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Originally Posted by Rampage
Even those that I would call car enthusiast do not all share the passion for light weight good handling vehicles. More are concerned with the stop light gran prix and want more power so they can beat the guy (or soccer mom) in the lane next to them.
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Horsepower has always been king in America, nothing will change that. Car enthusiasts who crave good handling and light weight have always been the minority. The 60s,70s,80s were all filled with cars that put power above everything else.
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Originally Posted by Rampage
Face it, those that want cars like the FR-S, MX-5 or my MR-S make up a tiny portion of the car buying public. Ford will probably sell twice as many of the "fat" Mustangs this coming year as the FR-S has sold in the entire time it has been on sale. Why would they want to change?
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Maybe you misunderstood my statements,
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That is what makes the 86 a special car. Lightweight fixed-top coupes are usually 40k+ if you can even find them.
I should have included RWD. Anything that is cheap, rwd, and light will sell like hotcakes.
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I never meant that a cheap, light, rwd car would be the next Mustang. The Mustang is made for a wide range of drivers, most of whom are not car enthusiasts. However, I think the market is itching for more cheap rwd, light cars. The 86 has sold more cars in 3 years than the s2000 did in its entire production run. If someone could make a RWD coupe that's lightweight for $22k I think it would take a big bite from the other enthusiast's cars on the market today. That is why Chevy, Nissan, and Hyundai keep teasing us with their 86-like concepts. The problem is that none of them can do it for that cheap. Toyota and Mazda are the only ones able to get it right.