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Old 06-14-2013, 01:28 PM   #167
MEDISIN

 
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Originally Posted by Stew View Post
I am sorry they are not going to be close, because of the reasons i outlined below. That R/T Pursuit is 33k, the SS is going to be OVER 45k once the GG tax is added. The SRT is around 46200 with the GG tax, sorry, but 1200 less expensive vs 12000 more expensive means it is SRT priced, not between. Then there is the red herring in the room, the SUperbee, which gives better than SRT performance for 43k with the GG tax. You get an R/T with the performance ROad and track package and Super track pack (better tires, gears, brakes, 2 mode sport setting) and the nav package which stickers at just over 35k, and it will be WAY closer to the SS in perfromance than you may think. You could also get the Daytona package with STP/Nav for 1000 less.
Everything you've said proves my point. The SS IS priced between the R/T and the SRT. The SRT8 gets slapped with the GG tax too.

Charger R/T Max: 370HP/395lb-ft, 4,250lb, $36,495
Chevrolet SS: 415HP/415lb-ft, 4,000lb, $44,000
Charger SRT8: 470HP/470lb-ft, 4,365lb, $46,250

The Super Bee is a stripped-out car. Tacky cloth seats, no infotainment, no comparison to the SS. Not to mention the Charger's status as the ubiquitous fleet and rental car.



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As for performance the R/T couldn't beat the G8 GT and the 370 SRT8 couldn't beat the G8 GXP. Sure the extra displacement of the 392 will ameliorate that in a straight line but there is nothing about the Charger's track performance that tells me the SS won't be close. Rather than saying "they're not going to be close", why don't you provide some references to support your malformed conclusion? You keep bringing up a police fleet car as if it's relevant to the conversation.

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Originally Posted by Stew View Post
The way the SS is being marketed and sold, it is basically doomed and i don't see how it could possibly come close to 10k units.
And your marketing degree is from where? I thought so. Why don't you leave the marketing and sales to the experts.
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