As an example of what happens when this is attempted, I give you the Mistubishi GTO (AKA 3000 GT overseas, and also Dodge Stealth in USA) [1] According to someo

As an example of what happens when this is attempted, I give you the Mistubishi GTO (AKA 3000 GT overseas, and also Dodge Stealth in USA) [1] According to someone's dogged research it seems that 130K units were sold during its existence [2]. According to an annoyed woman's opinion I heard on the street, "Eeewww it looks like a Ferrari". I know that the cheapest Stealth version sold for under $20K in 1991. The Wikipedia article mentions the various competitors, several of which have strong followings to this day, and of which at least one has been semi-revived. I of course did own one of the cheapest models of the Stealth. I personally consider the most engaging alternative to be the ca-1991 300Z, which was too expensive for me, but still I think a middle-class car. I think the current middle-class gearhead car is either a full-on Q-ship (it's fast but you can't tell by looking), or a sports sedan like BMW 3xx or Audi A4. Whether that is because no more hatchback coupes are sold or because customers decided to give up hatchback coupes I do not know. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_GTO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_GTO [2] http://www.suthnr.com/garage/3s-production.html http://www.suthnr.com/garage/3s-production.html