Cars that were too clever for their own good....

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by wnut

How about the Chevy SS, or Holden in Australia.

The car was delivered to the U.S. so loaded down in unwanted gadgetry like "skip shift" etc. etc. that it cost $55 000 rather than $30 000 dollars and sank like a stone in the U.S. market for this and a number of other reasons. Trying to out BMW BMW.

Piece by Doug DeMuro here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfJjH4oZDTA

Skip to 17:00 mins.

That must be our Vauxhall (GM) VXR8 http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microapps/...8/gallery.html which has the supercharged 600bhp engine. It's imported in very small numbers by the manufacturer, as the previous models have been. (We got the Maloo as well ) Journalists praise it for simplicity and 'old skool' take on performance, like an M5 or AMG without the fancy stuff, so all they import sell. With the end of Holden production in the home country, presumably last of the line.... RIP !