Ford gunning for the Z/28?

[crysalis_01]

Match? Sure, that could be lived with. Especially if you can have all the creature comforts for your drive to and from the track. Nothing like listening to more than one speaker and not uninsulated road noise, or flicking on the sstandard a/c while driving the car the other 85% of the time it's not making super fast laps.

[ilirg]

Let's face it, its a pipe dream for Ford to make a mustang that compares to the z/28 at a lower price, its not happenin, end of discussion. But will Ford be able intentional to put out a sick engine that eats gen5 camaros for breakfast? Hell yes, and that's a good thing, hopefully Chevy gets the hint and steps up the horsepower game!

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by crysalis_01

Match? Sure, that could be lived with. Especially if you can have all the creature comforts for your drive to and from the track. Nothing like listening to more than one speaker and not uninsulated road noise, or flicking on the sstandard a/c while driving the car the other 85% of the time it's not making super fast laps.

As long as you make all those "creature comforts" optional, I suppose you could say you "matched" the Z/28's driving-focused character. Which is a separate matter from matching its performance.

Quite honestly, the last thing I'd want in a frequently tracked car is a whole laundry-list of features I wouldn't ever use when out on the track and rarely if ever anyway.

I agree about the speakers - even headphones have two, and A/C does provide better defrosting action when the windows are closed. After that, the list of "gotta-have's" gets really short and the list of "don't want's" grows. Maybe instead of "add" options, it's time for performance-intended cars to offer a variety of "delete options", and when you opt up to a car with 1LE or higher performance intent you open up a number of these delete options that wouldn't have to be available otherwise.


Norm

[LOWDOWN]

NEW YORK – Ever since the days of the Hatfields and the McCoys, rivalries have been a cornerstone of American culture. Some become endlessly bitter feuds. Others, like the healthy competition between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, become a driving force for constant improvement.

“For five decades, the Camaro and the Mustang have been battling it out in every possible setting,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president, GM Global Product Development. “These two cars have been striving to beat each other on the track, on the drag strip and on the streets. That competition is a big part of why both cars are so amazing, and so popular, today.”

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/n...alries-gm.html

[LOWDOWN]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

As long as you make all those "creature comforts" optional, I suppose you could say you "matched" the Z/28's driving-focused character. Which is a separate matter from matching its performance.

Quite honestly, the last thing I'd want in a frequently tracked car is a whole laundry-list of features I wouldn't ever use when out on the track and rarely if ever anyway.

I agree about the speakers - even headphones have two, and A/C does provide better defrosting action when the windows are closed. After that, the list of "gotta-have's" gets really short and the list of "don't want's" grows. Maybe instead of "add" options, it's time for performance-intended cars to offer a variety of "delete options", and when you opt up to a car with 1LE or higher performance intent you open up a number of these delete options that wouldn't have to be available otherwise.
Norm

Norm, we talked earlier about a GT350-R as a possibility: de-contented in creature comfort, re-contented with the track-focused features (R-spec tires, C-C brakes etc.). Both with the "new" engine. Not unlike the recently retired BOSS and BOSS LS, only this time the end result might be closer to the 302-R, but with a VIN. Greater production volume lowers the unit cost per special engine. Or have the GT350 share some major features (e.g. engine) with another "special"...Mach 1 etc.

They've done THAT before, so it's easily repeatable...

[LOWDOWN]

And before certain elements consider the above Birthday blessing as a sign of GM weakness, it is in fact a sign of mutual respect, as both companies have shared, previously.

[72MachOne99GT]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

Hopefully, by Thursday, Ford will reward their legions of S550-seeking fans with a lift of the curtain and some ACTUAL information, missing from their pre-Christmas present.

What's Thursday?

[Bhobbs]

Originally Posted by 72MachOne99GT

What's Thursday?

The day after tomorrow.

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by 72MachOne99GT

What's Thursday?

AARP eligibility?


Norm

[72MachOne99GT]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

AARP eligibility?


Norm

Best of luck dining regularly at Cracker Barrel Norm.

[Fenderaddict2]

Originally Posted by LOWDOWN

NEW YORK – Ever since the days of the Hatfields and the McCoys, rivalries have been a cornerstone of American culture. Some become endlessly bitter feuds. Others, like the healthy competition between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang, become a driving force for constant improvement.



“For five decades, the Camaro and the Mustang have been battling it out in every possible setting,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president, GM Global Product Development. “These two cars have been striving to beat each other on the track, on the drag strip and on the streets. That competition is a big part of why both cars are so amazing, and so popular, today.”



http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/n...alries-gm.html

Nice.

[Norm Peterson]

Originally Posted by 72MachOne99GT

Best of luck dining regularly at Cracker Barrel Norm.

Not me, AARP eligibility begins at age 50 . . .


Norm

[Number 3]

Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

Not me, AARP eligibility begins at age 50 . . .


Norm

Ahhh but you can get your card at 49

[GretchenGotGrowl]

AARP can start sending all those letters I keep getting to Mustang owners.

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