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Originally Posted by stand-al0ne
Ford has to use the Mustang to push there because thats their only horse in the race, no pun intended. The mustang has to battle a range from v6 sippers to ZR1s if they want to have something to sell to the various levels of performance cars.
GM and Mopar developed platforms exclusive to high performance expectations ala Corvette and Viper. Ford has extra work cut-out for them taking a platform used on $20k cars and trying to make something that will perform as well as the Corvette and Viper.
Its a shame the Ford GT has been out of production for years now- I really like that car
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It does give Ford an advantage in the pony car market.
As long as a Viper and a Vette are around the companies have those ceilings for their Challenger and Camaro.
Just keep the GT500/or Cobra at the power level of the highest Vette or Viper and you will put GM and Dodge in a tough spot.
The last thing both companies want to do is sell a car with as much or more power as their flagship performer at half the cost.