01-21-2018, 06:32 PM
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#806
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Drives: 87 GNX 87 Turbo T '13 CTS-V
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: United States
Posts: 157
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Originally Posted by SSfriendly
This is where you're completely wrong. Ford knew what the 1LE ran. They chose to not compete with it on the PP1. They didn't fail, they are targeting a different audience. In other-words, they didn't care about beating the 1LE. That obviously pissed off some engineers, hence the reason they went ahead with the PP2.
As for tires overall, Ford is playing the game differently. Tires are expensive, and Ford knows a majority don't care about having expensive summer tires on their base GT package. Sure, it sucks for those that want a wider/better tire...but for those that truly care there is always the PP1.
These aren't failures, these are marketing decisions. As it stands, Ford offers (in V8 form) the GT, PP1, PP2, GT350, GT350R. They will soon offer the Bullitt as well as the GT500. That's a hell of a lineup if you ask me.
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A hell of a lineup that loses to it's historical competitor at each level? Yeah, ok.
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2013 CTS-V Coupe
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