GM'S LIMITED RETURN TO RWD PUTS FORD & LINCOLN FURTHER BEHIND
By Cammie


As Ford is killing off its only remaining North American RWD sedan platform (the beloved Panther . . . Just imagine how awesome a Coyote V8-powered Panther would have been) and moving everything but the Mustang and F/E-Series into too-small-for-V8s FWD platforms, "Government Motors" is apparently regaining a little "mojo."

According to the Automotive News:

GM revives rear-wheel sedans for Chevy, Cadillac
DETROIT -- Plans for a sporty, rear-wheel drive Chevrolet sedan have been revived at General Motors Co., Motor Trend reports in its upcoming November issue. The program had been mothballed over a year ago as GM was heading into bankruptcy.
Additionally, a low volume, rear-wheel sedan planned for Cadillac is expected to carry a price of around $130,000 . . . .

That's bad news for Ford. For a time in the 1990s, Ford was the only Detroiter to offer RWD in anything other than sporty cars and trucks. And Ford has been the only American OEM to continuously offer RWD.

But after the idiotic decision to kill off Ford's Panther takes effect in 2011, Ford will be the only American company NOT to offer a RWD sedan in America. Even Hyundai is going to have more RWD competitiveness than Ford!

That's just bone-headed.

In light of Cadillac's agressive moves (including the incredible the 556 h.p. CTS-V, with a blistering 0-60 time of 3.9 seconds and a Nürburgring laptime of 7:59.32) Lincoln is becoming less and less relevant as a luxury marque.

How long will Ford sit back and let GM steal the American RWD market?