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1.) If you exclude the last 1-2 years of price hikes, the price of a typical GT500 was roughly the cost of 2 basic ZL1s. The price hikes I'm referring to are the massive increases by GM on the Camaro. My 2018 ZL1 base price was 61k, and with options, was just under 68k. Roughly the same car now costs about 77k.
2.) The ADM on the GT500 is absolutely atrocious. 99.9% of people are not getting the car for MSRP, and I call BS on most who claim they did. Can it happen? Sure... but literally every GT500 I've ever seen has had anywhere from 10-30k mark up on it.
3.) All GM had to do was throw in a pulley upgrade, trans tune, and maybe a better intake and the stock ZL1 would be around 725hp...this would have easily got many more buyers involved. Even if you did a full blower swap/tune, it would still be infinitely cheaper than a GT500 and you'd be faster...
4.) Yes, I know modding cars changes the game, but when one car is roughly 35-50k more, and the only real advantage is extra HP, I feel it's warranted.
5.) If we're being 100% honest, if I'm spending $120k for a GT500, I'm just buying a C8 Z06 at that point...
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