[Spooner]

Autoweek blurb

Talk amongst yourselves. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

I'd love to see something with the LS-6 or even the LS-2. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

For what it's worth, AW has also reported slow sales to-date on the Pontiac GTO, here.

Last time I visited a GM/Pontiac dealership, they had one GTO in the showroom and it was marked up $3,000 above the sticker price. So it was $37K or thereabouts. Hmm. I wonder if it's still there?

-John

[Cal]

Well I'd better get my two-bits in here:

I'd like to see a two-seat, Mid-engined Fbody with the C5-R 427 engine weighing around 2500 lbs! Forget all the power crap and bells and whistles, that just adds weight. Give me window cranks instead. A transaxle with T-56 guts would be great. The design could be similar to the DeTomasso/Ford Pantera. It would be everything the Corvette never was, but should have been, with the mid-engined design. I'd be ready to buy one of these in a heartbeat!

Good things about a 4th gen:
Wonderful lightweight aluminum V8 with balls!
Excellent 6 speed gear box
Great styling with a windshield rate only seen on exotic cars
Low cost

Bad things about a 4th gen:
1000 lbs too heavy
should be mid engined, RWD with IRS
frame too flexy
Sits too high
Seats do not provide lumbar support (unless you get a Firebird)
Should be a two-seater