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Originally Posted by ToneyTone
Your thinking of a time where 300+ hp was only available in a V-8, well times have changed. You now will get the same level of performance and hp but out of a V-6. It not too much to ask for people to pay 32k for a 400+ hp V-8coupe, and 40k for a 550 hp monster. Look what folks got for 35k in the GTO and the camaro is better in all ways. I think its one hell of a bargain  |
It is a good bargain, but it's not competitive. (However, you should note that even Bob Lutz admitted the GTO was
overpriced.)
Anyways, this is not a price per horsepower deal, though. The L76 and the LS3, for instance, cost about the same to produce. And the LS3 costs less than the LS2 did. So that's not the issue. GM could have just popped the L76 in for the base V8 and called it a day: It would still whoop ALL the competition. But they're choosing to go a step further. That doesn't mean they can abandon pricing it within reach of the Mustang. It won't sell, no matter how much of a bargain it is.
Still, I won't disagree with you. The V6 is VERY impressive!