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Originally Posted by tones2SS
I've been thinking about that number recently.
I am not knocking the HC at all, as I want to trade-in the Roush Stage 3 for one in 2016. The thing that worries me is the cost. How can Dodge and SRT sell the HC for such a low price, with all the research and development money that went into the car? I am STRONGLY hoping that the car doesn't come back and bite us in the ass, with Dodge and SRT using inferior and cheap parts. I've been wondering about that lately. How does Dodge and SRT hope to make their money back with all that time and effort put into this monster?
Hopefully I am just over thinking it and the car is built like it should be.  |
From a parts perspective, most of it was already in the Mopar parts bin. The remainder is parts sharing that brings down the cost. You'd be surprised at the amount of parts sharing going on between Jeep, RAM, Chrysler, and Dodge.
The ZL1 development did a very similar thing. The Camaro was already out for quite a bit before they introduced the ZL1. Most of the chassis R&D was already done. The only thing left to do was redesign the front end for airflow (a plastic composite piece just like the Challenger), add additional cooling components for the engine, beef up the drivetrain, and tweak the suspension. A lot of the parts the ZL1 used, could be found in the CTS-V lineup and the GM performance bin from Corvette.
The rest is about taking a different sales perspective; making the vehicle obtainable and focusing on increasing sale volumes.
Is it coincidental that Ford is now targeting the Global Market instead of just domestic?
With the Hellcat, there are dealerships selling it for MSRP without markup and at the same token, they are the same dealerships that have the largest allocations of initial build Hellcats in the country.
Whether it's Ford, Camaro or Mustang; they were not meant to be exclusive exotics. They are meant to be obtainable American Muscle cars.