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Originally Posted by Blownhotrodder
Development? Lol, what development costs? Engine is from 2006 and brakes from 09,then Camaro body is from 2010. They were overpriced to begin with.
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There were costs to bring all those parts together and make them perform. They say 190 unique parts in the Z/28 and the engineering needed to package and document for production/service. Initial talk was 500 units in 2014 and another 2500 in 2015. A lot of cost to spread over 3000 units.
Reuss made promises (below) to get the Z/28 approved and it never was Chevy's intention to have two Z cars (ZL1 and Z/28). We all love the purity of the Z/28 but how many were built and sold before blowing them out? Does this fire sale doom a gen6 Z/28 with a unique NA engine?
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Because it will be a low-volume model that appeals only to a small niche of racing enthusiasts it took a lot of work for Reuss to convince those that watch the company’s finances to approve the project.
After building a test version of the Z28 Reuss said he took GM CEO Dan Akerson on a ride at GM’s proving grounds in Milford.
“I took my boss for a ride in the car, and I said I want this car badly,” Reuss said. “He said 'you’ve got to give the board members a ride in this car,' and so we took the board members a ride in this car.”
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