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Originally posted by GM_Guy81@Jul 29 2004, 02:14 PM
Am I the only one who thinks its a little odd that a german owned american car company is bringing out a car that sounds almost identical to WW2 German fighter aircraft in the Luftwaffe? *Edit* Im not anti-german in anyway. I can speak the language and studied abroad there, Im also part german. But, a little historical perspective is always fun. */edit*
Cars name: ME-412
German Fighters from WW2:
ME-109
ME-110
ME-262
Of course, the ME in these stands for Messerschmitt, not mid engine, but c'mon.
I'm not saying this is good, bad or anything else. Just interesting :P
ME-262: Worlds first operational jet fighter.
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Ahh...And dont' forget about the ME-163...The worlds first rocket-powered plane.
The lesson to be learned in all this is, having the most advanced and exotic weapons in your arsenal (Germany in WWII) doesn't guarantee victory. The allies defeated Nazi Germany because they had an advantage in manpower and bread-and-butter weapons like B-17's, P-51's and the like. Using this analogy, DCX will gain no more market share and be no more profitable if they build this car. Even the "halo effect" is questionable because these cars won't even bring people into the showroom for a look because there will be so few of them built, with maybe a few hundred cars for a couple thousand dealers. Besides, is a buyer walking into a Chrysler showroom to see an ME-412 really going to be talked into a Neon?
Now, as an enthusiast, I hope they build it because it would be nice to see an American exotic supercar that DOES NOT looke like a kit car, a la the Ford GT.