Generations of Muscle Cars – Old versus New
10th November 2009
The first to introduce a new breed of muscle cars in today’s generation is Ford. Chrysler, as well as General Motors made an announcement that they are planning to make one, too. Ford had released a modern-day version of mucle cars via the Thunderbird; however, it was not regarded as a muscle car during the time when muscle cars ruled the American highways. Chrysler has reinvented the Dodge Charger, but it does not look like the 60s and 70s Charger. GM has released a new version of the GTO and once more, it does not resemble anything like the GTO of the good old days.
Ford initially brought back a car that actually resembles a previous Mustang model. The latest Mustang looks like an earlier version of Mustang of the 60s and 70s. Chrysler has followed in the footsteps of Ford and announced that they are reinventing the Dodge Challenger, which a lot of people think resembles closely to a Challenger as opposed to Ford’s Mustang. GM, who also wants a piece of the action, made an announcement about their plans in bringing back the Camaro, which looks very much like their 1969 Camaro - a highly popular body design among muscle car aficionados.
Ford has made a great job in terms of the price tag on their Mustang. You would be able to buy a well-stocked Mustang GT hardtop for about $30,000, which is a reasonable price in the current market. Chrysler and GM on the other hand, have not yet put their cars on display, so the price tag is still unknown, but they have to deal with a certain problem. Chrysler has other car models that are qualified in the performance marketplace - the Ram SRT-10 and the Viper. The Challenger’s price tag cannot be too close to those two models as consumers would just spend the additional cash on those 10-cylinder models. GM also has a similar problem - their Corvette. It was simply re-designed and the performance is much higher compared to the earlier model. The Corvette Z06 model currently has an amazing 505 HP. They have to put an appropriate price tag on the new Camero in case they do decide to make it.
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