05-18-2015, 05:00 PM | #1 |
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Will there be a GT350 answer at launch?
I know Chevrolet will have an answer, just wondering if it will be orderable at launch?
455hp may seem great for an SS, but why should GM wait to release a NA ringer against the GT350(R).
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05-18-2015, 05:03 PM | #2 |
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No. It will only be the V6 and SS at launch. The turbo 4 will be early 2016.
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05-18-2015, 06:38 PM | #3 | |
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Did Ford have a Z/28 answer when it launched the Mustang? Its exceedingly rare for a high performance version to be available on day 1. The only time I can remember that happening is when the Challenger was initially built only as an SRT8 model, with the V6s and smaller V8s coming later.
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05-18-2015, 07:05 PM | #4 |
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I wouldn't expect anything until around this time next year.
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05-18-2015, 07:11 PM | #5 |
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look for 1le and zl1 before they start competing with gt350
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05-22-2015, 10:05 AM | #6 |
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The 2016 SS with MRC is going to be somewhere between Mustang GTPP and GT350 on the track. MRC is some amazing stuff. *IF* Chevrolet does a 1LE version, its going to likely be even more hardcore than the current 1LE, considering they are saying the 2016 SS is already as fast or faster than the 1LE.
So the new 2016 1LE (or equivalent...maybe they will just go straight to another new Z/28) will likely give the standard GT350 a good run.
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05-22-2015, 06:44 PM | #7 |
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The Camaro SS and the Shelby GT350 are due on the street around the same time. I think most of the automotive world will be quite surprised how well the SS holds up against the GT350. The LT1 will have less horsepower but more torques and the Camaro chassis will once again outshine even a Shelby tweaked Ford platform.
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Early spy shots at the ring showed a variant with a splitter on the front. While clearly not available at the release, it shouldn't be long before we see a performance model. Be it a Z car or a 1LE
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05-23-2015, 08:24 PM | #11 |
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I will be shocked if a new SS base model competes with GT350. Not knocking it, but the GT350 will no doubt be a serious track car. I know GM will have an answer for the GT350, it's the upcoming GT500 that worries me. I think it might be a dragon slayer (or ahem, a cat killer) with monster hp, great street manners and still highly track capable.
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And while sharing a platform does result in some compromises, when the cars that share it are supposed to be similar in function its not much of a compromise. The advantage with platform sharing is that the more cars use a platform, the further engineering costs can be spread. That lets you do one of two things: a) save money, increasing the overall profitability or b) invest even more money into R&D to make it even better. Conversely, if you take platform sharing as the norm ... a single vehicle that can only expect half a million or so sales of relatively low priced cars over its lifetime will need to make a few cost saving compromises in order to have a solid business plan.
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I don't understand the "sedan" dig by the Ford guys. Chevy dominated with the Zeta platform in gen5 and sharing DNA with the CTS-V and ATS-V for gen6 is a good thing IMO. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jUQZwmTKMqw
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05-23-2015, 11:39 PM | #14 |
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I agree and it was known from day 1 this was a Camaro and Cadillac platform. It needed to be used on Cadillac for a few years so the perception was that it's a Cadillac platform first, made to work with Camaro. Had it come out in the Camaro first it would have been looked down upon as being a Chevy platform not worthy of a Cadillac no matter how good it is.
I also don't think Ford can match GM in chassis sand powertrain, but time will tell. As of now, they sure don't. |
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