ORIGINAL: sambo77
WHY is that asking for too much????[&:]
There is no other way to explain it other than Ford=Chevrolet, Dodge=Pontiac, Chevrolet=Plymouth=Ford (when it still existed), Dodge does NOT=Ford, Dodge does NOT =Chevrolet, Pontiac does NOT=Ford, Pontiac does NOT =Plymouth. It is comparing apples to oranges. Dodge does not see Ford or Chevrolet as their competition beyond the truck market. It is just the way business works. It is a marketing strategy that is now flawed because Plymouth no longer exists. Dodge is not a volume brand as Ford is. Plymouth was the volume brand. Does this make sense?
So what you are saying is that DODGE=PONTIAC
SO, using your logic then... CHALLENGER=GTO... [&:]
I SURELY HOPE NOT! [:@]
The GTO was a way overpriced at $35,000-$38,000 compared to $25,000-$28,000 for the base V8 Mustang-GT, which GREATLY contributed to this limited production car's lack luster sales less than what was hoped for by Pontiac. The GTO was almost recently canceled and is currently being re-designed on a more economical chasis setup to try to lower production cost as well as to INCREASE potiential volume of sales...
I SURELY HOPE THAT THIS IS NOT THE WAY OF THE CHALLENGER.....[
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NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!
This is what I'm saying Challenger=Firebird, Camaro=Mustang, Cuda=Mustang, Cuda=Camaro, Firebird>Mustang, Challenger>Mustang, Challenger>Camaro. Remove the GTO from your mind for a minuet. The Firebird cost around $1,000-2,000 more dollars than the Camaro, it was classified as a superior product to the Camaro do to the status symbol. Dodge will probably charge more for the Challenger because they can. If Dodge ends up selling the Challenger with models to compete against the Mustang GT here is what will probably be the match up Mustang 4.6L V8 300hp vs. Challenger 5.7L 350hp. Dodge is going to charge a higher price because the higher hp number is going to bring people into the dealership, and because they will probably offer more luxury options. They will NOT make another V8 specially to compete against the Mustang, it would be cost effective, and it would cost MORE to build the 4.7L to compete against the Mustang 4.6L, since it already costs more to build.
Time to break the myth about the GTO being overpriced. If the GTO is overpriced, then why does the Corvette manage to sell perfectly at around $10,000 more dollars than the GTO while offering the same powertrain? The difference in acceleration is marginal but favors the Corvette, while the GTO offers more options, better interior, over all a better, but a heavier car. The Corvette manages to do better because it is unique within GM. No one else has the Corvette's styling. The Corvette has been around for years and has developed its own status aside from the division of Chevrolet to where it is perceived as being a superior product. The GTO does not look like the classic at all. It looks like the Grand Prix, which got its styling from the Grand Am. It is also a sign that Pontiac is losing their superior product image. The GTO was trying to compete against cars like the Mercedes CL-class, BMWs, and expensive luxury cars by offering a high quality product at around half the price. The GTO did not =the Mustang, and it was never intended to do so. The GTO does not =Firebird Trans Am, it is a completely different type of car. The most recent Ford product that it would compete against would be the 91-97 Thunderbird/Cougar twins (I'm not refering to that tacky, poorly done retro car that was recently discountinued) because both are classified as being mid-sized where as both Mustang and Camaro/Firebird twins are/were classified as subcompact. The GTO has more in common with the 80s Grand Prix/Monte Carlo/Cutlass Supreme/Regal Grand National coupes, than it does with the Camaro/Firebird. With th