Originally Posted by golfdude
Bullethead67, whether or not this is true, but I have not been seeing many new GTO's on the street...which probably means that they are not selling well. Most importantly, you must realize that the Mustang has always been a great value...for roughly 26,000 dollars, you can get a car that does the quarter mile in under 14 seconds, and it has four seats too. If the Crossfire were to get the HEMI engine, it would be having more horsepower than the SRT-6, and so it's price will be around the same price tag as the SRT-6, $45,000. At this price, there is many different cars to get. The new Mustang will probably be a sales success because it's the only AMERICAN car at less than $28,000 that has good performance and a V-8.
yes i havent seen many GTOs either. its because they are ugly. but GM still decided to try to rectify the problem with a new look because the market is there if they get it right.
Now you are right Mustang has a base they have built for about 50 years. Apparently the market is not very small after all. Chrystler needs to start their own customer base what better time then when all the available parts are ready and in production. I am sure they have thought of this already but dont have the ***** to move on it...... I think the CEOs have been neutered
Cost...... I dont have any numbers in front of me but i would bet that the mercedes motor trans and rear is much more expensive than a hemi drivetrain. I doubt it would be even in the same ballpark... (or planet) It could be built for less than a srt6 a lot less. what to do with the srt6, well once the hemicross arrives who cares? get rid of it and all those expensive options that come with it. I like my crossfire its basic simple elegant and coming soon.... full of **** and vinegar
(thats a saying im not really going to fill my car with **** or vinegar)