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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 03:13 PM
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I hope not!

https://www.thedrive.com/news/38682/...tte-suv-at-ces
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According the Chevrolet email today - we already have an SUV...

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I have heard that GM spent about a billion dollars on the platform. Whether or not an SUV is called a Corvette or not, I would not be surprised to see an SUV using this platform. That's a lot of money for one vehicle.

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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 03:22 PM
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A mid engine SUV? Wonder how that would work.
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According the Chevrolet email today - we already have an SUV...

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If so (and I'd be fine with it), hopefully they split Corvette from Chevy and it is its own brand (probably sold through Caddy dealers).

Lambo/Porsche and other hot SUVs are selling well from companies that traditionally only made sedans/coupes... why not a Corvette SUV?
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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by vndkshn
If so (and I'd be fine with it), hopefully they split Corvette from Chevy and it is its own brand (probably sold through Caddy dealers).

Lambo/Porsche and other hot SUVs are selling well from companies that traditionally only made sedans/coupes... why not a Corvette SUV?
You say that like being at a Caddy dealer is a good thing. THEY SUCK.....trust me, I have one now.
I would like to see them sell direct to customers, like a Tesla...but that wont happen.
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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr Snappy!
You say that like being at a Caddy dealer is a good thing. THEY SUCK.....trust me, I have one now.
I would like to see them sell direct to customers, like a Tesla...but that wont happen.
Well, I get it... and YMMV... but the big Corvette dealer(s) in my area blow *** and I wouldn't step foot in them. The Crest Caddy in Frisco, TX has always been great to me and definitely seems better than the Cheby dealers in the area.
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Originally Posted by 8586vette
Why? Do you know how many Porsche owners said that, who now lust over the Cayenne? I doubt THAT lit blip at the back of a corporate promo video is how they would break the news (or leak it) but I’d be ok with it.
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Originally Posted by Big Lebowski
Why? Do you know how many Porsche owners said that, who now lust over the Cayenne? I doubt THAT lit blip at the back of a corporate promo video is how they would break the news (or leak it) but I’d be ok with it.
That's true! There are many Porsche & BMW SUV's these days. I just always pictured Corvettes as a sports car, never as a SUV. If they do it I guess it would most likely be an electric vehicle?
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Caddy is definitely going to get an electric sports car and SUV. That way, folks who don't want to buy a Corvette from Chevy dealers will have an option to go first class with Caddy. Those who want "value" will have to deal with Chevy.
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DOA, IMHO...
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Originally Posted by Avanti
DOA, IMHO...
Tesla, what is that? Oh right, worth more than all the biggest 7 auto manufacturers combined.
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Old Jan 13, 2021 | 11:20 PM
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Chevrolet already makes enough SUVs. Don't need another one.
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Please call it a Nomad and NOT a Corvette.
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I'm good with an ICE Corvette SUV, not an electric.

In that link it talks about Cadillac...

The root-problem with Cadillac for years now is this:

THEY ARE FRIKKIN' UGLY - all of 'em!!!

Cadillac needs to design/style cars that are elegant and beautiful - like Aston Martins are, or Jaguar.

Who wants to buy/drive an UGLY car, no matter how well it performs??

Such is the root-problem for Cadillac and their DC Comics styled clown-cars.

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It’s coming and I love it.

Porsche sells more Macan/Cayenne’s than all their other sports cars. SUV’s saved the Porsche financially and you can have the best of both worlds - sporty car that you can drive all year.

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Originally Posted by Verboten993
Porsche sells more Macan/Cayenne’s than all their other sports cars.
The Macan is a wonderful machine!
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Originally Posted by Big Lebowski
Why? Do you know how many Porsche owners said that, who now lust over the Cayenne?
Porsche is a make, Cayenne is a model. Porsche does not make a 911 SUV. Chevrolet is the make, Corvette is the model. No matter how bad Corvette owners want GM to, Corvette will not be it's own brand/make. How well did that work out for Chrysler and SRT?
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