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Originally Posted by DGthe3
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Thats part of the reason I think that if the Corvette brand is expanding, they should try and make a base model too. A Cayman to the Stingrays Carrera. Smaller, lighter, less powerful, cheaper. A 300 hp sports car, at 3000 lbs, for $30k seems like a decent rough target for that type of car (though maybe a touch optimistic price). It would open Corvettes up to a lot of new potential buyers, and should have minimal overlap (and therefore stolen sales) from Camaros.
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you mean like the 'Billy Bob' (aka Fixed Roof Coupe) for the 99-00 models?
they tried that once & did away with the very idea before production... and even what came of the revised concept went away after 2 models when they turned it around & made it into the top-dog version.
for those who ain't familiar, in an effort to increase sales, GM started off with the idea of having a stripped-down, more-affordable C5 model with no frills, a smaller engine, slushbox-only, & lesser-grade components (like cloth seats & crank windows). after polling the market, they realized having base-grade stuff wouldn't come near the expectations for a company's flagship, so they modified their stance by taking their new stiffer/lighter hardtop body style and limited the modifiable options to keep the cost a smidge below the hatchback. all had LS1s & manual transmissions with black interior & Z51 suspension.
sales were still far below expectations with <6200 sold in 2 years, so they decided to scrap that plan, take the performance advantages of stiffness & lighter weight, expound upon those, and make a quicker/more powerful 'race' version, dusting off the Z06 moniker from '63.
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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Maybe a sub-brand under the Chevrolet banner with 3 models: Base, Normal, Mid-engined super car. They all have Corvette logos and styling cues, but still get sold out of a Chevy dealership and are still considered Chevrolets.
I can't get behind the idea of making it a full brand, where they clone Porsche with a number of sports cars plus a sedan and some crossovers and their own showrooms and ... no. Just, no.
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no monkey-see, monkey-do please...
dodge viper, hyundai genesis, etc... call them what they are.