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Old 03-25-2017, 07:04 PM
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Default Corvette SUV: Genius or blasphemy?

Personally, I would love one. Test drove a Porsche Cayenne, way too expensive for my taste. Now Maserati has just released a great looking ride. Aerowagon is interesting but....

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GM already has an extensive line of SUVs, so... blasphemy...?
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No.
Old 03-25-2017, 07:19 PM
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Are you kidding me???
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Escalade uses Corvette engine with 420 HP.......i love it.
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Yea. Unequivically!! We (speaking solely for me) do not need nor want a "Corvette SUV". That would be catering to the "Soccer Mom" crowd. Sorry if I offended anyone but it is what it is. Whats next a stationwagon? And yes I know about the "Aero" version.
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Sorry. That should have been a big "NO".
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Bad idea
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Originally Posted by supervett455
Escalade uses Corvette engine with 420 HP.......i love it.
...and the SS Sedan (2014 thru 2017) uses the Corvette C6 LS3 engine making 415 HP. Don't need or want a Vette SUV.
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Porsche doesn't have an SUV called the 911. Or the Cayman SUV. There is no Mustang SUV. Etc. etc.

There should not be a Corvette SUV, as they would have next to nothing in common.
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B More than G. . .
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Originally Posted by Malum1
Sorry. That should have been a big "NO".
Not only that, but it should have been a "HELL, NO!!!".

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Abslotely!!!!!!
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Abslotely Knot!!!!
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Doing so would turn a car into a brand, which is what Porsche has done, and as far as I can tell it hasn't hurt Porsche at all. I still don't think it's a very good idea. Chevy (and Cadillac) have a number of models that can fulfill that role without sticking a Corvette logo on them and raising the price.
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IF someday GM wants to develop a Corvette brand (something they thought about before) then, yeah, I can see it.

Jeep has had their SRT8 Grand Cherokee for 10 years now.
It's a very cool machine...I owned a 2007.
There has been a rumor around for a long time they will be dropping a Hellcat in for model year 2018 or 2019.

IIRC, the Germans have been putting high HP engines in their SUVs for quite awhile too.


My point is performance-oriented SUVs are nothing new and seem to have filled a niche.

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Originally Posted by McFly
Personally, I would love one. Test drove a Porsche Cayenne, way too expensive for my taste. Now Maserati has just released a great looking ride. Aerowagon is interesting but....
I love my Cayenne but it isn't a 911 nor does it try. It's very quick and agile for what it is but it is still an SUV. Doing that to a Vette would be unconscionable.
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It would be just one of GM's SUV with more power, better handling, and a Corvette sticker on it...that's it.
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I'm all for making Corvette into it's own brand like Porsche does with all their models

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