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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
Yeah, I see that one a lot too. Surprised the Corvette is in there, since they’re for all intents and purposes sold out for 2021. I’m guessing that’s their way of saying “we’re such a badass company, we made this beyotch. Doesn’t that make you want one of our trucks?”.
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that was like a ford commercial from a year or so ago, started out with the Mustang driving aggressively then right into a promo for 0-60 on suvs and trucks
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Originally Posted by Petrol Head
I’m in healthcare. Our focus is our patients needs, completely different thing from a business like GM. I get that.
Thing is the Camaro has always been about passion. Since 1967. Magazines like C&D and R&T are all passion - people shopping for beige soccer Mom mobiles aren’t subscribing to them for 30+ continuous years like me.
It’s like some people are saying GM should have never gotten into muscle cars to begin with.
How dare they do them best!!
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Devils advocate - I would say the reason the 6th gen sales is lacking is because they let to much passion into the project. They listened to the enthusiasts that wanted smaller, lighter, faster and moar powaaaa. They delivered 100% on that promise. Cars like the SSLE, ZL1, ZLE are insane and insane performance values. Problem is only 30-40% of Camaro buyers opt for a V-8. The shortcomings of the car that the 30% can ignore sometimes can not be ignored by the 60-70% that make up the bulk of the sales.
As much as no one around here wants to admit it, these cars need to some appeal to the masses. Mustang and Challenger have that, they have useable trunks, and more useable back seats and everyones favorite better visibility. I am not saying they need to be able to handle home depot runs, but it could have been better than it is without sacrificing performance.
GM IMO focused to much on what the smallest percentage of buyers wanted, and it backfired on them. The Camaro as a performance car is superior to anything in its class. It is truly a world class performance car. Problem is its a bad coupe compared to its rivals and when 60-70% of the people that buy these cars don't buy performance trims...that performance benefit isn't going to be able to sway them