Hi, Guest
The thing is... they're attempting (and perhaps performing poorly in their execution) to follow the new money.
The baby boomers are all moving into Crown Vics, Caddys, etc.
There's "new money", but the thing is... 9 times out of 10 new money is actually made up of two incomes and those two people have to reach an agreement about how the cash is spent on a new car.
If the guy wants performance and the wife wants groceries and baby access... a sedan is generally the first choice.
Knowing this, where does your good engine go? Into a sporty 4-door.
Look at the Mazdaspeed 6. Now witness the coming of the Mazdaspeed 3. If the 3 is coupe/hatch only, I'll be completely stunned.
Chevy made the Impala SS with the new 5.3L V8. Ford has the Fusion with the hi-pop V6 and 6-speed auto. Chrysler... they keep making crap I can't remember and don't care to try to remember :D
I almost forgot... Chevy has the Cobalt SS sedan with the 173HP 4-cyl. Sure, it's not S/Ced, but you can bolt one on there easily, or just do some minor N/A upgrades as we all do and reap the rewards. And, they're easier on the insurance hit each month by far.
If I actually fit in the damn Cobalt :rolleyes:, I'd consider one for our next car. But I don't, so I won't. :P
Seriously... the Accord (and its Bizzaro-world clone the Elantra), the Camry... all in varying tunes of scoot and all 4-doors. Sure, there's an Accord coupe, and even a Camry coupe (Solara?)... but the bread-and-butter of those manufacturers in that segment are sedans.
The baby boomers are all moving into Crown Vics, Caddys, etc.
There's "new money", but the thing is... 9 times out of 10 new money is actually made up of two incomes and those two people have to reach an agreement about how the cash is spent on a new car.
If the guy wants performance and the wife wants groceries and baby access... a sedan is generally the first choice.
Knowing this, where does your good engine go? Into a sporty 4-door.
Look at the Mazdaspeed 6. Now witness the coming of the Mazdaspeed 3. If the 3 is coupe/hatch only, I'll be completely stunned.
Chevy made the Impala SS with the new 5.3L V8. Ford has the Fusion with the hi-pop V6 and 6-speed auto. Chrysler... they keep making crap I can't remember and don't care to try to remember :D
I almost forgot... Chevy has the Cobalt SS sedan with the 173HP 4-cyl. Sure, it's not S/Ced, but you can bolt one on there easily, or just do some minor N/A upgrades as we all do and reap the rewards. And, they're easier on the insurance hit each month by far.
If I actually fit in the damn Cobalt :rolleyes:, I'd consider one for our next car. But I don't, so I won't. :P
Seriously... the Accord (and its Bizzaro-world clone the Elantra), the Camry... all in varying tunes of scoot and all 4-doors. Sure, there's an Accord coupe, and even a Camry coupe (Solara?)... but the bread-and-butter of those manufacturers in that segment are sedans.
Daily driver 1: 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Sport "S"
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.
33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.