In Australia, automobile followers had been anticipating the return of the Holden Monaro in 2001. This sporty, two-door coupe was manufactured by the Aussie GM division and was produced till 2005. In truth, the “Land Down Under” skilled its personal golden period for small block efficiency autos, and you will not imagine a few of the coolest Australian muscle cars ever built.

Back within the U.S., across the early 2000s, the general public skilled renewed pleasure for efficiency muscle vehicles, and GM automakers seemed to rapidly capitalize on the renewed recognition. Bob Lutz, former GM President, did not initially have an acceptable platform to deliver the GTO again till he realized that the Holden Monaro could possibly be rebranded a GTO stateside.

Following some hiccups with importing the Monaro into the U.S., the GTO was lastly unveiled in 2004. Some changes had been required to cross U.S. rules, comparable to relocating the gasoline tank to the trunk for collision requirements.