Please don't call members of this site ignorant. I don't appreciate that it was my post that you called ignorant, but I'll nonetheless explain my problem with the Mustang format.
If you offer a base trim with packages, it seems less overwhelming to buyers. They all get the same car with different options. Ford is advertising the Mustang as having so many different trims that there is no longer a hierarchy. In other, more generalized words, a buyer can't just purchase a fully loaded Mustang because there are still too many options. Do I want these features or those features? Do I want this stripe package or that body kit? There are too many Mustangs to order with a full load.
For Camaro buyers, the dealers will be able to sell a lot of stripe and appearance packages, but GM will invest in only 2 designs that we are certain will make production. It's a cost savings for the company. That's one of my concerns with Ford.
The Camaro will have a hierarchy. The LS will have less options than the LT. The RS is universal and can be applied to everything, making the sale of the RS package an up-sell opportunity for dealers. For Ford buyers, the CS package is presented as a whole different Mustang. Instead of costing so many more dollars than a Mustang, it has a base price of its own. Additionally, the Camaro's hierarchy is based on option packages. In fact, the Camaro has about the same number as options organized into less cars—LS, LT, SS. Packages may include LT1 and LT2, but they will have different packages organized in a certain bundle that reduces the cost. The Mustang doesn't use GT1 or GT2, like Chevrolet. Instead, Ford tends to focus on appearance. If you visit Chevrolet's website, the packages per car stack on top of one another with a list of features. Ford uses photos to identify the exterior of the car. GM only differentiates the V6 from the V8 with a different front end.
What I'm saying here is that the priorities are different, and what we know to be cost-increasing features for the manufacturer, Ford uses as major selling points. That's pretty dangerous for today's market. No manufacturer, save Nissan, is doing well right now, and that means companies, like Ford, should be cutting costs. Instead, they're building more Mustang varieties out of the factory.
How's that for being ignorant?
