Atop Mark Reuss' wish list for Chevrolet's lineup is a modestly priced, rear-wheel-drive sporty car to appeal to young drivers. "A really nice, light, rear-drive car that's inexpensive -- we know that rings a bell," the GM North America president told Automotive News last week. "That'd be a huge win for us if we had that."
It's not on the drawing board now, Reuss says. But GM tipped its hand to the idea at the 2012 Detroit auto show, where it showed a rwd Chevy concept coupe, dubbed Code 130R.
"Really strong" feedback on the concept from young people reinforced Reuss' desire to add something fun at the low end of Chevy's lineup. At the time, GM executives envisioned pricing the 130R in the low- to mid-$20,000s.
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