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Of course they'll spawn a Caddy version. They have to blow even more money to justify its existence.

 

That and I think Chevy has penis envy with the new Ford GT.

 

Oh, the Corvette is better than the Mustang. But the GT is better than the Corvette....

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Of course they'll spawn a Caddy version. They have to blow even more money to justify its existence.

 

That and I think Chevy has penis envy with the new Ford GT.

 

Oh, the Corvette is better than the Mustang. But the GT is better than the Corvette....

 

Well the GT better be better than the Vette for 8 times the price!

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Of course they'll spawn a Caddy version. They have to blow even more money to justify its existence.

 

That and I think Chevy has penis envy with the new Ford GT.

 

Oh, the Corvette is better than the Mustang. But the GT is better than the Corvette....

Mustang and Corvette isn't a fair comparison, they're not in the same class.
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A Cadillac may spawn from this car.

 

I bet the ELR still outsells it LOL

 

They didn't learn anything from the XLR did they?

 

If they do a Mid-engine Vette, I bet the starting price goes above 100K no problem...part of the reason why the current Vette is successful is its bang for your buck quotient it has.

 

I don't see them selling many 100K Mid-engine Vettes...they only sell about 35K Vettes a year (not bad for a car starting at 55K)...they'll be lucky to sell 2500-5000 of them a year at 100k+

 

Maybe they are just adding the Corvette line instead of replacing it...there has been the Zora name attached to the mid-engine vette rumors.

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Maybe they are just adding the Corvette line instead of replacing it...there has been the Zora name attached to the mid-engine vette rumors.

 

That's my guess. I don't think the Corvette would survive as a mid-engine only 100k+ model. As you mentioned, most of it's draw is it's bang-for-the-buck factor, and the fact that is is within reach of many for a mid-life crisis.

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Wacky theory:

 

What if this isn't a Corvette, but a halo car that just happens to be built off of the Corvette and uses a different name? That way they already have a place to build it (Bowling Green KY, which BTW is getting a $245 million investment) and don't have to sabotage the Corvette and all of the awesome history that goes with it.

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I just read an Autoblog article and it is their opinion that it is not a Corvette at all and it is a Cadillac halo car. The Cien concept was a mid engine car. Maybe Johan de Nuyen... nyuacen... oh Jomamma de Asprin pulled the trigger on a halo car like he did when he was with Audi and put the R8 in the lineup.

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I just read an Autoblog article and it is their opinion that it is not a Corvette at all and it is a Cadillac halo car. The Cien concept was a mid engine car. Maybe Johan de Nuyen... nyuacen... oh Jomamma de Asprin pulled the trigger on a halo car like he did when he was with Audi and put the R8 in the lineup.

 

So Caddy is going to compete with the Ford GT then? LOL

 

That would be interesting...and completely stupid for Caddy to do. It would be DOA. Bespoke platform for a car that would be lucky to sell 500-1000 units a year.

 

Ford can do the GT because they subcontract it out to a smaller manufacture that is set up for small production runs..I don't see how doing a very limited production car with UAW labor costs would be smart...

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So Caddy is going to compete with the Ford GT then? LOL

 

That would be interesting...and completely stupid for Caddy to do. It would be DOA. Bespoke platform for a car that would be lucky to sell 500-1000 units a year.

 

Ford can do the GT because they subcontract it out to a smaller manufacture that is set up for small production runs..I don't see how doing a very limited production car with UAW labor costs would be smart...

If it's a Caddy, it would be more in line with German 2 seaters than GT, Ferrari etc

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If it's a Caddy, it would be more in line with German 2 seaters than GT, Ferrari etc

 

And how well did the XLR do? LOL

 

That's my point...it makes no sense to build a Caddy Mid-engine car because there is zero history/precedent for it.

 

Caddy has next no performance heritage behind it. IMO they'd be better off coming out with some Uber priced SUV instead, because there is a bigger market for it then some super car.

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it makes no sense to build a Caddy Mid-engine car because there is zero history/precedent for it.

 

Caddy has next no performance heritage behind it. IMO they'd be better off coming out with some Uber priced SUV instead, because there is a bigger market for it then some super car.

 

Actually it makes no sense because there IS a precedent - XLR.

 

Caddy is racing the ATS-V in IMSA so they're trying, but this would still be a very niche vehicle. If they're going to do niche - do it Ford GT style with a $400K pricetag and no holds barred and take it to LeMans instead of the vette.

 

I do agree that a SUV would be a much smarter move - but Caddy hasn't shown they're capable of smart moves yet.

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And how well did the XLR do? LOL

 

That's my point...it makes no sense to build a Caddy Mid-engine car because there is zero history/precedent for it.

 

Caddy has next no performance heritage behind it. IMO they'd be better off coming out with some Uber priced SUV instead, because there is a bigger market for it then some super car.

Never said it would be successful. But everything Caddy does is to try and be BMW.

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So Caddy is going to compete with the Ford GT then? LOL

 

That would be interesting...and completely stupid for Caddy to do. It would be DOA. Bespoke platform for a car that would be lucky to sell 500-1000 units a year.

 

Ford can do the GT because they subcontract it out to a smaller manufacture that is set up for small production runs..I don't see how doing a very limited production car with UAW labor costs would be smart...

From what I here it's both the MR Vette and Cadillac, and would be built in Kentucky.

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