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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28
Chevelle, GTO, and other "muscle cars" were ususaly hi-po versions of normal duty cars. You could get a 4dr and 5dr wagon Chevelle, but its the coupe that caught the attention.
Market is much different today then it was back in the 60's. Imports and SUV's play bigger rolls in todays car culture then they ever have.
And you know what, everyone rags on GM for using the same engine in several brands, same trans, same set up. They were the ONLY car maker back in the day that had different engine plants for the different divisions. Hemi was shared across ALL of Mopar, as was the rest of Chrysler and Fords motors. You could get a 429 CJ motor in a Cougar, 351 in a Linc.
GM was the ONLY company to use seperate engines.
And actualy, GM is trying to get away from badge engineering as much as possible. They ususaly save that for trucks/vans. Not many cars, if any, are badge engineering.
Take the W body. You have Grand Prix, Impala/Monte, and the LaCrosse.
GP has the 3.8SC and the 5.3 V8, Impy/MC has the 3.5, 3.9, and 5.3 and the LaCrosse has the 3.8 and new 3.6. All three have totaly different interiors, exteriors, and suspension tuning.
Look at the Epsilon cars as well, Malibu/Maxx, G6, Aura, 9-3, and Vectra. Only 2 cars that loook the same are the Aura and Vectra, but they are not sold in the same market. G6 has a bigger 4cy and optional 6spd manual on the big 3.9 V6. 9-3 has a turbo 2 liter 4 and a turbo 2.8 V6 with 6spd auto or manual. Aura will get the big 3.6 V6 with the new GM 6spd auto. G6 comes in sedan, coupe and hard top convertable. There are 2 wheel bases....
I could go on and on.
When you compare them to Ford or even Chrysler, they tend to share more steetmetal and interior design as well has have the SAME engine set up. Take a look at the new C3 cars, the Ford Fusion, Merc Milan, and Linc Zepher. All 3 look very much alike, interiors on the Ford and Merc are pretty much the same, and the only major difference are grills and options.
Anyway, just wanted to mini rant right there.
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