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Originally Posted by whiteboyblues2001
I feel like Ford always has a better understanding of what GM is going to do with the Camaro than GM's understanding of what Ford will do with the Mustang because Camaro is a parts bin car. All Ford has to do is look in the parts bin, and they know what's coming next. For example, when the vette went to the C7, it debuted the LT1 engine. Ford knew right away what engine and close to what power and torque the Camaro would get in the next gen...
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From the 60s GM has been using the Vette as marketable car using corporate parts. The lessons learned are used on the Camaro and other follow ons. If it works on the Vette, it will clearly work on lessor demanding platforms. Ford went with the Gt40 to the GT and on / off had Shelby do Mustang platform work. The experience gained from the GT40 was not applicable to the Mustang. Also, the counter was true the marketability of the Mustang never extended to the GT40 / GT. Just when Ford could have capitalized on their mid-engine experience, they can't! Because their mid-engine designs are not marketable (nobody will buy it for the price needed to justify the production). GM on the other hand, did an incredible leap to a relatively affordable mid-engine platform. I have to admint, 1.5 years ago I was a naysayer and thought the ME was going to flop (too expensive for the gain). Now looking at how beautiful and affordable and the performance numbers of the C8, this car will go down as the MOST ground-breaking car in GM's history of performace. It is offering something never possible before, a mid-range executive can afford an absolutely gourgose car with road and street performance and even drag racing ability.
Now we are at the point of a GT500 with a true cost FAR exceeding a C8, and just barely able to produce wins over either the C8 or the Alpa platfrom. Meanwhile it is all blue-sky for the C8 as it is already competitive with a mildly developed OHV engine
I don't think the MotorTrend GT500 vs c8 article is online, it does make for a great read, especially the part on C8 race track alignment.
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Last edited by oldman; 02-20-2020 at 03:12 PM.
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