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Why are there so few mid-engine American sports cars?

Why doesn't GM bring back the Fiero or Corvair for the modern age? Theres a pretty big potential market for Mid-Engine Americans but nobody seems to want to fill the gap. A non-gimped modern Fiero would be cool though
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>>17492413
As of now most of that market is European, as far as I remember Japan has 2 or 3 right now, and the US has 1. Meanwhile euros have a mountain of them
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>>17492413
Because that would be a risk and GM doesn't take risks anymore.
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>Why are there so few mid-engine American sports cars?
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>>17492413
Because the Fiero would probably steal a lot of Corvette sales and GM wouldn't have that.
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>>17492664
Isn't the next Corvette rumoured to be MR to compete with the Ford GT?
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>>17492651
lol thats just a holden ute mate
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>American sports cars
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>>17492413
the rear engine configuration doesn't make sense. It takes everything bad about the FWD setup and combines it with everything bad from a RWD setup and amplifies the badness by 10.

a longitudinal mid engine'd car is what you want, not any of this reverse FWD retardation
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>>17492766
It is, but it's the test mule they were using for the Mid engined Vette apparently.

Here's a more recent pic.
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>>17492805
>more interior space than MR
>easier to access engine than MR
>better brake load distribution than MR
>easier to achieve 4WD than MR
Mot every car needs to be a lotus elise m8
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You yanks really missed out
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>>17492413
Better question, how come NO ONE makes 30kish mid engine cars anymore? Yea I know you can go buy a sw20 or aw11 or boxster or cayman for cheap but I'm saying a brand new one for 30-40k. Hell maybe even cheaper, just make it ridiculously light and fun like the Mr-s. Just give me that intake noise right behind my ear and modern equipment and not having to deal with previous owners bullshit.
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>>17492805
>the rear engine configuration doesn't make sense. It takes everything bad about the FWD
rear engined cars steer with the rear wheels do they? (fucking retard)
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>>17493046
>nitpicking
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>>17493002
Reminder that horacio pagani was involved in the making of this car
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>>17493038
Because they didn't sell well enough. Simple as that.

And GM killed the Fiero because the V6 Prototype was faster than the Corvette. And they couldn't have Pontiac making a better car than the Corvette.
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>>17493038
Just buy a used Cayman S
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Do they still build the Rossion Q1? I know it's just a facelifted Noble, but it's better than nothing.
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