What replaced the Corvair?
To better counter popular inexpensive subcompact competitors, notably the Beetle and Japanese imports such as the Datsun 510, GM replaced the Corvair with the more conventional Chevrolet Vega in 1970. With a rear-mounted air-cooled flat-six engine, a flat floorpan, unibody construction, and four-wheel independent suspension, the Corvair was unlike everything else coming out of Detroit, and GM’s throw-everything-at-the-wall-and-see-what-sticks product planning approach gave customers some serious choice.