Detroit Muscles Up

[firstmethod]

Not sure if this has been posted but it is really exciting for a number of reasons. I get the distinct feeling we will be seeing a muscle car renaissance with far more than just the Camaro and Challenger if this article is accurate. There is one nebulous reference to a muscle family car being made by Chevy that for some reason had me thinking Chevelle. Good stuff.

Detroit Muscles Up

By Keith Naughton

March 13, 2006 issue - GM chief designer Ed Welburn sweeps into his Chevrolet design studio and it's as if he were stepping back in time. On one side of the cavernous white room, designers huddle over a silver retro remake of the Chevy Camaro. A few steps away, stylists scurry around a future Chevy family car that ripples with sinewy muscles from a bygone era. Papering the walls of the studio are photos of classic iron from Detroit's halcyon postwar years—the chiseled '65 Chevy Impala, the jet-age '65 Ford Galaxie, the long-nosed '65 Plymouth Fury. Welburn slowly walks around the work-in-progress family car, inspecting the latest nips and tucks. Suddenly, he notices an 18-inch clay model on a table nearby that offers an alternative take on the car with a gull-winged rear end. "Oh, my God," the normally soft-spoken designer shouts. "That rear is unbelievable! It links all the way back to the late '50s."

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Source: MSNBC/Newsweek
by Keith Naughton
March 13, 2006 issue

[Blah2008]

Bring 'em on!

That's great news. A larger selection of "muscle cars" also means less opportunities for price gouging by the dealers. In my mind it is a clear sign for DCX that the "limited production" idea is not going to cut it. If they want to be competitive they need to treat the Challenger like any other car in their lineup.

There is a market! It seems they all finally see it.

[ChuckG]

A quote from the article:

Motown execs promise the bad old days of Camry clones and Audi imitators are gone. "For a while, we were doing pretty bad cars," admits Lutz. "I suppose we had to give the public a chance to forget those so that we can go back to the '60s, when everybody loved us."

Finally, these meatballs in Detroit are starting to get it. How hard is it to understand that there are many, many people out there that want RWD and a V-8 in their cars. Look at how many people went from cars to SUV's. Do you think that was by accident?

I've been waiting for over 12 years to purchase a new car. I was NOT going to buy a FWD model with a V-6 ever again. And as far as Honda and Toyota goes, I don't buy that stuff.

My wait is almost over, and so is a lot of people's on this board.

[PhantomR/T]

Originally Posted by ChuckG

A quote from the article:


Finally, these meatballs in Detroit are starting to get it. How hard is it to understand that there are many, many people out there that want RWD and a V-8 in their cars. Look at how many people went from cars to SUV's. Do you think that was by accident?

I've been waiting for over 12 years to purchase a new car. I was NOT going to buy a FWD model with a V-6 ever again. And as far as Honda and Toyota goes, I don't buy that stuff.

My wait is almost over, and so is a lot of people's on this board.

hey now, Hon-duh's make good beater cars. but thats it

[BigDaddyWiz]

Originally Posted by PhantomR/T

hey now, Hon-duh's make good beater cars. but thats it

I can attest to that. Driving a 90 civic dx hatch 5 speed in the winter/rainy nasty days and it gets 35mpg and runs forever. my brothers civic hatch has 250,000 miles on it and all he ever has to do is add a little oil once a week. these hondas are perfect to preserve our pride and joy cars that only comes out on nice days.

my only complaint is that teenager always think i want to race. mainly cause i'm younger and they think cause its a civic, that i am a racer or something. i want to get a sticker for the windshield that says "gas milage" or "economy"

[stewprime]

That's exactly why I'm keeping my Nissan hardbody. Got 120,000 on it and I've only ever had to replace the alternator and re-seal the trans shift boot. It'll be my little work truck/economy vehicle once I get my 425 horsies.