Vette is mid engine. How about a 350 hp Fiero style Camaro, Just for a generation of course.

[Number 3]

You might want to get your info straight before spouting nonsense. The Holden Commodore was sold in the US for the '14-'17 model years as a limited production import under the Chevy badge with a sales goal of only 2,000 a year in order to fulfill a contractual obligation. So GM didn't really care if the SS sold well or not here. Every year, it exceeded it's sales goal and most of them was sold before they even hit the lots.

If your main complaint is the price, remember the 2016 Camaro SS started at $42,275. So at $4,000 more, the SS was selling sight unseen, before they even entered the country where as the Camaro SS had to sit around on lots and be discounted before people bought them. So when you actually think about it, the SS sold better and was in more demand the Camaro SS

And don’t forget the Holden Commodore was also sold in the US as the Pontiac G8 GT and GXP prior to the Chevy SS.

 

[Number 3]

Values of the Chevy SS sedan have been holding up well also, which indicates to me there is some demand for a V8 manual transmission sedan. The values aren't in the stratosphere, but it has held value much better than a typical used car.

I'm not a sedan buyer, but I agree there is a market.

As are the Pontiac G8 GXPs. G8 GTs not so much.

All are, in good condition with low miles, commanding close to original sticker.

 

[3rdgennut]

I remember way back in the 92 i had a choice between a v6 daytona or a v6 rs camaro for 14k. I took the daytona since the v6 was the big motor and the v6 in the camaro was the little motor.
I should have just bought a used iroc.

 

[3rdgennut]

What about camaro going full viper where you sit right in front of the rear tires with no back seat. i bet that car would be fun as hell as well.

 

[Pickles]

The Chevy SS was direct competition to sedans like the BMW 550, which retailed around 60-70k at the time. The SS was a great car for its time and was never given a good environment for sales.

Around the time the SS same out, I was really upset with my BMW 550 issues (the original N63 engine, nuff said) Chevy dealership and asked about the SS, they always assumed I was talking about the Camaro. When I specifically said the SS, not the Camaro SS, I was told by several dealers that "why would I want to drive a malibu when I was looking for a performance car"

Chevy obviously did not educate their dealers, or the dealers had so little hope of actually getting one that they were trying to drive sales to something they could get.

As a result, I dropped out of the market, had my injectors replaced a 4th time, and then a few years later had the engine replaced under the class action settlement (yeah, one where the consumers actually got a good outcome, not just the lawyers), and drove it for another 9 years before it became uneconomical for upkeep and repair. By then the SS had gone away.

I've not found a new car that can hold a candle to the BMW 550, the later M550, or the Chevy SS in terms of a solid highway cruiser that also gives you great performance at a less than M5 price. The i5 M60 is close, just not enough range and too slow on charging. I am hoping that somewhere between the Charger, the Ford Mach 4 (mustang based sedan), or the new Chevy/Buick, I will find that again.

I think your "Chevy SS" was based on our V8 Holden Commodore was it not, a very good road car in more ways than one. We in Aussie heard that owners who actually were able to find one on a Dealer's floor for a start, & then buy one, actually loved the car, but they were difficult to find as they were not properly promoted by GM.