I agree about the coolness of COPO. What I am trying to say that for GM to have such an opperation would be very costly. Another aspect is that putting an LS2 into a Solstice, or something like that, would require HOURS of engineering work of retuning the suspension, and crash testing, and emissions testing, along with everything else, and they would NEVER make that money back. This isnt the 60's where this was possible.
I think if you want super performance cars, GM will build them. I dont think that most older muscle car guys would go buy a "new" muslce car just based on that its new and that it doesnt have the same meaning of there old muscle car. Just read this.
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There's something about old muscle cars that the newer guys just won't understand. Maybe it's the funny smell, or the fact that you'd be nuts to drive one without air conditioning (imagine that!), or actually not even care about gas mileage. Sorry, new sports cars are technologically superior no doubt, but old cars have ....an aura....a pinache if you will over new cars..problem is, until you own one, you will never ever understand. Todays cars are just that...cars. Old cars...they're a lifestyle, attitude, and way of life that just isn't matched anywhere else I've seen with car enthusiasts.
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There is a market for performance cars, there is no doubt. But the only time you are going to see these cars is if GMPD makes it for you, fully engineered for tearing into a turn, ripping you out of a hole, and smashing your face to the windshield when you need to stop.