OMG, Corvette SUV
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Melting Slicks
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OMG, Corvette SUV
Just what we need. As Lambo, Maserati have done a Corvette SUV would be incredible. Can you just imagine the "renderings" and the "cost numbers" and the " at least it's front engine" comments. If it takes as long to build and show as the C8 ME I'll be dead and buried.
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just what we need. As lambo, maserati have done a corvette suv would be incredible. Can you just imagine the "renderings" and the "cost numbers" and the " at least it's front engine" comments. If it takes as long to build and show as the c8 me i'll be dead and buried.
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Just what we need. As Lambo, Maserati have done a Corvette SUV would be incredible. Can you just imagine the "renderings" and the "cost numbers" and the " at least it's front engine" comments. If it takes as long to build and show as the C8 ME I'll be dead and buried.
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Porsche cayanne and now the macan saved the porsche sports car, the 911.
now porscje is a civ maker who also happens to make amazing sports cars like the 911 lineup.
porsche is the most profitable per vehicle sold production brand so following porsches lead would be a good idea.
chevrolet brand has quite a few negatices while those negatives really dont exist for corvette name...
the porsche cuv is just a reworked vw/audi product.
id suggest jaguars latest play into full ev cuv s with its jaguar I pace would be the smartest play for a corvette cuv.
just add insanity mode batteries and electric motors, style it like the jaguar i pace or porsche macan and sell everyone gm can produce...
produce a slightly slower yet more luxurious version as a cadillac.
A balanced one as a gmc and a slow one with an inexpensive interior as a chevy...take the slower one add in a luxury interior and offer it up as a buick...
that should gms play into ev s..leading off with a smoking hot and powerful corvette EV cuv.
now porscje is a civ maker who also happens to make amazing sports cars like the 911 lineup.
porsche is the most profitable per vehicle sold production brand so following porsches lead would be a good idea.
chevrolet brand has quite a few negatices while those negatives really dont exist for corvette name...
the porsche cuv is just a reworked vw/audi product.
id suggest jaguars latest play into full ev cuv s with its jaguar I pace would be the smartest play for a corvette cuv.
just add insanity mode batteries and electric motors, style it like the jaguar i pace or porsche macan and sell everyone gm can produce...
produce a slightly slower yet more luxurious version as a cadillac.
A balanced one as a gmc and a slow one with an inexpensive interior as a chevy...take the slower one add in a luxury interior and offer it up as a buick...
that should gms play into ev s..leading off with a smoking hot and powerful corvette EV cuv.
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This subject has been covered in the past. While Porsche, Lamborghini and Jaguar have added crossover SUVs to their line-ups, it's because they were unrepresented in this currently hot market segment. That is not the case at Chevrolet, who already have MORE than enough of these types of vehicles.
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This subject has been covered in the past. While Porsche, Lamborghini and Jaguar have added crossover SUVs to their line-ups, it's because they were unrepresented in this currently hot market segment. That is not the case at Chevrolet, who already have MORE than enough of these types of vehicles.
respectfully disagree... nothing domestic that competes w the urus or macan.... most people that tow..have a dually for the sunsation , hot suv to run to work and back.., mountains, skiing, beach..and sports car..... its for the 6 plus car garage family...w heated concrete driveway and copper roof.. and that segment is exploding right now...even for their twin 18 year old kids (double Vette package).. I definitely see the appeal.
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the rest of the story, or at least part of it, regarding the bowling green expansion. sounds like a top tier performance vehicle with no compromises in the handling and power department. why build it; because it would sell well if they hit a home run in the styling department . as mike furman said, if they built one, he could retire early (or some similar comment). why so many truck based vehicles; because people like the combination of the room and the powerful engines. and it would sell
BECAUSE OF THE NAME.
have to have a new forum, lol.
BECAUSE OF THE NAME.
have to have a new forum, lol.
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I added an alfa stelvio ti sport with 20s to my garage for the family. I would have prefered to add a corvette cuv sport espeically if it were a jaguar i pace ev competitor.
im not alone .huge market for huge profits..
its the white space all manufacturers claim to be on the lookout for,
needs to be called corvette
im not alone .huge market for huge profits..
its the white space all manufacturers claim to be on the lookout for,
needs to be called corvette
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Melting Slicks
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Back in the day you could really daily drive a Corvette as a family man if you really wanted to. If you needed to 2 kids could sit in the front seat and no one would look twice. Now you would be crucified. My Mom and Dad actually had 3 kids at one point and the only car they owned between them was a 1969 Big Block Vette. So these days guys like me with a couple of kids have to have a Corvette as a 3rd+ vehicle. Justifying a new, or even newish, Corvette is out of the picture for me. I do have a BMW M3 though because it has 4 seats. I'd buy a Porsche SUV or their sedan too and have been looking at them for a while now for my Wife. They are fun to drive and the kids can be picked up from school. GM should absolutely consider this. In fact I'd venture to bet that if they branded the Trailblazer SS as a Corvette SUV (and also gave it a Corvette styled facelift) it would have sold better
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SUV/CUV is the hottest thing out there. Look at the new Blazer, it has the Camaro interior. I could definitely see a Corvette SUV. If AWD is an option on the ME, this would be a cost efficient gap to cut on production cost (more production on the Corvette SUV). Corvette history shows station wagon concepts, etc. Corvette is finally pushing the envelope and I'm all for it.
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Can the mods please create a C1 SUV General Discussion section similar to how C8GD section was created?
Edit: Shout out to Bergen County, Jerri below!!
Edit: Shout out to Bergen County, Jerri below!!
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Id bet a ton of porsche 911 owners also bought their better alfs cayennes and now macans..
giving your wife the awd sports cuv of the same brand as your sports car definitely rates as one of the smartest moves any husband can do..
an extra ten grand over a more traditional branded cuv is the best money any husband can spend.
chevrolet brand by itself is a wounded brand. Most chicks dont want one. They want a much heralded brand name with their cuv..
hence tons of mercedes , bmw, aud, alfa, porsche cuvs are being sold...
gm could play catch up and easily surpass those german or italian brand cuv sales with a sports cuv either lt1 v8 or full ev like the jaguar I pace if it would just create and brand its hot rod soft road cuv corvette crosstrek..or wjatever the marketing department decides ..
as a family man when we go out we always take the wifes cuv. The fact the alfa stelvio ti sport is a great handling excellent accelerating and braking vehicle swayed my suggestion to my better half.
anytime a husband can get his better half to enjoy a passionate driving experience with an iconic nameplate such as corvette its a big win...in the bonus points area of a marriage..
if the corvette team has a high performance cuv when its time to replace my alfa stelvio for my wife itll be a slam dunk for me to be a hero and get her kne.
she didnt want another cadillac. She didnt want a buick. She definitely didnt want a chevy...she wanted a porsche, a mercedes, an audi or an alfa...she also considered the lexus rx350 as well but the alfa was more fun to drive and she noticed the difference.
the girls liked the blazer ss when i showed it to them as a corvette cuv but once i said it was a blazer SS...it fell down in the ratings..
im not making this **** up..it just is what it is..
gm and the corvette team are in the business to sell products...and make money..
a corvette ev cuv would be a slam dunk for printing cash and it makes it easier for me to sign on the dotted line for my own 2seat rear mid engine corvette sports car..
I could easily buy both on the same day..
just food for thought in case gm actually reads these threads.
thats what market research means and filling white space of new segments..
lamborghini urus sales are off the charts and lamborghini is having its best year ever...
that hot rod sports soft road cuv is where the growth market is and its literally todays halo vehicle for every brand..
could be for corvette too and it would shed favorable opinions on other chevy products in the showrooms as well..
giving your wife the awd sports cuv of the same brand as your sports car definitely rates as one of the smartest moves any husband can do..
an extra ten grand over a more traditional branded cuv is the best money any husband can spend.
chevrolet brand by itself is a wounded brand. Most chicks dont want one. They want a much heralded brand name with their cuv..
hence tons of mercedes , bmw, aud, alfa, porsche cuvs are being sold...
gm could play catch up and easily surpass those german or italian brand cuv sales with a sports cuv either lt1 v8 or full ev like the jaguar I pace if it would just create and brand its hot rod soft road cuv corvette crosstrek..or wjatever the marketing department decides ..
as a family man when we go out we always take the wifes cuv. The fact the alfa stelvio ti sport is a great handling excellent accelerating and braking vehicle swayed my suggestion to my better half.
anytime a husband can get his better half to enjoy a passionate driving experience with an iconic nameplate such as corvette its a big win...in the bonus points area of a marriage..
if the corvette team has a high performance cuv when its time to replace my alfa stelvio for my wife itll be a slam dunk for me to be a hero and get her kne.
she didnt want another cadillac. She didnt want a buick. She definitely didnt want a chevy...she wanted a porsche, a mercedes, an audi or an alfa...she also considered the lexus rx350 as well but the alfa was more fun to drive and she noticed the difference.
the girls liked the blazer ss when i showed it to them as a corvette cuv but once i said it was a blazer SS...it fell down in the ratings..
im not making this **** up..it just is what it is..
gm and the corvette team are in the business to sell products...and make money..
a corvette ev cuv would be a slam dunk for printing cash and it makes it easier for me to sign on the dotted line for my own 2seat rear mid engine corvette sports car..
I could easily buy both on the same day..
just food for thought in case gm actually reads these threads.
thats what market research means and filling white space of new segments..
lamborghini urus sales are off the charts and lamborghini is having its best year ever...
that hot rod sports soft road cuv is where the growth market is and its literally todays halo vehicle for every brand..
could be for corvette too and it would shed favorable opinions on other chevy products in the showrooms as well..