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Originally Posted by SSfriendly
Funny, GM disagrees with you.
"Chevy product head Mark Reuss said yesterday that the automaker is considering a cheaper, stripped-out Camaro SS to better compete with the Mustang GT."
"I think we've got opportunities at the very low end of the Camaro range and some remix of some of the V8 options on it so we don't force people to buy all the options with a V8, just to get a V8," Reuss said. "The Mustang and some of the cars in the segment will have a lower base price and that's an opportunity for us probably."
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars...amaro-ss-base/ |
This has nothing to do with offering less standard hardware on the car, but more to do with including all the bells and whistles. My 1SS had the upgraded audio and the manual transmission. That was the end of the options. It still had the standard SS transmission, still had the standard Brembos, still had the standard LS3.... it just didn't have all the tech crap, the RS package, etc etc...
The problem with the new Camaro is that they are including all of that...and frankly, some people just don't want it. They just want a V8, some cloth seats, and a basic transmission.
Has zero to do with tires or anything of the like...in fact, I'd be shocked if they changed anything on the wheels at all, aside from maybe offering a cheaper wheel style.
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Originally Posted by SSfriendly
Remind me again what GT stands for?
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On most cars, it would be a grand touring car....however for the Mustang, it's an actual model name, not a "type". Same goes for the Dodge Charger R/T...which normally stands for Road and Track.
You don't get to pick and choose here....the Mustang GT is the base model V8. The Camaro SS is the base model V8. There is no disputing these facts. Just because your car choice was given a knife and came to a gun fight doesn't change that fact.
The 1LE is an upgrade "package" to the base SS, regardless of whether you have a 1SS or a 2SS. The PP1 and PP2 are both upgrade packages to the base GT. They would still be applicable to the 1LE in comparison as they do not add power, they only add suspension components and better handling equipment/aero.
The GT 350/R would be a natural competitor to the Z/28, if it were in production. The Z/28 has always been the type of car that the GT 350 is....but unfortunately GM doesn't have a competitor in that class.... so it's either the 1LE or the ZL1 you get to face....
Either way, it's not a fair comparison for the Mustang...because it's not going to win it...