Right, it may well be. I just think this may have been a cheap venture using an existing chassis. Doing it properly would require a lot more work. Everything about this looks like a series of compromises.
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In general sports cars from the 90s were a PITA. I had a 96 Firebird with an LT1 and the plugs and wires are an 8 hour job. The engine is halfway under the long dash and the engine barely fit in the bay widthwise.
If you replaced the god-awful log manifolds with proper exhaust headers, plugs and wires were easy on 4th gen F-Bodies.
If you replaced the god-awful log manifolds with proper exhaust headers, plugs and wires were easy on 4th gen F-Bodies.
Broke 21 year old me could barely afford gas, insurance, and tires for that car. I have read the long tubes make it a ton easier.
What really would have helped, is if someone had beaten to death the engineer that routed all the plug wires underneath the accessories against the engine.
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Like I say, all they had to do was make this a single cab and they'd have been golden. Probably quite comfy up front and a 6.5 foot bed. Who wouldn't buy that?
Torchinsky at Jalopnik mocked up something similar...
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SSR was sooooo close to something I would want. But terrible.
I personally really like the SSR as I think it is a cool lifestyle vehicle. The convertible hardtop is awesome. The styling hasn't necessarily aged very well but the concept is pretty awesome.
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I personally really like the SSR as I think it is a cool lifestyle vehicle. The convertible hardtop is awesome. The styling hasn't necessarily aged very well but the concept is pretty awesome.
Yeah, They basically only flubbed the front end. Looked like their base model sedan right off the assembly line.
I don't like the SSR either (or most of those retro-inspired cars like the Prowler, T-Bird etc), but I do appreciate manufacturers taking a risk and putting something with some personality on the market. You don't see as much risk taking these days. Not everything needs to be another crossover appliance.
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I don't like the SSR either (or most of those retro-inspired cars like the Prowler, T-Bird etc), but I do appreciate manufacturers taking a risk and putting something with some personality on the market. You don't see as much risk taking these days. Not everything needs to be another crossover appliance.
Prowler is another one that biffed the front end. That car from behind is better than a zamler post win gif. But those big plastic bumpers are so bad... I feel like the legality could have been address with a better design.
