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Originally Posted by shaffe
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
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My own Corvette ownership, including my own local FB group with over 1200 members gives me a different impression than what you are saying. Not that you aren't correct in your experience, mine is just different.