Why can't they come up with new names for completely different cars instead of slapping iconic brand names onto everything? Come on Corvette, Mustang

Posted by StraightStackin@reddit | cars | View on Reddit | 5 comments

Look, the C8 gets away with being a Corvette because of how good the car is, but let's face it, the true Corvette died with the C7, the C8 is a completely different car than what Corvettes ever were. We watched many eras of front engine rwd Corvettes battle the Vipers and Astons in ALMS, and other series. Changing the C8 into a mid engine Mosler esque super car then slapping the Corvette badge on it is cool, but like, does anyone really feel like it's a true Corvette? It's really nothing like the Corvette, it's a brand new car. The C8 isn't what this post is even about though, the C8 was just an example of a car completely changing but maintaining the brand name. Now we have a Corvette SUV coming...I mean, come on...really? Mustang Mach-E SUV too, do these brand names mean nothing? That SUV us not going to be a Corvette, the Mach-E is not a Mustang. It's not even recent though, back in the day Pontiac brought over the Monaro from Australia and rebranded it a "GTO" like the iconic GTO, when it wasn't designed or inspired by the GTO whatsoever. Is nothing sacred? I can't be the only one that gets bothered by this.

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llamacohort@reddit

Zora wanted the Corvette to be mid-engine and they made many prototype mid-engine corvettes over the lifetime of the brand. It’s a terrible example for this conversation. The corvette was always changing. Started with a 6 cylinder. Moved the transmission in the back for three C5. Used an engine made by lotus for the C4 ZR1. They were always open to try new things with the Corvette.

V4_Sleeper@reddit

at the end of the day I think it's just a name I have no emotional connection to and it's a waste of energy to think about it I still get some chuckle out of people who mentioned these tbh especially the Eclipse crowd lol

xerexyz@reddit

Focus groups, nostalgia and the ability to say that their suv is a Mustang like what they had in high school. Hey the Mach e is so much faster!

hi_im_bored13@reddit

> Look, the C8 gets away with being a Corvette because of how good the car is, but let's face it, the true Corvette died with the C7, the C8 is a completely different car than what Corvettes ever were. GM hit a wall with the front-engined layout, they realized if you want that level of performance for the price they had to go mid-engined. If that means keeping the glorius NA V8 and 60k price tag alive (which IMO is what makes a corvette) then so be it Dodge/Viper tackled this issue by ... axing the viper. > do these brand names mean nothing It means money to the penny pinchers and market analysts over at these firms. However, if ford says its a mustang then its a mustang. Its a fast car with a pretty neat design for not too much money. > It's not even recent though, back in the day Pontiac brought over the Monaro from Australia and rebranded it a "GTO" like the iconic GTO, when it wasn't designed or inspired by the GTO whatsoever. This is a bit moot though. It had an LS V8 for pretty cheap with not bad styling, can you ask for much more from what was a struggling brand?

greengamer01@reddit

Stupidest post of the day

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