02-16-2018, 09:41 PM | #1989 |
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If they were going to make the Bullitt with M6 only, and the PP2 is manual trans only, then they could have made the Bullitt with the PP2. AT this rate the Bullitt, despite the extra cost, won't fare any better around a track than the PP1 GT. And it probably won't do much better than the A10 GT in the quarter mile. So what are you paying the extra money for if it isn't better around a track and isn't much better in a straight line?
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02-17-2018, 07:14 AM | #1990 |
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You either get it or you don’t. You may not get it, but I suspect you do and are trying to be provocative.
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02-17-2018, 07:39 AM | #1991 |
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Chill the hell out bro. It's not my fault that Ford played a dumbass game here and roped people along while milking them out of their money. For all the extra money of the Bullitt and the extra hp, it won't beat the A8 SS with that M6 and it won't beat the 1LE on the PP1 package. So what are you really paying for? Oh right, a more expensive GT with 15 extra hp that still loses...
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02-17-2018, 08:12 AM | #1992 |
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Ford probably figures there's enough people who'd buy the Bullitt on its name/image alone. The small HP bump will attract a few more who need the additional bragging rights. They did the same thing back in 2008 (including the few extra HP), but what the Bullitt offered that the regular GT didn't (that I wasn't going to upgrade to or beyond Bullitt specs anyway) wasn't worth the upcharge for me either.
I agree that the Bullitt should be getting the PP2, but since the original Bullitt and all of its heritage comes from one individual's Mustang I don't agree that the Bullitt name should ever be tied to an automatic. I'm not against the PP2/A10 combination, just that such a car should carry some other name from the past, like probably 'Mach 1', as that name has recognition and already has been applied to AT-equipped cars. Norm
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Blaq, I don't think you "don't get it" it's just that you're looking at this from the perspective of an enthusiast, which, you should, you are one. However, those making these calls aren't looking at it as such, their eyes are trained on bottom lines and cost efficiency.
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And while an A10 PP2 Mustang GT with 475 hp would be awesome, I gotta wonder if it would elbow in too close to GT350 territory. I hate to bring it up yet again. But Ford had to have known that all these parts together would possibly beat the 1LE and then end up too close to the Shelby or surpassing it. Because I am sure that people would have paid the money for this combination if it could beat the 1LE. So selling them isn't the issue. |
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02-18-2018, 04:28 PM | #1997 |
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PP2 will be manual only.... no A10.... unless you are saying they need to make it available to the A10...
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Thanks Hotlap. As you can see I say the same thing clearly several times and these Mustang guys STILL don't get it. LOL!! |
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Let's do a refresh in case anyone has forgotten the pecking order.............
Camaro SS > Mustang GT (Insert whatever model including the Bullitt) Zl1 > GT350 and GT350 R Zl1 1LE > GT350 and GT350R Z06 > (Upcoming 500) ZR1 > Ford GT.
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Isn't bringing Corvette into this a bit belittling to Camaro? Sort of a "my big brother can beat you up!" ideology. Camaro is a great performer and more than capable of fighting its own battles.
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