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Originally Posted by NW-99SS
Car enthusiasts aren't the blind public...most of us enjoy researching engine spec, ratings, handling metrics, and spend a large portion of our lives filling our brains with this info.
I can understand Ford saying it costs more, because it's true. The firestorm ensues by charging the most amount of money ever for a Mustang, and then making a statement like that. This also indirectly applies to the C8 - that said, the base, no option C8, is still a killer price and very well accomplished by GM.
The buyers of cars in the C8, GT500, and up range are a lot more invested and educated in the product they are buying than say a base Camaro or Mustang.
The reason for the downfall of manuals has as much to do with dealers only ordering autos for the showroom vs having to spec a manual yourself within a personal order. Like Jim said, it's a multi-faceted issue. I have further theory that requires the removal of manuals so everyone adopts and accepts "auto" transmissions as the market is forced to move from ICE to EV (a whole other topic which Jim, yourself, and I have posted before).
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You just made my point for me lol. It was not Ford that made that comment about cost, but the author of the article and look how that spread. You even repeated Ford said it cost more after I said it wasn't ford that said it lol.
"The cost associated with engineering a 200-mph car versus a 180-mph car is not insignificant, and it likely allowed for the wiggle room to include such performance-enhancing features as a dual-clutch automatic transmission and a rear wing borrowed from the Mustang GT4 racer."
That is the exact quote, no where does it say according to Ford, Ford stated, Ford said we did this so we could do this. It says likely allowed them to do this and that, which means it is the author making a guess. Now he may have been 100% correct, but the point is the statement did not come from Ford yet once it was out there everyone treated it like Ford said it.
Which is why I think GM was smart not to say it didn't fit our budget.
I would also wager a large portion of Corvette buyers aren't enthusiasts lol at least from the Corvette owners I have known