Reply #67: they are waiting to see where the wind blows

[Blue_Tires]

and i say that as someone who grew up a Chevy/Corvette fanboy...

GM is kind of in limbo...the second horsepower wars which started in the late 90s has reached critical mass. GM knows that the vette buyer base will NOT accept a car which does not significantly outperform the current one (with future releases that outperform the Z06 and ZR1 special models)...To create a better car will take a lot more R+D cash than they have at disposal right now -- not to mention the fact that with the renewed consumer interest in fuel-efficient cars, the marketplace could force GM to build something much greener (and to vette fans' dismay, something slower)... Like in the 70s, deep down GM and other automakers know that the insane numbers of the horsepower wars need to be pulled back a bit; but no one wants to be the first to blink...So long story short, GM will play a waiting game...

and the HP numbers have gone way over the top the past couple of years...more than a handful of cars have 500+ HP (which in most cases is WAY too much for a street driven car, and is used more for country-club bragging rights than actual track work), and many buyers are still clamoring for more and more.