What MAKES a GT4? Options

[shid]

In the forum 3si.org (which my housemate moderates on) a very stupid and silly thread has broken out.

The 3000GT VR4 is almost the exact same as the JDM only Mitsu GTO- in USDM release Mitsu changed the name to avoid upsetting pontiac (as well as badging changes; different front turn likes and changing LHD and RHD)

However, people in the US who have done the conversion have started calling their cars GTOs- although their title says 3000GT VR4. Same engine, same tranny (some models of the GTO have different gear ratios- some)

The poster of this thread stated that he hated people who called their cars GTO; and that it will never be a GTO.

What do you guys think?

Thread here

So, what makes a GT4? I realize in our cars, we have the problem of AWD-

but if someone completed a full swap- AWD and everything (including badging)

Would it be a GT4? Or just a GT (or even ST hehe) in GT4's clothing?

I'm inclined to believe that it would be a GT4.. just not a very stable one

[saleeka]

to me- people can badge thier cars whatever they want them to- but most car enthusiasts will know better... I think there are reasonable rebadging efforts, and then the not so reasonable. Good examples would be honda badges on a front end conversion integra, silvia badges on a 240 with a silvia conversion, skyline badges on a G35, that sort of thing. They keep in line with the cars original style and mechanicals. Bad examples include anything with a Type R without the proper engine from a REAL Type R, GT-R badging on anything Nissan, and so on. If it isnt possible to make your car 98% of what your claiming it is- its a fraud... just my 2 cents