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Originally Posted by BlaqWhole
Here's an idea. And it's not a jab at the Mustang. But, is it possible that maybe, just maybe, the S550 is not capable of keeping up with the 6th Gen Camaro on the same price level? Is it possible that in order to get the same handling, they would have to creep into Shelby price territory? And could it be possible that the 6th Gen chassis is just soo good that the Mustang cannot compete? Or, more likely, Ford is not able to make a GT that can beat the SS 1LE while NOT beating the Shelby as well. Maybe the margin between the SS 1LE and the Shelby is soo close that if the GT hits that spot they will take out the Shelby too. Whatever the case is, I think it is overwhelmingly obvious that this round goes to the Camaro. But keep in mind that the Mustang was on top for quite a while in the 5th Gen.
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Absolutely, it is very difficult for Ford to offer the same level of performance for the same price because of the technology sharing between the Camaro and Corvette/Cadillac. Camaro benefits big time from that sharing; it doesn't have as much R&D cost to make up for in comparison and is why we see features like rev-matching, standard coolers, standard larger brakes, etc. on the Camaro because they have more room to play with in terms of adding in extras while still reaching their desired margins.