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Originally Posted by tennisfreak
Chevy has sold over 64K C7 vettes worldwide since its indroduction.
It being "affordable" is debatable but I can say this Chevy listened to its critics of the vette and addressed the concerns. Greatly improved interior, better suspensions and handling, and better transmissions.
Seems that Chevy realizes if you give people what they are asking for then people will buy their products.
Now if Toyota and Subaru will quit adding overpriced cosmetics to the twins and address the things people and critics are asking for maybe sales of the twins would pick up?  |
Don't forget, the Corvette has over 60 years of brand awareness going for it.
Multiple generations have admired, critiqued, loved, hated, desired the car depending on which model year you are talking about. It is an "iconic" car for all of those reasons.
So, now they have started to make it both relatively affordable AND have fantastic performance to boot, it's not a surprise that they are selling a boatload.
The GT-86/FRS/BRZ have been around for 3 years now. That's a lot of ground to make up. Ignoring the mixed marketing message of the three brands, the twins still have a lot of ground to make up.
If Toyota/Subaru stay committed to the platform then the GT86 will evolve to meet the needs of the market.