I too have lost faith in GM, killing the F-body, I'm still in denial. I'll agree '96 was when it started to go south, with the end of the Impala SS. Check out the new mercury maurader, that'll really make you sick. Most every law enforcement department in the country used to buy the Caprice, now what do they buy? Ford Crown Vics. Mabye if they actually spent some advertising dollars on the F-body instead of stupid SUVs they would have sold more, I think the last commercial I saw was soon after they restyled it in 93', I think it used a Hendrix song? The Silverado SS, if it was a standard cab, it would more exciting, but GM sells more ext cabs. The SSR? what an overpriced joke. There does seem to be some hope, the new GTO, but its really sad when an american muscle car has to be imported from another country. What is this crap GM has been doing resurecting classic names and slapping them on front wheel drive junk? Impala? (seen the commercial where they compare it with a 60's Impala) Monte Carlo? (SS? what a joke why cant they put a supercharger on it like the GTP) Etc Etc.... GM had a chance at FWD performance, in the early 90's the Quad 4 had all kind of parts available through GM back then, and made awsome power, but what happened, they were ahead ot the tuner trend. Here's something that makes no sense, in the early 90' the Beretta GTZ/GTU came with a 180hp quad 4, now with the new supercharger kit for the 2.4 TC (decendant of the quad 4) it is supposed to make 190hp, I dont understand!!!!?!? A 2.2 normally asperated engine makes 10 hp less that a supercharged 2.4?? WTF??
Oh, yea as for a new "syclone", search for the S-10s replacement , code named "colorado" it will be a mid-size truck like the Dodge Dakota, powerplants will be based on the new dohc I6, GM plans to base a I4 and I5 based on this engine, one of the engines listed as possible powerplants is a turbocharged I5. The "colorado" may be only available as an extended cab though, suck.
Fuck GM :fist:
Brad
