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Originally Posted by Bhobbs

If there was no LS9 or 5.8 Trinity, I would agree, the LSA is a good engine but the fact those two existed, and now the Hellcat is in production, makes it not as good.

Again, there are several 1,000 ZL1 owners who would disagree...and, contrary to the "$68,000" guess for an LS9-engined ZL1, the "correct" answer would have been "Z/28+ money", or at the very least $80K. And just how many people would have lined up at the local Chevy Shack to buy one at that price?

No one has said the GT500 improved Ford's bottom line, with a $33K engine and a high $50s base MSRP. That means the rest of the car was only worth $25K, retail? Guess Ford fans just got lucky...

Cars get better every year. [Customers] being upset is not a reason to not improve your vehicles every year.

Again, model for model, Mustang vs. Camaro, only the locomotive-powered GT500 trumps its direct competition...in a straight line...and it apparently was sold @ little/no profit. What a triumph!

The Hellcat is FCA's attempt to light a fire in Dodge showrooms against looming intros of superior-renewed Mustangs and Camaros. When does the Challenger get its Lancia makeover? 2018...or later? WOW! 3,000 units that may draw a few 1,000 more buyers to their doors. I'm sure Ford and GM are REALLY concerned...