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czar_trancz
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what a ripoff! it's no wonder GM sports cars never sell. who ever it is calling the shots over there doesn't have there head screwed on right. did it ever dawn on anyone why the camaro and trans am are no longer made? it's because GM doesn't think ahead. those cars evolved too fast, thus encrouching on the corvettes territory(performance wise). in the meantime the corvette evolves more on the visual side(body,interior...) than on the mechanical. so what does GM do with the other 2? not much. let's face it, today's consumer is armed with so much information via the internet,radio,tv and so forth. did GM really think they could fool people by doing a few exterior modifications(headlights,tailights,special paint schemes,badges....) and pass them off as new models? which brings me to my first comment of the new corvette being a ripoff. let's be honest with ourselves and tell me that the first thought that came into your mind when you saw the new corvette commercial wasn't the Ferrari Modena 360! the headlights, the tailights, the over all shape and to further prove a point, those rims. come on GM, couldn't you have come up with something more original? corvettes have always had a style of their own, there was no mistaking them. believe me when i tell you the first time you see one on the road you are going to take a second look and make sure it's not a Ferrari. funny thing though, it will probably sell better than the current model. why not buy a car that looks and performs as well as a Ferrari and get it for $100,000 less. for the same reason you don't buy fake Gucci bags, fake Rolexes, and those honda/kawasaki wannabe Harleys. cause even though they hold your belongings, tell time and ride/sound like the others, it's just not the real thing. nobody really wants to ride around in a Ferrari clone. oh by the way i will admit that i am a FORD guy. however, that doesn't mean i'm biased. as a fan of american muscle cars even i know that 2 years ago we saw what were 2 good cars (camaros and trans ams) come to an end. it's a shame, these cars were such a a big part of american automobile history and an even bigger influence on american culture. to see them go the way they did, which in my opinion was a lack of vision on GM's part that these 3 cars would eventually clash. the new corvette, while it looks great, i think is losing or may just have lost it's identity. when you think of america's sports car, even myself being a FORD supporter don't think of mustangs,cobras or gt40's. it's the corvette that comes to mind. it always has been and it always should be. GM needs to get their act together (ie...front wheel drive gto?!) and get some vision. ultimately the consumer has the last say so. they did in the case of the camaros and trans ams. if GM isn't careful we could lose another great car, try getting over that.