Hot-rodders have come to know that what a car lacks in a mild-mannered exterior can be more than made up for with horsepower. The 2004 and up GTOs have started to become prime examples of this idea, ...

When the new GTO was introduced in model year 2004, many classic Goat owners scoffed at the idea that Pontiac put its beloved designation on what a few called a "hopped up Cavalier" from Australia.

Pontiac's '04 GTO was sleeper material from the instant it hit the streets. Visually, it had the most demur look of the new-age Goats with a flat hood and dual exhaust exiting on one side in the rear.