What Car Do You Want GM to Build?

[BigAls87Z28]

Outside of an 2dr, 2+2 seater sports coupe...what cars do you think GM should build?

[SpeakersGoBoom]

i wouldnt mind seeing the return of a mdengine...that doesnt catch fire...
(cough:fiero:cough)

[LS1LT1]

I like most of the current offerings as it is, but maybe an inexpensive F-body replacement with IRS and a potent V8 would work. 8)

[foff667]

an awd or rwd compact turbo/intercooled ecotec powered car to compete with rice. slap a 5 or 6 speed behind it and price it under 25 grand...other then actually bringing back fbodies of course

[Slow Z]

a car thats not hideously ugly like ALL of GM's current cars.

[BigAls87Z28]

Well, thats your opinion, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
But give us an actual car that you would like to see. Not an idea...

[SpeakersGoBoom]

hey, dont knock the aztek man.

[ar0ck]

Bring back the Syclone & Typhoon, using the previous models S-10 Xtreme & X-treme Blazer.

And maybe make the modern Impala SS RWD with a LS6 & 6-Speed.

Just bring back some classics that are stylish and not gaudy.

[NJSPEEDER]

i would like to see a silverado ss that wasn't a overly plush hunk of crap. take a standard cab + standard bed full size 2wd, put 3500series springs in it, and give it the 6.0 motor and have a manual tranny as an option.
it would be a good truck, cheap to produce, and respectable performance.

later
tim

[enRo]

Bring back the Grand National, and throw something in that'll compete with the 80's. Or an El Camino would be nice... i love Camino's

[79dizZy28]

Originally Posted by BigDaddyKane

Bring back the Grand National

GN

[LS1LT1]

Originally Posted by Slow Z

a car thats not hideously ugly like ALL of GM's current cars.

All?
Corvette is ugly? CTS-V is ugly? Grand Prix, Silverado-Sierra/Tahoe-Yukon/Trailblazer-Envoy are ugly?

[Squirrel]

da G-body..... 8)

[skorpion317]

make some special models of the Monte Carlo, Impala, and Grand Prix RWD, with LS2's and 6-spds.

an AWD turbocharged sport compact. Enough with the supercharged 4-cyls. a blower doesn't belong on a 4-banger, IMO. bring over the turbo Ecotec.

A super-badass version of the C6, on the same level of ridiculousness as the Sledgehammer 'Vette. It would be a limited-production model, say 5 cars total. The performance would be mind-blowing, 0-60 in under 3 seconds, a 1/4 mile time in the single digits, and a top speed of over 240 MPH. All the magazines would drool and proclaim it the best 'Vette ever. They'd put it head to head with all the major supercars, Ferraris and Lambos and all the expensive European machinery, and it would soundly demolish each and every one of them.

[86Transam]

do not know about u but i would really like to see the f-bodies brought back. i love them cars and i miss them.



Matt

[89 Trans Am WS6]

The firebird.

[BigAls87Z28]

Ahem...gents...read the rules. Anything outside of the Camaro/Firebird relation.

[9secfirebird]

i think GM should stick to the corvette.

[NJSPEEDER]

Originally Posted by 9secfirebird

i think GM should stick to the corvette.

you mean the C5.2 ?

i like the engine upgrade, but it looks too much like the last generation.

later
tim

[kamikaz]

Heres one,bring back the corvair.seen some at e-town in the swap meet that are kick ass..nice LS2 with independent suspension and 6 speed

Later,

Santos

[Fasterthanyou]

They need to forget retro if they can't improve appon the previous models performance (cough impala cough). I like the GTO because it does a lot of things right. I hope they don't bring back the chevelle with the GTO chassis, that would be dumb. There isn't a guy alive that would buy a chevelle just because it isn't a GTO, brand isn't THAT important.
I can't decide if I'd like to see a performance fullsize or compact truck. I think between the GTO and the vette there is enough performance v8 to choose from, this will also let the aftermarket grow with lower cost parts (2 cars to fab things onto instead of like 15).
I think I want a typhoon to come back through the current chassis and xtreme styling. Give it the awd and a turbo charged v6. I think that's well within reason since GM LUV's their trucks. It's a shame they don't use power adders anymore, with the new combustion efficiencies they can get away with 6-10psi easily (emissions thoughts and CAFE mandates).
The v8's are nice but when you see inline 4's with turbo's running in the 12's from other auto manufactures you question your brand loyalties. Not that I LIKE having all these 4 bangers cursing the 1/4 mile but couldn't the cavalier have a model similar to Dodge's SRT4? A little turbo, a little tuning, some posi and a 5 speed.
I think GM's just buckling down for a hard road ahead with all the gas prices and slow economy growth. Expect GM to be making profit whilest others are fighting to break even... sometimes you just need to know when to quit and if anybody knows how to predict the market GM does. Think about it, the f-body was sucking in the sales department for almost 10 years compared to the Rustang... oh well.
So everybody stop getting into accidents with their f-bodies so I can buy a used one in the future .

[jims69camaro]

bring back the days of the COPO. let me put whatever motor i want in whatever car i want, strip it down to roll up windows, no AC, radio delete, high performance transmission, high gear rear - let me build the car i want, from the factory, and give me a warranty.

i don't think i am asking too much. 8)

p.s. i'd do a full sized car, like a caprice, with an LS2, 4L80E, 4.56:1. strip the body down to bare essentials, rubber floor mat, etc., no back seat, you know where i am going.

[Tony Danza]

Are we picking or inventing a car that we wish we could have the ability to drive/buy, or one that we think would be the most lucrative idea for GM?

[Fasterthanyou]

Originally Posted by Tony Danza

Are we picking or inventing a car that we wish we could have the ability to drive/buy, or one that we think would be the most lucrative idea for GM?

I think lucrative idea from GM. Because if I had my way I'd wish for a 1000hp single turbo 32v Arao heads ontop of a forged 327 mounted to a C5 torque tube rear transaxle in a tubeframe 69 camaro carbon fiber shell with brembo 6 pot up front, 4 in the rear, full interior and all the options you'd find in a caddy and Nissan Skyline. That's what I'd like for them to build, not that I'd buy it but it would be one awesome statement.

[SpeakersGoBoom]

does GM currently make any cars like that? completely impractical, rediculously expensive cars that get a fraction of a mile to the gallon, but are able to be considered "supercars"? that can compete with cars like ferrari, lambo, etc?