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Old 08-22-2014, 03:12 PM   #2215
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Originally Posted by newmoon View Post
Lets be serious here and not use the 79k base price. As we know most who will already offer up 79k will opt for the performance package at 86k. Just as most who purchased the 13/14 GT500 did not opt for the base car, they wanted the optional track package upgrades. For 79k-86k I really don't think that Ford would have much of a problem chasing a Z06 especially if there is 100-hp advantage right out of the gate.
You're ONLY talking 1/4-mile, right? Then why buy the Z07 option?

$79K-Base. Same TORQUE as the 'Cat. 1000 lighter. 8-speed Automatic...which already takes a Base $50-something Vette into the 11s. With 190 fewer galloping horses.

Right?

Now...what will a 750 pony BLOWN S550 weigh? MORE than the GT500 did. Unless you throw aluminum and c/f at it. THEN what's the price? And, with available transmissions, what will this hypothetical "750+ hp" engine deliver for TORQUE? 650. Is Ford gonna yank the tranny from a Power Stroke diesel to back it up? And what does THAT tranny weigh?

"Dilemmas"...
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