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Originally Posted by olrocker
Book smart ≠ street smart.
The Monaro GTO looked too much like a Chevy Malibu.
The SS Sedan looked too much like an Impala.
Numbers on a spreadsheet do not represent reality.
Build a car people want and advertise it right. I will absolutely wager the deed to my house it will turn a profit if done right.
I do not mince words there. No joke.
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Performance cars can only look like whatever cars upon which they are based.
A 1964 GTO looked like a lowly Tempest. Because that's what it was. Not the least bit special at the time.
A 1965 GTO also looked, for the most part, just like a Tempest. Because it was a Tempest
Eventually the GTO became it's own model, but it spent years being just an optioned up Tempest. Yet people loved them.
A 60's era Impala SS looked just like, well, a common Impala with a few badges and trim pieces. Yet people loved them.
The '04-'06 GTO's were fantastic cars that nobody bought. The Chevy SS was an even better car that even less people bought.
It seems that people in the 60's were crazy about buying performance versions of common cars whereas nowadays people are not.
GM never has and never will build a special, clean sheet performance car. (Even the Corvette started life as a doggy sports car wannabe that almost got axed.) But they gave it two solid shots right out of the super successful 60's playbook and people said no thanks.
It seems the marked has spoken.