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Originally Posted by wnta1ss
Like I said, even at MSRP, the GT500 at an extra 7305 dollars is noticeably higher. And remember the extra rated 110hp has to deal with a heavier car, which will hinder all aspects of performance, not just acceleration.
Focusing on MSRP for these 2 cars is dishonest by the way. Chevy dealers are known to give good deals, which means the ZL1 will not cost full MSRP. Whereas Ford dealers are known at the launch of a new fake Shelby (see S550 GT350) to charge ADM. So the true difference in price between these 2 will probably be quite significant in the real world.
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The problem is that first off you have to find a dealer that will be getting one and then get on their list before anyone else does. Most likely the dealership will get one or two. At that point you have to find out if the dealership is going to charge a markup. If they are and you are adamant about not paying ADMs then you'll have to start all over again. At which point you won't be first in line. And then if by luck you do get first in line a second time the chances that the new dealership won't charge a markup is astronomical. In fact they might even be charging more than the original dealer was. And at that point you will not be getting on any other lists. So you're pretty much stuck at the dealer's mercy. And they all are charging markups. Why wouldn't they when people were arguing back and forth about how the GT350R was worth the extra money? This here is the GT500. If the 350R was worth $75K, $85K then then Base GT500 would certainly fetch more than that. And if they aren't charging a markup then they're charging for the allocation purchase and that money does not go towards the price of the GT500. So I'm betting people will be paying $80K minimum for a Base if not more. Meanwhile our "heavily discounted" ZL1s and ZLEs can be had for mid to low $60K brand new because "nobody wants them". LOL!! Even at MSRP the GT500 still has over $7K worth of money that Ford put into it. So at the price it really needs to beat the ZLE.
If (when) the ZL1/ZLE beats the GT500 on a track I think people will realize just how good these cars are and that might spike sales. Because if the CF GT500 can't beat the ZLE then nothing Ford makes under half a million dollars can beat it, lol!! And at the curb weight and weight distribution of the GT500 I doubt it will beat the ZLE and I don't care how long Ford has been benchmarking it.
BTW, why is the GT500 soo heavy? It has all that CF and shit. Why is that thing over 4000 pounds to begin with? And after all this time they couldn't manage to distribute the weight more evenly?