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Originally Posted by Number 3
Think of it this way. My new SS is about the same size and HP as a CTS V-Sport. It has a lot of bells and whistles that a Camaro doesn't have or didn't have at launch. The CTS V-sport is a far nicer car with a 4 year 50k warranty and a "would you like a loaner car with that oil change, SIR" every time. It can't be a Cadillac even if it is piled with features. As much as I love my SS it isn't a V-sport and it's well over $20,000 less for nearly the same performance. It's the upgrade in materials, service and experience that now make a Cadillac, not technology.
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Still, the more stuff you add into the car, the more stuff you have to accelerate, stop and turn. I want performance out of my performance cars. I don't want a Best Buy dumped into the car. I don't base a performance car's value on the stuff it has in it but I am a shrinking minority.
The CTS Vsport is similar to the SS Camaro in weight and performance but twice the the cost. I don't want to pay $45k for a base SS because people want an ATS with an LT1 and a bow tie.
Adding technology doesn't improve a car like a Camaro. It makes people who don't care about performance think it's a better car.