, i dont know if it should have the ta name but i do like the look.
I removed mine, so two seats are fine by me :yup:Quote:
Originally Posted by TempleU_WS6
wow. thats gay!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kalepsis
Looks like they threw something together on a C6 platform.
dear god... i hope they just leave the trans am lone, if it comes out looking like some ricer im gonna shoot myself...
that looks rad as hell! too bad it's a photochop'd acura.
what idiot photoshopped a ACURA!????? this is retarded.
If you're gonna photoshop anything, make it at least a Camaro concept with a Pontiac emblem...that's horrible....first KnightRider, now this....:Puke:
Well i like these concept drawings
http://www.motorpasion.com/archivos/...am_concept.jpg
http://www.millstonegraphics.com/tra...nceptWHITE.jpg
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Originally Posted by 96FirebirdformulaHere what it needs to look like
Exactly, that's what I was going off of when i stated the above comment. I just didn't have a link to that pic. That would be an excellent looking T/A, and I WILL buy one if they look like that.
This is alright, but I think it has too many sharp edges. the thing that sets the t/a apart is how smooth and curvey it is. IMHOQuote:
Originally Posted by 96FirebirdformulaWell i like these concept drawings
1min with google and you can find anything :coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mustang=Breakfast
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Originally Posted by 96Firebirdformula
True that, the new google maps can show you aerial photos of your house!!! kinda scary
But they were taken in 2002. The new microsoft one has pics that are only about a year old. It's microsoft live or microsoft earth or something like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mustang=Breakfast
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Originally Posted by Mike's TA
Yeah, we have Google Earth here at my work, that have more recent photos than google maps, but some of the aerial work is newer, they just haven't updated all of it because it's free and they don't have to.
If you pay $200 you could take a 3"x3" piece of paper, write a message on it, put it in your yard, and the federal government can zoom in on it and take a photo, and you can read the pic....THAT is really F**kin scary....
But back on topic, the sharp edges are sexy...the 350Z lookin Acura thingy on the other hand.....well, :suicide:if that ever hits the streets with a Pontiac emblem....
"GTO" that's all i'll say.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mustang=Breakfast
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Originally Posted by Vertiviper
LMAO....and I agree, we'll leave it at that.
i still think its pretty hot i like the hood
yea btw who the hell gave the ok on the GTO design. It looks like a sportier grand am. VEry disapointed with the GTO. Damn you Pontiac
I don't like the Camaro/Firebird concept either, trans am's have more V look rather than a boxy style.
Back to the drawing board!
NEVER AGAIN should pontiac make a trans am, and that looks like shit IMO
The Aussie's did.Quote:
Originally Posted by TransAm11973
Before:
http://www.rsportscars.com/foto/03/vzmonaro05_06.jpg
Once GM got a hold of it:
http://img2.putfile.com/main/12/34415195373.jpg
Surely GM can't possibily bring back the original American Muscle car without having a 4 door model:
http://img2.putfile.com/main/12/34415431140.jpg
:lmao::lmao::lmao:
After seeing those the concepts I sort of just hope they let the Bird stay dead... I think 4th gens look a whole lot better than any of these concepts
With regards to the GTO, I think that Holden (GM's Australian division) did a good job coming up with a full-size sport coupe and sedan when they made the Monaro and the Commodore, but for GM to take the design and slap GTO on the side of it was a shit decision to save money on designing and building a new prototype for a legendary name. They used Austrailia as the testbed for the cars, and Australians liked the Monaro and Commodore (notice that the Commodore is still in production), so GM said, "Hey, since these are such popular cars, let's save ourselves the hassle of designing something new and bring these to America! But what name to give them... hmm... I know! We'll call them GTOs, because people will think they've got balls if they see a name they recognize!"
And we thought they learned their lesson when they redesigned the Impala into something my grandmother would drive to sunday brunch at the old-folks home. The good news is that maybe now, since so many loyal owners are angry at GM for the Impala and the GTO F-ups, GM will stop pissing into the wind and bring us a fresh design for the Firebird that's not a mid-size sedan with front wheel drive. They're already ahead of the game with the Camaro, now all they have to do is not screw it up when (and IF) the 'Bird comes back.
Key word: IF. GM hasn't officially stated that the Firebird nameplate is going to reappear. If not, it's good news for us current 'bird owners; that means our models will be worth a lot more than a 4th-gen Camaro in ten years.
i dont know HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE TO COVER THIS ON LS1.COM there will not be another car called the trans am, GM retired the name
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Originally Posted by basballny2
Hey, Michael Jordan came out of retirement for a short while....just because they retired it doesn't mean diddly to me....i'm not saying that it's a good thing (since my next car will be a 2000+ WS6, hoping I can get one before the value shoots up like the stupid supras did)....at any rate, I'm just waiting patiently to see something come out that's not a Vette with an LS9, 650 stock HP sounds good to me(though if it ever goes in a Camaro, they will probly detune it...bastards).
no, in the forum its been covered before, theres a couple types of ways a company can "retire" a car, if someone knows the names feel free to chime in, GM put the officially done title on the trans am, is it possible to see a car resembling a trans am? yes, will it be called a trans am? no
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I'm not saying they didn't officially retire it, but a company can easily undo it's own doings...it's not against the law...i'm just stating the possibility, not facts. I believe you and have heard the same stuff myself...but if they think it would sell, especially in GM's financial state, by God they'll sell it, and bring the name back....just stating opinion, no facts here.
Didn't they 'retire' the Monte Carlo, Impala, GTO, and Camaro then bring them back?
(From http://www.windingroad.com/features-...tiac-trans-am/ )
"A better choice would be “Trans Am,” the brand name retired in parallel with the Firebird/Camaro at the end of 2002. The name remains in the intellectual property war chest behind Bob Lutz’s desk and some within the company say it’s set for a return. The basic thinking behind the name is: if the Camaro is coming back in man pants, Pontiac must answer.
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http://www.windingroad.com/images/is...transam_03.jpg
http://www.windingroad.com/images/is...transam_01.jpg
GM's new corporate plans http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...ess/index.html are for Chevrolet to take on Toyota, and Pontiac to be the excitement division http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/...rogress/3.html . From what I've read and heard, GM has Chevrolet's Corvette division in cooperation with Holden and Pontiac on developing a new Pontiac sports car to replace the GTO/Firebird/Trans Am market.
Whatever they call it, something's definitely coming. With the Camaro already in production, I expect to see the Firebird/Trans Am back soon as they will most likely be built jointly to reduce cost, as they were in the past.
Holy shit! I was just reading that like 5 minutes ago!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by jag42420Didn't they 'retire' the Monte Carlo, Impala, GTO, and Camaro then bring them back?
(From http://www.windingroad.com/features-...tiac-trans-am/ )
"A better choice would be “Trans Am,” the brand name retired in parallel with the Firebird/Camaro at the end of 2002. The name remains in the intellectual property war chest behind Bob Lutz’s desk and some within the company say it’s set for a return. The basic thinking behind the name is: if the Camaro is coming back in man pants, Pontiac must answer.
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I hope there are Acura's and Honda's on that thing.
I emailed Pontiac to ask the horse.
They said, "Thank you for contacting Pontiac and your interest in the Firebird/Trans Am. We appreciate the time you have taken to write us. As of today, Pontiac has not made any definite plans or official announcements that the Firebird/Trans Am has been permanently eliminated from the Pontiac lineup. While we are able to address information on General Motors websites, we are unable to confirm information from other internet sites. Sometimes websites publish information that is not generated or approved by General Motors."
And also, "There has been no announcement that Pontiac will bring back the Firebird/TransAm. We appreciate your comments and suggestions and have forwarded them to the appropriate department for consideration for future models. We want to build the vehicles that you want. Thank you for letting us know your preference of the Firebird."
you hear different things all the time, personally i dont think it will ever come back and personally i dont want it to
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you just wanna sell your t/a for a million dollars in the near future lol j/k. You're entitled to your own opinion, as are the rest of us. As for what will become of the Trans Am name, only time will tell...
I think whether they bring it back or not will depend on the success or failure of the Camaro launch. If it becomes for GM what the Mustang has for Ford, then I'd expect to see it come back.
Here are some more concepts, something along the lines of the first couple is what I'd expect to see if they bring do ever it back.
http://www.motorpasion.com/images/ca...am_concept.jpg
http://images.highperformancepontiac..._concept_z.jpg
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/4...concepter9.jpg
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...TransAmJPG.jpg
http://edigras.iweb.bsu.edu/Public/LS1/Concept1.jpg
http://www.madness-us-cars.com/actua...-concept-6.jpg
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i1...ureTransAm.jpg
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the bottom one i'd like to :Puke: on, the rest are good, especially the bottom blue one
Nice Images Slick! They all look good! Thanks for Sharing! I say you build your own! Purchased one of those new Camaros and mold your own body parts and slap a Pontiac Emblem on it!
It would look really good with an added High Rise Spoiler!!!!
It's a tough call for me right now for I want to pick up one of those Camaros when they come out...... but not sure if Pontiac will ride with it in the near future and have a Trans Am. For sure you know the body panel will look better on a Trans Am and cost even more than a Camaro!
Any intention of bringing back the TA will probably take them at least 2 years... so you are looking at 2012.
The last Black TA concept looks like a 2012 Corvette in design.
http://images.motortrend.com/feature...front_view.jpg
I've always thought 4th gen non ws6 trans ams looked like a corvette concept car. Long sleek body lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by matthewaquiThe last Black TA concept looks like a 2012 Corvette in design.
No.... it was the 2nd Generation that look more like Corvettes...... Check it out....
i didn't read all the posts, but I hope everyone noticed that this a new acura concept with pontiac badges!! OMG WHO WOULD DO THAT?? lol.... looks sweet though... too bad it's not a birdQuote:
Originally Posted by doodadI tthink it looks killer.
See post # 30Quote:
Originally Posted by JamesOverall
lol...that's what i figured... what a downerQuote:
Originally Posted by Vertiviper
