Name 1 Defunct Car Brand That You Would Bring Back.

[JR98]

That's a 9-3...

9-3, sorry

 

[Nessy]

Unless the "Modern Gentleman" improves massively in the next few years, I can't see that happening.

To be honest, I wouldn't even want them to do a sportscar before they get their other cars to the modern standards, as it'd be stupid to make a roadster that, by the current line up, won't even come close to the MX-5.

I hear ya, but TBH i think a lot of people underestimate the potential of Chinese car manufacturers.
Given a little time, i think they could actually do the Healey name justice, if given the chance.

 

[Legro]

i think a lot of people underestimate the potential of Chinese car manufacturers.

There's some potential, just no actual will to use it in some cases, and unfortunately I have a feeling that SAIC is an example of the no will companies at the moment.

Given a little time, i think they could actually do the Healey name justice, if given the chance.

I still think, they would do better if they went the Volvo/Geely or Jaguar/Tata way, and let the development happen where the brand's heritage is, instead of simply manufacturing cars there.

 

[Northstar]

I would love to see Pontiac come back as a true sports car company instead of the "sportier" branch of GM with a couple actual performance cars it ended up.

Here would be the lineup I would like to see as well (Presuming someone that's not GM took over).

Le Mans - Hybrid supercar competing with the P1 and LaFerrari.

GTO - Competing with the 911 and Corvette.

Firebird - Entry level sports car competing with the Camaro and Mustang.

Solstice - MX-5 competitor.


My secondary choice would be to bring Hummer back as a direct competitor to Jeep instead of whatever it was supposed to be the first time.

 

[Grandea GTR]

I would love to see Pontiac come back as a true sports car company instead of the "sportier" branch of GM with a couple actual performance cars it ended up.

Here would be the lineup I would like to see as well (Presuming someone that's not GM took over).

Le Mans - Hybrid supercar competing with the P1 and LaFerrari.

GTO - Competing with the 911 and Corvette.

Firebird - Entry level sports car competing with the Camaro and Mustang.

Solstice - MX-5 competitor.


My secondary choice would be to bring Hummer back as a direct competitor to Jeep instead of whatever it was supposed to be the first time.

May I ask, what are your thoughts on, say, err... The rebadged Commodores being in the lineup of Pontiac (like the G8)?
A sports sedan to compete with cars like the Charger, 5 Series, and E Class(?)

 

[CSMDuty11]

May I ask, what are your thoughts on, say, err... The rebadged Commodores being in the lineup of Pontiac (like the G8)?
A sports sedan to compete with cars like the Charger, 5 Series, and E Class(?)

If the Commodore is probably dead by next year, why ask?

 

[Grandea GTR]

If the Commodore is probably dead by next year, why ask?

In 2017. It was just a question.

 

[CSMDuty11]

FYI, the first thing i'd do with a newer G8, is import it to Europe.

 

[mustafur]

Jensen, a Modern version of the interceptor just seems to make soo much sense.

 

[R5]

Jensen, a Modern version of the interceptor just seems to make soo much sense.

Well, this will make you happy 👍

 

[Pseudopod]

Saab made some of the most unique-looking cars that also weren't just plain ugly. I wouldn't mind seeing them again.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Alpine definitely. Also, isn't Wiegert out of business, and thus should be on the list as well? As well as Saleen?

 

[JR98]

Alpine definitely. Also, isn't Wiegert out of business, and thus should be on the list as well? As well as Saleen?

Saleen? Saleen are still alive, kicking and tuning up seriously fast cars.

 

[R5]

Saleen? Saleen are still alive, kicking and tuning up seriously fast cars.

Note the date

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

Tuners =/= Manufacturers. Ok, RUF would be the exception..

 

[JR98]

Note the date

Wow, $5,000,000 in debt.

Tuners =/= Manufacturers. Ok, RUF would be the exception..

Well, Saleen did make 2 production cars, the S5S Raptor and S7

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Wow, $5,000,000 in debt.

Well, Saleen did make 2 production cars, the S5S Raptor and S7

The S5S was a concept and was never produced.

 

[Cano]

In lieu of Auburn/Cord/Duesy, which have already been mentioned, Packard. Tomorrow. If it came with Stude, ok, but I wouldn't care if not, just Packard.

 

[synchromesh]

Lister recently came back, which proves even small car companies can come back! I voted for Triumph, though I wish they all would be revived.

 

[ThrasherDBS]

Picked Plymouth because of the classic muscle cars, it was my favorite Mopar brand, and probably my favorite brand of that entire era too. Though, I'd still kind of wonder how they could "revive" their lineup when Dodge and Chrysler seem to have all their bases covered. It would come off as redundant. Perhaps the GTX could come back as a 2-door Charger, and the 'Cuda could come back as a more powerful Challenger?

Was tempted to pick Mercury, because of my 1968 Cougar, but remembered exactly what they did to the Cougar. They turned it from a muscle car to just Mercury's counterpart to the Ford Thunderbird. And then its life ended as a front-wheel drive compact. Not entirely sure Mercury would have any place in the current automotive industry, though to be fair, that didn't stop me from picking Plymouth.

I would have picked TVR, if they weren't already coming back. I eagerly await what comes they have in store for us.

 

[BKGlover]

Personally, I'd like DeLorean Motor Company back.

DMC exist, but they are working from the original design. They are based in or around Houston, and just started selling a Delorean EV. I'd love to see a modern effort out of them.

Plymouth, Mercury, Olds, Pontiac, and Duesenberg all make the short list. Problems: Olds was great when they had independent influence, in the age of badge engineering though it's position in GM would be crowding Chevy and Buick, and they are making mucho dinero; Pontiac faces a similar situation, though would benefit from a Firebird the rest of the line up would overlap Chevy, and because specialty brands don't make bank, Pontiac is gone again; Plymouth is actually both of those in one package as FCA has all bases covered; and Duesy has been lost to time despite that as far as I know it was on par with Rolls Royce for a time, though I know nothing.

With all that, Mercury remains, and I can live with that. Ford is the entry level and performance, and with Lincoln setting course for straight luxury (I hope I hope I hope), that leave FoMoCo with an opportunity to fill the gap and compete with Buick and Chrysler.

Was tempted to pick Mercury, because of my 1968 Cougar, but remembered exactly what they did to the Cougar. They turned it from a muscle car to just Mercury's counterpart to the Ford Thunderbird. And then its life ended as a front-wheel drive compact.

I get the hate directed at the Cougar Gen 2 on, but I can attest personally to the Gen 7 cars being able to hold their own. It was a T-Bird. OK, the Firebird was a Camaro, what's the issue here. A true midrange brand, with a classy-yet-agile flagship, could be very viable.

TL;DR-Mercury.

 

[High-Test]

Hudson. Victory is stomping the big three for half a decade in racing using lighter, safer cars and powerplants from the cretacious.

Seriously. The twin H-power big six was a 308 cubic inch flathead with a pair of one barrel carbs. It managed a decent 170 horses and a world-spinning 305 foot pounds of torque. It really is one of the world's great racing mills. Many of those greats are inline sixes. Nissan gave us the GT-R. BMW gave us... just about everything but the E92 M3. Mercedes is going back to the recipe. Toyota used (at first) a license copy of the archaic Chevy stovebolt in the Land Cruiser.

Mostly because the art of the American six seems gone, and with the direction the automotive industry is moving, there will be something to be said about having an inline 6. Something feels right. Pegging the throttle on an inline six and listening to the symphony makes me smile every time.

@BKGlover - Duesenberg, man. The Model J is why the Bugatti Type 41 was a flop. And for 1930 terms, the car was wheeled insanity, the equivalent perhaps of a Brabus S class. Too bad you're all too correct. It's lost.

A midrange could work, but I'm racking my brain trying to think of one that's still around. Design stagnated, and the "low range" ended up better looking.