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Originally Posted by 8cd03gro
I think it's very plausible the base GT500 will cost less than the zl1 and the track/performance packaged cars will float around the zl1 price give or take a bit. From an economic standpoint, Ford would have been a fool not to take a big profit margin on the gt500 when it had no real direct competition and dealerships were able to make, "market adjustments" and still sell the cars. Now that they have a direct competitor and the S197 platform has been around more than long enough to produce heavy profits, Ford can afford to take a loss, or a lesser profit, on their top-tier model. This is especially true when the Mustang isn't selling as well as it used to and Ford is posting huge profits elsewhere.
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What people don't seem to realize is the Mustang was bringing in steady profit for a good 5 years before the Camaro came back and it's nearly a decade old style, Ford can for sure afford to make some price breaks on this car. Whether they will or not is yet to be determined.