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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
They didn’t put a 911 badge on an SUV. GM could make a sporty SUV like everyone else. The Blazer got Camaro styling, but not the power to match. I’d be all for that.
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No, but Porsche was, at the time, a pure sports car brand, which is what GM's attempting to do with the Corvette nameplate.
If we know anything, it's that consumers will line up and pay a big premium for an SUV with a premium badge on it. I know nothing about their plans for the brand, but hypothetically, a Corvette SUV could be nearly identical to the Blazer SS (or whatever it's called), but the 'Vette could command tens of thousands of dollars more in MSRP and pricey options, nearly all of which is pure profit for GM...
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Originally Posted by DownInFlames
We get less cool wagons because they’re not considered cool here. Speaking of which, the new C63S is going to be amazing. Nearly 700bhp and looks great.
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New C63 looks impressive on paper - and I know it's a sign of the times - but it's getting so far away from what made earlier C AMGs sooooo cool and special when MB just jammed their biggest engine in their (then) smallest car... C43, C55, C63.
I'm sure it'll be a rocket, but it also weighs 4,700 lbs, which is obscene any way you cut it for a "small" sedan.