the cancelation of the f-bodies is not just from imports. a lot of it is the mustangs. i don't want to start a Ford/GM fight but the fact of the matter is that Ford is selling an assload of Mustangs and GM isn't selling f-bodies. i personally think that a large reason of this is the stance of the car. the f-body fits a small niche of the population. not everyone wants to sit low and lean. you sit higher in a mustang and have a better view of the road, it's also shorter. the f-body is one of the longest cars out there and a lot of people don't like that. whatever the reason, GM just can't compete right now.
i do not believe that the f-body is gone forever and i don't necissarily think it will just come back as the camaro. i think GM is just going to sit back for a few years and let the demand build up, then when they come out with a new one, people will scoop them up.
i also do not believe that it will EVER come back as a FWD v-6. there is no reason for it. GM already makes the GTP and the Monte Carlo SS. to create an FWD f-body would be just like having a grand prix, and i don't think GM has any plans of getting rid of their w-bodies. also, new cars coming out today are becoming more and more RWD as the technology improves. cars became FWD for a long time because of a smoother ride, but with new suspension and body frames and things like that the RWD is returning. look at the new cars coming out... the Infinity G35, the Nissan 350Z, the Chevy SSR, the Pontiac GTO, the Mazda RX-8, the Cadillac CTS, the BMW Z4 and cars that have come out in the past few years like the the Ford Thunderbird and the Lexus SC 430, all of these cars are RWD. i don't see ANY reason why GM would ever make the f-body FWD, they would just not bother bringing it back first.
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~You better watch who you're calling a child, Lois, cause if i'm a child than you know what that makes you? a pedophile. and i'll be damned if i'm going to stand here and be lectured by a pervert.
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