Sentences with phrase «pony car market»

For 1974, the 340 cu in (5.6 L) engine was replaced by a 360 cu in (5.9 L) version offering 245 hp (183 kW; 248 PS), but the pony car market had fallen off and production of Challengers ceased in late April 1974.

Positioned to compete against the Mercury Cougar and Pontiac Firebird in the upper end of the pony car market segment, [7] it was «a rather late response to the wave the Ford Mustang had started over half a decade earlier with its April 1964 introduction.»

I suspect one reason is the revival of the domestic pony car market — suddenly the Altima coupe not only has to battle a rejuvenated Ford Mustang, but also a Chevrolet Camaro and a Dodge Challenger, all available, nicely equipped, in the same price range as this deluxe Altima coupe SR — about $ 30,000.

[3] Initial planning done by Honda for what would become the Accord was for a sporty competitor in the pony car market, at roughly the size of a contemporary Ford Mustang, powered by a six - cylinder engine.

Not exact matches

The range will be rounded up by a luxury coupe that will serve as a replacement to the recently discontinued Hyundai Genesis Coupe that was originally marketed as a rear - drive sports car alternative to pony cars and the likes of the Nissan 370Z.

With the demise of the other pony cars the previous year, Camaro and Pontiac's Firebird were now the only traditional pony cars left on the market, giving GM 100 percent penetration of this segment for the first time ever.

However, GM feared this would cut into Chevrolet Corvette sales, and gave Pontiac a piece of the «pony car» market through sharing the F - body platform with Chevrolet.

• Only surviving nameplate from the original pony car era • More than 2.2 million Mustangs sold in its first six years • Dow Jones Market High — 952 in 1969

It took Chevrolet three years to enter the «pony car» market (named for Ford's 1964.5 Mustang), but the all - new, 1967 Camaro proved worth the wait.

Yes, there's a Chevrolet Camaro on the way, and a Dodge Challenger, but let's face it: The keeper of the pony - car flame has been the Ford Mustang, and this current Mustang, which has been on the market since 2005, is the best all - around version yet.

The market's ardor for this former hot - seller has cooled somewhat, perhaps because the new pony cars are so appealing.

That's nothing but good news for the pony car fan; throw in the Dodge Challenger and it's hard to make a bad choice in the current market.

But there remains a separation between church and state when it comes to Mustangs and their high - performance GT350 and GT350R derivatives in the pony car's home market.

With increasing market choices and the need to cut costs accordingly, Ford is considering a different tack to keep the Mustang alive and kicking into the next decade.The next - generation Ford pony car could be built on the 1993 front - wheel - drive Tempo platform, said Kenneth Dabrowski, Ford's manager for small - car and specialty - vehicle programs.

High prices and changing tastes have flattened the market for sporty coupes and convertibles.But Chevrolet has reacted to the changing market by beefing up the performance and improving the appearance of its V - 6 Camaro without jacking up the car's price extensively.For those of you still toying with the notion of owning a sports car, Chevrolet has a very interesting lower - priced alternative to the thundering Camaro Z28: It's the Camaro RS.This version of Chevy's pony car comes with a very potent 3.8 - liter V - 6 that gives the car a radically different personality.

While we are waiting the updated 2018 Mustang to arrive on the market, the Blue Oval continues to highlight pony car's the most important improvements.

This is the first generation of the Ford Mustang with a factory right - hand drive option, making the pony car suddenly available to dozens of new global markets.

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It established a new market segment that became known as the pony cars.