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Originally Posted by JhonnyGTR
The only thing I see is that people who do not know what they want are going to say anything even if they contradict themselves. since the first concept of the fifth generation has always had that "smile" (Smile?, you are crazy), AND Y'all loved it. and now comes this refresh that presents the same thing and seems strange or lame? better not even talk wey
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Exactly my thoughts regarding these discussions becoming circular in nature...
Imo they went back to more retro look and i like it.
And generally speaking an effort to take pony cars away from retro and into a modern sports car theme hasnt worked well market response wise.
Mustang lost about 50% of its volume over the past 3-4 yrs and the current refresh trend doesnt seem any better. Camaro got much weaker too obviously.
Only Dodge stayed steady as she goes as they practically changed nothing styling wise. But their numbers were never truly stellar, just really steady.
All sport coupes have suffered declining sales and some even more so than the Camaro. So the whole segment is down - a lot! It is a niche market.
Also, unsure who the prime market is for these cars today. Clearly a different segment than say even 10 or 15 yrs ago. Manufacturers know who buys them we dont.
Hence i think there is a lot more to it regarding sales success as most new buyers may not even know or care what a gen2 or even 5 looked like. It will be interesting to see where it leads longer term regarding pony car future.