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I just don't see that FIAT has very much that would be of use to Chrysler.
Maybe if Plymouth hadn't been canceled there'd be somewhere to put the imports, but Chrysler is supposed to make luxury cars and Dodge is supposed to make performance cars (like Pontiac, this doesn't mean they actually do). They need big engines and big platforms, Mercedes was a good partner for this reason (and a bad one for many other reasons).
It's even worse for Jeep, already hurting from ill-advised diversification and platform sharing. What are they going to do with it now, is there a single competent off road vehicle anywhere in the FIAT group?
Thinking of Mercedes again, doesn't the Jeep Commander look a lot like a G Wagen? That would have been a worthwhile rebadge. With FIAT, they have... I donno. Maybe the 159 would make a good small Chrysler, if it weren't so expensive. The Punto or Bravo could be a new Neon-type car, if it's engines weren't so small.
I really don't know the FIAT group's cars very well, can anyone think of any platforms that would fit the image of Dodge or Chrysler and remain cost effective? (for example, putting an 8L V10 in a rebodied 599 GTB would not be cost effective. Just awesome.)
Sorry, was that on topic? Car crushing programs are bad, and I don't like them.
Maybe if Plymouth hadn't been canceled there'd be somewhere to put the imports, but Chrysler is supposed to make luxury cars and Dodge is supposed to make performance cars (like Pontiac, this doesn't mean they actually do). They need big engines and big platforms, Mercedes was a good partner for this reason (and a bad one for many other reasons).
It's even worse for Jeep, already hurting from ill-advised diversification and platform sharing. What are they going to do with it now, is there a single competent off road vehicle anywhere in the FIAT group?
Thinking of Mercedes again, doesn't the Jeep Commander look a lot like a G Wagen? That would have been a worthwhile rebadge. With FIAT, they have... I donno. Maybe the 159 would make a good small Chrysler, if it weren't so expensive. The Punto or Bravo could be a new Neon-type car, if it's engines weren't so small.
I really don't know the FIAT group's cars very well, can anyone think of any platforms that would fit the image of Dodge or Chrysler and remain cost effective? (for example, putting an 8L V10 in a rebodied 599 GTB would not be cost effective. Just awesome.)
Sorry, was that on topic? Car crushing programs are bad, and I don't like them.