Also: Opel GT

Agreed. I always thought Miatas were fairly ugly cars with a horrible engine and the only reason to own one was because it handled well and was fun to drive.

I would argue every car could be improved by the aftermarket if it’s modded properly using high quality components.

“Anti-joke” is cool when there is only a handful of people doing it. When they’re more common than a nice street rod you know it has jumped the shark.

You can easily buy a nice stock one for 10-15k. On that basis alone I wouldn’t say the aftermarket has ruined them.

Can you ruin a car that wasn’t good to begin with?

And on top of that this cheap version would degrade the image of the Wrangler and probably cost them some high margin sales.

And this is why the SEMA show is increasingly irrelevant.

Lighter? Maybe. DOHC vs pushrod make me really wonder.
Smaller? Unlikely. Again, DOHC vs pushrod.
More powerful? For the cost you could buy or build a more powerful LS very easily.

Yep. If this was a track or time attack car there would be little advantage to the Ferrari engine over an LS. Drifting is the one place where showmanship (and exhaust sound) are important.

If you’re asking that question I don’t believe your statement that you “get” this swap.

Adjusted for inflation cars are pretty much the same price as they were in 1990... and they come with way more features.

Companies generally don’t like being associated with killing their customers.

You would think a video would be enough but there are actually conspiracy theories regarding that test:

It’s a very strong seller here in Detroit as well. I liked them a lot before moving here but seeing them everyday has kinda eliminated their charm.

You made the wrong choice. Rental car is possibly the only scenario where the Chrysler 200 is on par with its peers.

They’re not alone. I filtered autotrader by GT350 and over 100k... there were 14 available.

I just take comfort in knowing they’ll sell it in 20 years at Barrett Jackson for close to what they paid (and way less when you factor in inflation).

Such an incredible car destined to sit on a lot forever due to dealership greed.

They’re city cars. The majority of driving in the US is done outside of cities.