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Originally Posted by The_Blur
An Ute in America could represent a unique opportunity for GMC. By introducing the Ute as a GMC-exclusive product, people who clamored for an end to the brand during restructuring and who still rightly claim GMC products are too similar to Chevrolet counterparts will finally have a product exclusive to the brand. By not calling it an El Camino, GM sheds the trashy image—you know that one people have about Camaro and El Camino drivers with mullets and all—that goes with El Camino drivers. Also, making it a GMC means that the product doesn't have to look like a classic El Camino, giving GMC the freedom to design the product from scratch or essentially rebadge the imported Ute.
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so instead of calling it an el camino, we just call it a Caballero?
lol
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Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65
True, but the SSR was also marketed as a "sport truck," which again, is the biggest niche market ever.
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the original El Caminos, Caballeros, and Rancheros were marketed as Sport trucks.
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Originally Posted by upflying
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sprint/caballero
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
Past Camaros....I'd like to think this generation started with a clean slate in terms of stupid stereotypes...
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stupid stereotypes... ... mullets go with mustangs just as well as they do with camaros. lol