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#35 of 36 Firepower by xkss Dec 17, 2005 (3:36 pm)
Chrysler should build it
#36 of 36 Great Design and Idea, but... by coolrunning Jun 11, 2007 (6:47 pm)
Chrysler has no problem designing great cars. They just need to stick to thier roots. Style, power and price. They could outsell every other manufacturer in the world if they find ways to build them cheaper and make them a no brainer on the sticker. Although I love the 300C's so much I bought a pair of them, I still believe cars like the Viper, Prowler and perhaps the Firepower would sell much better if the price was more reasonable. Pricing is actually "whatever the market will bear" on these types of cars. A Viper should not cost over $30,000 considering what it is: an overpowered, impractical toy. For a car to be universally interesting to a broad cross section of potential buyers, it needs to be priced fairly based on what it can do. One of the reasons I love the 300C so much is it is a large, four door sedan, high quality, luxury car that handles more like a sports car half its size. It's much like having a car with a dual personality. It looks great too. If Chrysler wants some of the Corvette's market, they may be disappointed in the loyalty Corvette owners have developed over the last 50+ years. Instead, Chrysler should set thier sights on selling Firepowers for about $38,000 with the 5.7 MSD HEMI and offer the SRT-8 version of the Firepower for about $42,000 max. They could sell a million of them the first day out. Why spend twice as much or more on some exotic "wonder car" when you can have all the fun of a car from the future for a fraction of the price? The reality is Chrysler should focus on building cars that people can afford to buy, that are fun to drive and have plenty of style and personality (Mustang/Camaro) priced under $25,000 if they are to survive in today's market.

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