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VADER SS L99 · 06-02-2015, 10:13 PM

If they test the R vs the Z28 Ford better hope it wins. Hopefully they bought a Z28 this time and tested against it. Not like the 1LE debacle of looking past it and never doing their own R&D against it. The 6th gen R came out after and will be going up against a dead 5th gen platform with a dead engine that has been around since 2005!!!!!. The R will have more advertised HP with less weight as well.
Seems like a lose lose situation to me for Ford. If it wins people will look at it like OK it should have. If it loses its a embarrassment. The only silver lining would be the price difference of advertised MSRP but your likely going to spend the same exact amount for both cars in the real world.

People comparing a engine that has been around since 2005 to one coming out later this year in 2015???? Priceless.

06-02-2015, 10:13 PM	#80
VADER SS L99 Drives: 2013 A6 GT 5.0 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 2,909	If they test the R vs the Z28 Ford better hope it wins. Hopefully they bought a Z28 this time and tested against it. Not like the 1LE debacle of looking past it and never doing their own R&D against it. The 6th gen R came out after and will be going up against a dead 5th gen platform with a dead engine that has been around since 2005!!!!!. The R will have more advertised HP with less weight as well. Seems like a lose lose situation to me for Ford. If it wins people will look at it like OK it should have. If it loses its a embarrassment. The only silver lining would be the price difference of advertised MSRP but your likely going to spend the same exact amount for both cars in the real world. People comparing a engine that has been around since 2005 to one coming out later this year in 2015???? Priceless. __________________ BLK/BLK 1SS/RS Ordered 11-01-2009 Took delivery 12-22-2009. Heads/cam/converter/bolt ons. SOLD Feb 2015 to fund 6th gen LT1 SS with 8L90E.