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Old 01-27-2011, 12:22 AM   #15
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Boss will be priced high for a while, but they'll come down before too long, same as the GT-500s did. A few people who can't really afford 'em, will be selling off their low mileage Boss cars within a couple of years...About the time gas is around $5+ a gallon. It'll be like the late '70s all over again; cheap 5-10 year old muscle cars, and more expensive, crappier gas. This time though, we'll be seeing fast new alternative muscle cars appear... Electrics.
How about 800-1000 foot-pounds of torque at zero rpm..? The motors are here, we're just waiting on better batteries.
with only 2 production years i doubt it

2012 will have 1969 colors and graphics #3500models, 500LS models.
2013 will have 1970 colors and graphics #3500models, 500R models.(No LS name)

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Old 01-27-2011, 01:56 AM   #16
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MSRP is 40,995. Dealers always seem to think that somewhat rare = guaranteed sale over MSRP, and there are plenty of car buyers who can't make a deal backing up their belief.
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Old 01-27-2011, 02:13 AM   #17
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This time though, we'll be seeing fast new alternative muscle cars appear... Electrics.
How about 800-1000 foot-pounds of torque at zero rpm..? The motors are here, we're just waiting on better batteries.
It won't happen. Electric is just a stop gap until hydrogen (as used by vehicles) becomes more readily available and affordable. The power grid infrastructure is already being stressed pretty hard. Could you imagine tapping a few million cars into that? Ethanol is a joke too. Growing corn for fuel when there are people starving....epic fail. Big V8 muscles cars are the true green cars because until we suck up and burn off all the fossil fuel there will be no huge demand for alternate fuel sources.
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Old 01-27-2011, 08:31 AM   #18
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It won't happen. Electric is just a stop gap until hydrogen (as used by vehicles) becomes more readily available and affordable. The power grid infrastructure is already being stressed pretty hard. Could you imagine tapping a few million cars into that? Ethanol is a joke too. Growing corn for fuel when there are people starving....epic fail.
Hydrogen IS electric...and far away. Ethanol (not from corn) and grid electricity are the short-term solutions. Expect to see a lot of the former used in performance cars over the next two decades...


Back on topic......that's not as much of a markup as I thought. Are these cars limited production like the GT500 was?
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Old 01-27-2011, 02:21 PM   #19
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Back on topic......that's not as much of a markup as I thought. Are these cars limited production like the GT500 was?
Rummor has it a an 8000 unit total production run for 2012-2013. 4000 per year.
http://jalopnik.com/5637504/2012-mus...production-run
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Old 01-27-2011, 03:42 PM   #20
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Hydrogen IS electric...and far away.
Hydrogen is a gas. And a very unstable one at that. You have heard of the Hindenburg right?
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Old 01-27-2011, 08:51 PM   #21
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Rummor has it a an 8000 unit total production run for 2012-2013. 4000 per year.
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Hydrogen is a gas. And a very unstable one at that. You have heard of the Hindenburg right?
No, that's not what I meant you goofball.

Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars are electric vehicles, where the Hydrogen fuel cell is the "battery".
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Hydrogen is a gas. And a very unstable one at that. You have heard of the Hindenburg right?
I`m sorry, I`m weak and couldn`t resist, gasoline is a liquid and volatile, have you heard of Molotov Cocktail? OK I`m finished and had my fun. Back on topic?
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Old 01-28-2011, 05:13 AM   #23
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No, that's not what I meant you goofball.

Hydrogen fuel cell powered cars are electric vehicles, where the Hydrogen fuel cell is the "battery".
True, there are hydogen fueled internal combustion engines as well though. Rotaries seem to work best.
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Old 01-28-2011, 10:52 AM   #24
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I was actually shopping for a Ford SVT Raptor truck, and the sales guy approached me about the Boss. I'm sure it was marked up big time. But they said $48K, and asked if I wanted to put down a $500 deposit on it. I passed for now.
There is a 2010 raptor at my dealer with every option, roof, nav, etc, for 44,800. Black
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