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Originally Posted by Syphon23
Ford always waits to be last to come out with its Halo car. They sit back and wait to see what Chevy/Ford does so they have plenty of time to match/beat their competition. Kinda lame if you ask me.
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I think they are late because they probably initially thought that they could get away with anything over 707 (Hellcat numbers), and claim the top HP car in the segment again, and that would be a success.
Then, the Demon came out. Now they would need more than the 840 HP in the Demon, which would be very difficult to achieve, or to be better on a track than the ZL1. So, they probably started furthering the chassis/suspension improvements from GT350 to chase the ZL1.
THEN, the ZL1 1LE came out. So, they are kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place, considering more HP than a Demon ain't happening, and better on a track then the ZL1 1LE would be it's own challenge.
THEN, the ZR1 came out with 755HP in the vette platform. I know the Corvette is not the direct competitor to the Mustang, but it still counts as a victory for Chevy, AND Ford may be wondering if the LT5 may end up in a Z/28.
So, they have had to go back to the drawing board more than one time...