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Originally Posted by newmoon
You do understand that outside of reading magazine articles the majority of Camaro/Mustang/Challenger & Charger owners could care less about track ability. By far the majority of owners are looking for street performance and strip performance. So tell me why should Dodge change its angle? I wonder how many members on all three forums actually track their car. I know here even in the ZL1 forum there seems to be much more interest in the 1/4.
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It's a matter of marketing for Dodge. They've been getting away with sloppy performance cars for years without investing in the same stuff as the competition.
For customers, it's a ripoff. People will buy it because they measure their egos by the number of ponies under the hood. Of course, a combination of superior suspension, better grip, lighter body, aerodynamics, and driving skill can beat pure power at the track, even in a straight line. Why should Dodge change their tune? Eventually, their drivers will either get sick of being bested by less powerful cars or the real drivers will just drive something else. It's a ripoff because Camaro and Mustang development teams design a car with more capability in the same price range.
In any case, there's no need to be confrontational about it. The Navy doesn't pay me to track my car, so I don't have the available funds to start my racecar driving career. Racecar driving aside, you can feel the difference between a superior car and an inferior car on the street, and it's obvious you're driving a powerful but inferior Dodge every time. That's not a matter of opinion. It's a matter of engineering and science.