woolsocks

The reason I posted this topic was to find out what comes after the "but...". Is there a legitimate reason to not do it besides the fact that it would at least partially compete with the Camaro? Seeing as it "would work just fine, and be inexpensive to do", I'm really surprised that some third-party company with coach-building experience isn't offering something like it.

I think the key here is that the SSR weighed 4760 pounds--300 pounds heavier than even a normal Trailblazer. Not to mention that the SSR could only seat two people, was too expensive, and couldn't tow or carry very much. If the SSR had weighed <3500 pounds, seated 4, and cost only $25,000 instead of $42,000, how much better do you think it would of sold?

I just had this thought today. The lightest Colorado weighs only about 3300 pounds. And it is body-on-frame and RWD. So what if you took a stock Colorado chassis (short wheelbase) with a 5.3 V-8, lowered it, and designed an entirely new body for it, making it into a light and powerful muscle car? True, there no doubt would be handling issues, with the Colorado having live axles--not exactly ideal. But then again, it could be really pure and fun, and could even tow 6000 pounds! What do you guys think?

Exactly my point--to be a success you'd have to make it as cool as it seemed to be in Back to the Future, not as it actually was back in the day.

I'm surprised that no one's mentioned the Deloreon. It's success would depend on the quality of the execution, but if they make it as cool as it ever seemed to be in Back to the Future, it'd be a winner.