2006 Pontiac GTO

2006 Pontiac GTO Coupe 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