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Originally Posted by syr74
And about 3 grand, and that is comparing apples to apples. There are finer points which don't work in GM's favor, like the fact that you have to get a 2SS Camaro to get leather while a Mustang Premium carries that feature as standard for barely over 30k.
I don't think Joe Consumer is going to be as happy to overlook the price difference as you are. As it relates to the 2SS these prices compare surprisingly similat to how the 2005 Mustang GT compared to the Pontiac GTO, and we all remember how well that worked out for GM. The 1SS changes things a bit, but the question there is how much a more decontented, more basic GTO option packcage would have helped overall sales.
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It really is comparing apples to apples.
The problem is that GM's apples are better. They're faster, and they're more advanced (standard features, like IRS). I also feel that the new Mustang is not much of an improvement and that some changes are actually bad changes, like changing the nice tail lights.
I agree that the GTO didn't do as well as the Mustang for a lot of reasons. What GM has working for it now is the idea that the Mustang, has been driving around the streets for a while. The new one isn't really different enough to call it an update, so let's call it a lazy facelift.
The Camaro is new. The GTO was new when the Mustang was new, so it was strategically a bad time to release a new car. It stole a little of the Mustang's thunder, but the Camaro wills steal it all because it is being released against a car that is already on the streets with too few changes to make it as revolutionary as an altogether new car.