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Originally Posted by crankaholic
Just watched Jay Leno's video about his GT350R... and the chief engineer at Ford thinks MRC has significant benefits on the track, so does Ferrari and Porsche apparently.
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Of course the Ford engineer will say what their car has is good, it's marketing and it sells cars. And it does have benefits if the track is bumpy, or for someone not as skilled with driving.
As for Ferrari, they added MRC to satisfy the people who wanted a better ride, but not alienate those who want a good track set up. Ferraris track based cars do not have MRC.
GMC added MRC to their full size trucks as an option too...you think that's for track based handling? It's for the ride improvement.
I'm not knocking MRC, but so many don't understand it fully. As far and it's features and benefits...for a daily driver it's fantastic, for a track day car there can be better choices.
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Originally Posted by crankaholic
I still haven't heard a reasonable explanation of why a lot of you seem to think it doesn't. The only reason not to opt for it is custom tuning or a dedicated (as in no street use at all) track car where rules don't allow MRC.
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Guess you missed the posts? There was a few of them...and most who buy and track a 1LE would want what works the best no? Otherwise, don't check the box. Has nothing to do with it only being a dedicated track car really as coilovers and such are adjustable is 10-15 minutes.
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Originally Posted by crankaholic
Also, does anyone know if 1LE parts will be sold separately (or as a package) by GM performance? The gen5 1LE added a lot of cool upgrades; going as far as transmission and ZL1 suspension components...
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They have in the past, so I could see it happening, but not for at least a year or so after release. It took a few years with the 5th gen before the parts were sold as a package if I recall. Some stuff is only available if you buy the car though...