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The GTO is NOT a Pony car. DCX has NOT stated it will go head to head with the GTO. It WILL be facing the Mustang, and as such, needs to be comparable. Which means it needs a lowly V-6 option. What difference does it make, if some of them come with a V-6? Doesn't make your car any slower, does it?



How is a 116" LY platform Challenger any more a pony car than a GTO?? I bet you it will weigh more than a GTO.




Pony cars have a V-8 option, but also have a smaller engine option, as well. V-6, straight 6, 4 cylinder. The reason being, so that they are more affordable to the masses. The GTO has only one engine. The LS1. Putting it out of reach of high school/college students. Which is a major market for Pony cars.

I don't believe the GTO has the right charactoristics for a true Pony car, either. Maybe it's just me, but it seems more Muscle than Pony.