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Originally Posted by Martinjlm
Let me add a scenario…Dodge Charger.
1966-78 it was a rear wheel drive 2-door coupe with performance options.
1982-87 it was a front wheel drive 2-door hatchback with performance options.
2006 - today it is a rear wheel drive 4-door sedan with performance options
So what is a Charger, really? It’s whatever Dodge ( who owns the trademark to the name) wants it to be. Same is true of Camaro. It’s whatever GM wants it to be. I will say this…Dodge would be stupid NOT to use Charger as a name for an electric car.
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Alright.........we're going on a limb here. I see your Charger analogy. Yes Chrysler and Chevrolet can elect to do whatever they want. Their idea may even work.
But look at this little scenario. Do people look at or regard the 2006 and up Charger the same way as people look at the '66-'70 Charger? Does the sedan charger elicit the same excitement as the two door charger from the '60's? The newer chargers are more powerful, faster, and probably more reliable than the sixties version, but are they really more desirable or memorable? Would one reasonably expect anyone to choose a new or modern sedan Charger over a mint and/or restored '68 or '69 Charger 383, or 426 Hemi, given if one had an opportunity to buy one??
That is what I'm hinting at. By changing the footprint or the hertiage you throw out the very element that makes the car valuable. Even when the Camaro had its exit in '02, with sales and interest down, it was still highly regarded as a living legend, with performance and other features to back it up. To this day (I wager) the 4th generation Camaro is still looked at with high favor because (although its looks changed) it held on to the basic heritage and layout that made it special.
Ford is guilty for some bastardizing with its SUV, but its current mustang still holds on to its basic heritage. You don't see them offering it as a 4 door sports car. This is why people still like Mustang.
I would rather see a car go at its prime than to weaken it with a hasty and ill chosen design theme, but that's me.