So I had never heard of this until now (I'm not surprised, I'm just out of the loop). And did you see the hideous Vue knock-off sharing press release space with this car?
This is all but unrelated, but do you remember the Dodge Demon concept from a couple years back? $15,000, 200ish horsepower, RWD, mid 2000 pound range, but very little goodies to keep price and weight down?
Well, they're going to make it. With just 2 catches. FWD and manufactured in China.
I remember the Demon concept and was sad to see it's going to be FWD, but someone made a good point by saying 'are the majority of the people buying in this segment (Miata/Solstice/Sky/Demon) even going to know/care whether it's FWD or RWD?' With Chysler under Cerberus they're likely going to be looking to make this car as mass-market as possible, and if that means sacrificing RWD to achieve the $15000 price point than so be it. At least the Challenger is being released largely un-fucked with from the concept.
I can mostly agree that someone who wants a solstice or sky but can't quite justify the price may well lean toward the Demon, as well as a number of poor-ass younger folk who want something that looks fast, even though the demon's pretty ugly.
On the other hand, if someone was going to buy a miata despite the "fag car" reputation, they will certainly realize that FWD is wrong wheel drive for them. This may be wild stereotyping, but people who buy a Miata anywhere close to new tend to know their car shit much more than someone who buys a Honda civic new.
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http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/14/the-eco-chic-fisker-karma-and-150mpg-xh-150-hybrids-revealed/
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Mercedes needs to get their shit together, as do the other 2 big German manufacturers if they don't want to be raped by inevitability.
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Well, they're going to make it. With just 2 catches. FWD and manufactured in China.
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On the other hand, if someone was going to buy a miata despite the "fag car" reputation, they will certainly realize that FWD is wrong wheel drive for them. This may be wild stereotyping, but people who buy a Miata anywhere close to new tend to know their car shit much more than someone who buys a Honda civic new.
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