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Originally Posted by frost
If you think the difference between those cars is a facelift, we just have completely different eyes. Not to mention (again) the completely different engine. Not like what happened in the middle of the 350z's run, I mean a huge change in engines.  |
Lets look at some numbers.. Mustang/Camaro sales in the 4th gen timeframe:
94:123,198/ 119,934
95: 185,986/ 122,844
96: 126,483/ 66,827
97: 100,254/ 95,812
98: 170,642/ 77,198
99: 126,067/ 42,098
00: 218,525/ 45,417
01: 155,162/ 29,009
Mustang never had a power advantage, so why did it outsell the Camaro so badly? Why did GM use the "excuse" of everyone moving to 4 and 6 cyl cars as a reason they cut off production in 2002 yet the Mustang continue to sell well?
My opinion is styling and the lack of a meaningful refresh in almost 10 years was the #1 reason followed by strategic shifts in the next gen chassis to build a new Camaro from.