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They won't do that....GM should build a similar car, but not as the Corvette.
Anyone remember awhile back when Porsche wanted to drop the 911 name and change the layout? Porsche owners and fans went crazy with a write in/call in campaign (not an organized one either, just a bunch of people really serious about their Porsches) to get that stopped. Here we are almost 10 years later and the 911 is still around--although most go by Carrera, Carrera S, Turbo, GT3, etc--but it's engine is still in the back. That's called tradition. Now look, Porsche wanted a mid-engine car, so they create the Carrera GT and then the Cayman...new vehicles to expand the lineup...and they sell every one of them.
I would say GM should drop the XLR (it looks good, but is overrated and it underperforms), make this car (with a different front end) and call it the Cien (wait, didn't they do this for a show car awhile back....).
The Corvette has always been, is, and always will be a front engine sports car.
Just like it did with the 911, tradition says so.
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