Not really - the 9-2X was heavier, slower, and more expensive than the parent WRX, not to mention uglier.
"Not really - the 9-2X was heavier, slower, and more expensive than the parent WRX, not to mention uglier."
The 9-2X was a rebadged Subaru. So what you are saying is that it wasn't as good of a Subaru as the WRX.
You apparently missed my point. My point in fewer words is this:
By going away from Subaru, GM gives up a connection with a company that knows and builds performance.
One of the BIGGEST problems facing GM, Ford and Chrysler is demographics.
The longer they stuck to vinyl tops and V8s, the more of the youth buyers they lost. It has been going on since the 60s.
Today young performance buyers go for Subaru, Mitsu Lancer, Acura, Honda, etc. Little competition from domestics. (Although Saab and Volvo can/do high output turbo motors in the homeland--over 500 hp 2.0 ltr. Saab turbomotor)
And in a slightly different market, they go for Toyota's Scion line, which is pretty cool.
Little competition from domestics.