[BigAls87Z28]

If GM could have done it again, Im sure they would have if they had planned on actually making a GTO for American consuption.
But Lutz came into GM around late 2001 and took hold of his Vice Chairman reigns around late 2002.
In that time he got his hands on everything and anything made by GM Global. You could have done a million things to Pontiac to make it better.
I dont think that RWD is the answer, but I think a sportier feel and a move higher in market position.
There is really a million things that went wrong with Pontiac, but somehow still remained one of the best selling brands in America.
When Pontiac started to make different and better cars, shedding the cladding, including RWD cars in the line up, and more then just one, adding turbocharging and massive displacmenet engines...sales dropped like a rock.
You could blame it on the Alphanumerical names, you could blame it on the lack of Firebird/Trans Am, or you could blame it on Lynn Myers...
People will debate this for years.