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Originally Posted by shaffe
True ultimate goal is to make profit, and there are many ways to go about this that could be a discussion for a different day.
The camaro has added that to their strategy lately with lower priced models and adding stuff like the 1LE to the Turbo 4 because they know Mustang sells alot more low trim cars then they do.
I will disagree with that statement, look at all the updates Ford has done since Camaro came back to try and make Mustang Competitive.
2010 refreshed, only sheet metal carried over was for the roof
2010 GT500 power upped to 540
2011 5.0 at 412 HP and updated 3.7
2012 BOSS 302 and BOSS LS
2012 GT500 Power upped to 550
2013 GT HP upped to 420 and refresh
2013 GT500 HP upped to 662
2015 5.0 up to 435
2015 GT350 and 350R
2018 GT Upped to 460, face lift, A10, revised PP1, PP2, BULLITT at 475HP
2020 GT500 700+ HP
That is a hell of a lot of change and upgrades in 10 years, especially if you compare it to the camaro
This will make Blaq happy that I'm saying but Mustang has been chasing Camaro since it came back. If Camaro never came back, Mustang might still just be plodding along with the 3V or maybe the exact 5.0 the F-150 has at around 390HP.
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Competition is almost always a good thing. I still think Ford dropped the ball by not thinking past the 5th gen Camaro. Is the GT500 thinking past the 6th gen ZL1 and the current Challenger? We arent sure yet. The track record has not been good. If the 500 beats a ZL1 in the 1/4 and beats a Hellcat around a road course will that be good enough? It's been 6 years. What are realistic expectations?