Why isn't the new Ford Falcon in America?

[Vic Vega]

Don't waste your time. Your presence on this board pretty much rules you out of the demographic of people that shop for cars based on their actual needs and common sense. As such your opinion means nothing to the people in the major car companies in charge of designing the products that sell in mass quantities and actually keep the companies in business rather than focusing only on halo products.

You're right, I won't waste my time with you as you're obviously full of yourself. It's easier to just not see your posts anymore.

 

[kornphlake]

The success of the Charger has absolutely nothing to do with being RWD. Nothing at all. When it was released, it was well hyped for being the rebirth of the Charger name, and the base model sold for about $22k. That's dirt cheap for a car that big. That really low price also meant that the "urban" consumer could now have more money available for 25" chrome spinners. It is ridiculous how many base model Chargers I see around here every day with huge tacky rims on them. Probably less than a quarter are R/T models, and the SRT8 is a rare sight.

The G8 was a vastly superior car to the Charger, and though it sold decently, it didn't exactly save Pontiac. The fact that the base model started over $27k had a lot to do with that, and except for 50cent, no one in the black community gave a crap about it because it wasn't designed to fit huge wheels on it and even if it could, they couldn't afford the wheels after buying the car.

RWD is not a mass market feature, especially in the sedan market. The average consumer doesn't care about it, as it provides no benefit to the average family when going to the grocery store or taking junior to his little league game. For the average consumer looking for a sedan, FWD is simply a better option.

What point are you trying to make here? The black community is the only demographic buying new sedans? No one but 50cent can afford something that cost more than $22k? If you can't put big wheels on a sedan it doesn't matter if it is FWD or RWD? I'm seriously confused, and somewhat offended.