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Originally Posted by Viffermike
Not really. Each is either a progression of a previous model or a re-packaging of an existing model ... and TBH, the C8 isn't one, either, though it's closer. All that's truly different and new is where the engine's located in the chassis.
The 914 was a massive departure for not just one, but two manufacturers, both of which were laser-focused on making rear-engine passenger cars until that point. The C8 is only revolutionary because GM hasn't made a mid-engine car since the Fiero -- which, by the way, was a reaction to a consumer trend that ended up being a fad. The C8 is also a reaction to a trend, but it's a far more practical and long-term one: cornering the affordable performance coupe market in the age of hybridization and EVs.
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Wow. The Volt, progression of what previous GM vehicle? Bolt... based off what previous, or progression of what GM vehicle? Both EVs were complete clean-sheet designs. The 914 was a bigger leap than a clean-sheet EV architecture? LOL. ATS was a new design using the Alpha chassis, but the "new direction" was GM's first serious attempt at the 3 Series (and the M3); likewise the CTS-V targeting the M5.
The Fiero is any more of a fad than say the the Z3/Z4?
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."