New Corvette Sales Drop a Daunting 12 Percent
05-30-2017, 10:23 AM
#141
Le Mans Master
The NSX's are dying on dealer lots. They basically made a car using the hybrid technology that nobody wanted and had to charge way too much.
The original NSX sold well because it was a driver focused car with amazing feel and was a pure sports car. The new NSX is none of that and people are not buying it.
Ford nailed it with the GT. It's a pure drivers car with zero frills.
There are two NSX's at the dealer less than 2 miles from me and have been sitting out front for months. Nobody wants them.
GM better be watching. Don't make the C8 Corvette some crazy expensive hybrid that nobody wants in a sports car. At some point the V8's of the world will likely go away due to regulation, but I would think the C8 would still have a V8. At least as an option.
The original NSX sold well because it was a driver focused car with amazing feel and was a pure sports car. The new NSX is none of that and people are not buying it.
Ford nailed it with the GT. It's a pure drivers car with zero frills.
There are two NSX's at the dealer less than 2 miles from me and have been sitting out front for months. Nobody wants them.
GM better be watching. Don't make the C8 Corvette some crazy expensive hybrid that nobody wants in a sports car. At some point the V8's of the world will likely go away due to regulation, but I would think the C8 would still have a V8. At least as an option.
Last edited by thill444; 05-30-2017 at 10:24 AM.
05-30-2017, 10:24 AM
#142
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You don't what the hell you are talking about. You are just slinging **** against the wall to see if any sticks.
PS- my local Lexus dealership is owned by Warren Buffet. I'm pretty sure that if he believed that he could sell more cars and/or make more money with haggle free pricing(Lexus Plus) then he would have already signed up for it, but he hasn't. After all, he does know a thing or two about making money.
PS- my local Lexus dealership is owned by Warren Buffet. I'm pretty sure that if he believed that he could sell more cars and/or make more money with haggle free pricing(Lexus Plus) then he would have already signed up for it, but he hasn't. After all, he does know a thing or two about making money.
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05-30-2017, 11:12 AM
#143
Pro
The NSX's are dying on dealer lots. They basically made a car using the hybrid technology that nobody wanted and had to charge way too much.
The original NSX sold well because it was a driver focused car with amazing feel and was a pure sports car. The new NSX is none of that and people are not buying it.
Ford nailed it with the GT. It's a pure drivers car with zero frills.
There are two NSX's at the dealer less than 2 miles from me and have been sitting out front for months. Nobody wants them.
GM better be watching. Don't make the C8 Corvette some crazy expensive hybrid that nobody wants in a sports car. At some point the V8's of the world will likely go away due to regulation, but I would think the C8 would still have a V8. At least as an option.
The original NSX sold well because it was a driver focused car with amazing feel and was a pure sports car. The new NSX is none of that and people are not buying it.
Ford nailed it with the GT. It's a pure drivers car with zero frills.
There are two NSX's at the dealer less than 2 miles from me and have been sitting out front for months. Nobody wants them.
GM better be watching. Don't make the C8 Corvette some crazy expensive hybrid that nobody wants in a sports car. At some point the V8's of the world will likely go away due to regulation, but I would think the C8 would still have a V8. At least as an option.
I think the NSX is incredibly beautiful. It is also very quick. I think the reason sales are slow is that it does not seem exotic enough to justify the price.
05-30-2017, 11:13 AM
#144
Team Owner
The BIG picture....Buffet is still making loads of money even though he dumped a casino that wasn't making money.
05-30-2017, 12:07 PM
#145
Ford just uses the "Ecoboost" branding for marketing reasons to sell more F150s.
Last edited by Foosh; 05-30-2017 at 12:11 PM.
05-30-2017, 12:31 PM
#146
Le Mans Master
By adding the hybrid technology they added weight (the car weight almost 4K lbs). They should have stuck with a V8 as they originally intended until the NSX project got shelved during to the great recession a few years back.
Based on the reviews I have read the NSX has too many computers doing the driving and while the car looks and sounds good on paper, it is void of emotion/drama and is too clinical. The original NSX was a pure drivers car. This one is not.
I think that is where they dropped the ball. Coupled with the high cost of all these electronics and hybrid technologies, Acura is also not a car company you think of when it comes to sports cars. Honda may have been better off releasing it with a Honda nameplate and cutting back on all the expensive technology.
It's a cool car, but if I had this much money to spend I would be buying a McClaren or Ferrari, or Porsche.
05-30-2017, 12:56 PM
#147
Team Owner
Both start out as a lower horsepower version and then are modified to up the horsepower.
05-30-2017, 12:59 PM
#148
Humor is a concept that clearly escapes you.
06-02-2017, 12:33 AM
#149
Le Mans Master
It is nice looking and quick but they solved a problem nobody cared about. The people buying these cars don't care about gas mileage. If you can afford a $150-200K+ sports car that might see a couple thousand miles a year, do you really care if gas costs $3 or $4, or even $10 a gallon?
By adding the hybrid technology they added weight (the car weight almost 4K lbs). They should have stuck with a V8 as they originally intended until the NSX project got shelved during to the great recession a few years back.
Based on the reviews I have read the NSX has too many computers doing the driving and while the car looks and sounds good on paper, it is void of emotion/drama and is too clinical. The original NSX was a pure drivers car. This one is not.
I think that is where they dropped the ball. Coupled with the high cost of all these electronics and hybrid technologies, Acura is also not a car company you think of when it comes to sports cars. Honda may have been better off releasing it with a Honda nameplate and cutting back on all the expensive technology.
It's a cool car, but if I had this much money to spend I would be buying a McClaren or Ferrari, or Porsche.
By adding the hybrid technology they added weight (the car weight almost 4K lbs). They should have stuck with a V8 as they originally intended until the NSX project got shelved during to the great recession a few years back.
Based on the reviews I have read the NSX has too many computers doing the driving and while the car looks and sounds good on paper, it is void of emotion/drama and is too clinical. The original NSX was a pure drivers car. This one is not.
I think that is where they dropped the ball. Coupled with the high cost of all these electronics and hybrid technologies, Acura is also not a car company you think of when it comes to sports cars. Honda may have been better off releasing it with a Honda nameplate and cutting back on all the expensive technology.
It's a cool car, but if I had this much money to spend I would be buying a McClaren or Ferrari, or Porsche.
I was expecting the NSX to bea super lotus Elise
