What would everyone have to say if these performance cars coming out were to be sedans instead of coupes? I kind of think that the reason people are turning so much to SUV's is they would love to have a powerful car but they cant justify the pain in the *** it will be to put car seats and such in a coupe. I think if more 4door muscle cars were to come out than American performance would return to a lot of driveways. Not necassarily like the marauder but more like the Chevy SS concept, the Charger concept, etc. What do yall think?

 

Not a bad idea. I could see that. Just make sure there is still a two door Camaro for me to buy.

 

Maybe, just maybe, everyone would realize that whether or not a car is a coupe or sedan has nothing to do with the number of doors the car has.

 

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The "performance" vehicle that I'm most-excited about is the Dodge Magnum SRT-8. 345 HP, RWD, and I can easily justify it to the wife; in fact, she's seriously considering trading in her Accord coupe for one.

The Charger and the Mazda RX8 offer additional alternatives. And when I look at the Mistu Evo, WRX, and SRT-4, I don't even bother counting the number of doors - I just see good performance.

 

Personally, I would like to see the next Camaro (or other muscle car) come in along the lines of the Charger concept, with rear folding doors. I believe the Charger concept showed that rear doors can be executed on a coupe without looking like a traditional four door. Muscular & retro, but still current. With the four door design, the shorter doors would help with parking as well. I don't know about you guys, but with two cars in the garage, you've got to be a gymnist to get out of the Z ... doors are too long. The next muscle car needs useable rear seats, and a trunk. This seems to mesh well with a return to the late-60's style platform, retro, but not.

The key to a volume production muscle car is appealing not only to those who hit the track with it, but those who use it everyday, an every man's car. The technology is such nowadays, that four doors shouldn't compromise the structurally integrity of the car. For those who would want more performance, there will always be tuners making bolt/weld-ons to stiffen things up even more for the track. In order to see the return of a "muscle" car though, it's got to appeal to the masses. The Camaro needs to be able to hold 3 or 4 teenagers, or a couple of adults and kids. It needs to be able to serve as a metro commuter. With volume comes aftermarket parts for true purists. The basic premise of the car is still attractive today. Who doesn't like a throaty V8 RWD? That's what most SUVs are ...

Mine serves mostly as my daily commuter, with occasional trips to the track, but far more cruises to the lake and such with my wife and two-year old. That's why I sold my Corvette, not because I was tired of having a performance car, but because I wanted to take my wife and kiddo along for the ride Our other car is the newer SUV "in warranty" that serves as the true family vehicle.