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Originally Posted by DGthe3
The 5th Generation Camaro is a terrible example of 'classic' or 'retro' styling. Is it inspired by the 1st gen? Absolutely. But its a thoroughly modern design. If you want 'classic' look at the Challenger, or the most recent incarnation of the Ford Thunderbird & see how well they've done against their more modern competitors.
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Retro mixed with futuristic. and modern looks
Plus can't forget about the Retro mustang!
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Originally Posted by DGthe3
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I just realized that all three of us could all save a lot of time & mental energy in these threads if we simply didn't post.
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Originally Posted by Number 3
Ok so let's look at what we have.
1 - retro doesn't work forever. It can make a splash, a connection to a previous group of loyalists. Think a retro Malibu or Ford Fusion would sell? Nope. Worked on the Camaro and I hope beyond hope it is the only time they ever do it to that degree. I'd prefer a car where the designer has to actually point out the heritage cues. A fifth attempt at a retro mobile (if you count the HHR and the SSR which are both lonnggggggg gone and not from the bankruptcy division culling) GM would be setting itself up for utter failure. Most people want new and fresh, not old and historic.
2 - A second performance coupe in the same showroom would only fragment sales and lead to either significantly higher prices or the death of one or even both due to reduced sales.
3 - Back in the day, late 70's even, GM lead with a coupe. The Oldsmobile Cutlass sold something like 400,000 per year for several years and was the top seller. Back in the day, GM had two plants building Camaros and Firebirds. One is where Fen's dad worked in Norwood Ohio and the other was Van Nuys California, now building Teslas I think. They sold 400,000 F-bodies a year back then. Add the Monte Carlo and Chevelle and there huge volumes for coupes. Add up the total number of coupes in the previous post and you might not get historic F-body sales per year.
4 - CAFE will limit the actual ability for GM to deliver a 2nd high powered gas consuming V8 wonderment you all want.
5 - End game for this is simply business case. If GM could make MORE $$ with a Chevelle in the showroom along with the Camaro then you might see one. But they won't commit an assembly plant and a half a billion dollars to do another niche car. And the Camaro is a borderline niche vehicle by historic sales standards.
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Agree with you! Just wish it would happen!