Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by Josh452
The Cobalt would make an excellent hatch.
... or u would need a 2 door hatch... yea I agree..
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by Darth Xed
Chevy already has an Aveo hatchback.
Looks pretty much the same to me, anyway.
Looks pretty much the same to me, anyway.
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by cmc
Are you kidding me? 250 HP super-tight AWD hatch compared to, what, the 87 HP tin can express..?
Key word was " Looks "
I know the performance isn't there...
Then again, I really don't have any interest in a hot-rod rollerskate.
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by cmc
Are you kidding me? 250 HP super-tight AWD hatch compared to, what, the 87 HP tin can express..?
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Give Saturn the Astra 3dr and 5dr hatbacks with a 4dr sedan to replace Ion, and give it the turbo 2.0 making 250hp and the 6spd manual trans, and you have the hottest compact, and its from GM.
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by WERM
Sadly, we in the us don't like good looking cars and continue to demonstrate this by scooping up cars like the Chevy Malibu, Toyota Camry and Honda Element with reckless abandon . Even VW dumbified the styling and sporty characteristics of the new Jetta to increase US sales. If this car were brought to the US, the styling would be dumbified, the suspension softened, and the transmission automatic only. Sigh...
<------Next car will be a hatchback
<------Next car will be a hatchback
Ford has found a market with the Focus hatchbacks.
I also disagree with this sentiment. BMW has sold cars based on their European driving dynamics for years.
EDIT: Forgot to mention a lot of the VW fans HATE the new Jetta. I predict it will not sell as well as the car it replaces.
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by falchulk
It's still just a "Sport compact". It's nothing special. Its not a muscle car, its not a sports car..........cars in this class dont appeal to me at all. It's like, cool who cares?
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by AronZ28
I also disagree with this sentiment. BMW has sold cars based on their European driving dynamics for years.
My SVT was once called the "most European sedan built by Americans" by Car and Driver, and it was still on the soft side. The sport/lux offerings have been increasing over the years but if I'm gonna spend $25k plus on a new car, it's going to begin with a "C" and end with an "O"
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by AronZ28
I also disagree with this sentiment. BMW has sold cars based on their European driving dynamics for years.
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
Originally Posted by graham
Quote:
Originally Posted by falchulk
It's still just a "Sport compact". It's nothing special. Its not a muscle car, its not a sports car..........cars in this class dont appeal to me at all. It's like, cool who cares?
lol, please dont damage anything while your lurking around inside my mind.
Said better than I could
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Re: Maybe one GM division ought to get a hatchback like this....
When I first saw that Opel Astra HPC, I thought it was the hottest looking car in it's class, (Err, if they made it it would be). And months later now I still think it looks really good. If they made one of them that was real lightweight w/ a rear-biased 4wd system, a 6 speed and a turbo 4 cylinder (275+ hp), it would be sick. It would be a perfect car to go Evo and STI hunting with and it would make a good daily driver too...The fact of the matter is there is no reason GM couldn't do this, so I don't know what they are waiting for...It's time to hit the imports where it hurts
