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nester7929 · 01-04-2009, 11:34 PM

The reason Ford can make a top dog like the GT500 without hesitation is because they don't have their own sports car they are forced to compete with by producing it. GM could, in theory, produce a ZL1, Z28, whatever the heck you want to call it, but it would be in the low-mid 40's at the cheapest, which happens to be the base price for Corvettes. Ford doesn't have that problem, and they capitalize on it by building what is unquestionably the most powerful production muscle car in existence. As a result, all the people who want the most power of all the new pony cars have no choice but to get a GT500. It's a pretty brilliant move by Ford, I say.

Personally, I'd love to see Ford make a Corvette competitor. If they were somehow able to take the body style of a Ford GT and make it into a $50,000 sports car, I'd take a dump on my Mustang and buy one tomorrow.

01-04-2009, 11:34 PM	#47
nester7929 Rice Harvester Drives: 2014 Bright Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plainview, TX Posts: 1,449	The reason Ford can make a top dog like the GT500 without hesitation is because they don't have their own sports car they are forced to compete with by producing it. GM could, in theory, produce a ZL1, Z28, whatever the heck you want to call it, but it would be in the low-mid 40's at the cheapest, which happens to be the base price for Corvettes. Ford doesn't have that problem, and they capitalize on it by building what is unquestionably the most powerful production muscle car in existence. As a result, all the people who want the most power of all the new pony cars have no choice but to get a GT500. It's a pretty brilliant move by Ford, I say. Personally, I'd love to see Ford make a Corvette competitor. If they were somehow able to take the body style of a Ford GT and make it into a $50,000 sports car, I'd take a dump on my Mustang and buy one tomorrow.