I almost bought a GTO for the rear drive, but the trunk was tiny and I needed a sedan. I had more fun driving it, though. Mustang was out for the same reason. The Impala SS didn't handle like the GXP, and once I heard the exhaust I had to go GXP over GTP. I looked hard at an older G or B body, but the remote start, heated seats and safety features were enough to get my wife on board too. I couldn't go to work in an import, and I figured out I wanted a V8 early in my search. If I had the cheddar, I would have bought a G8 GXP or CTS-V. I had the chance to race someone's CTS (older) and I loved it.