2016 Ford GT350 discussion
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Seriously? I am not sure if you a trolling, but this car and the original GT350 were designed as track cars. The engine is one upgrade of a whole list of things that Ford has done to make this a competent track car. If you want horsepower for a straight line, buy a Coyote and put a blower on it.
Yes Im serious and not trolling. Sure its made for the track. Congrats, they are hitting 2% of the market of people that could buy this car and will track the shit out of it. The other 98% want powa, more powa than the hellcat and outgoing shelby for stop light to stop light fun. Dodge hit the market on the head, and Ford is going in the wrong direction. Unless they are still coming with some 750hp GT500 soon... I'd understand this car then, but not now. Its too Z/28 like. And that car is another ultra-small niche car that most of us will never even see on the street. This is like a new-ago cobra R. Pointless on the street as that car was. Especially in this day.
You're right. And Im sure only a handful of people will ever test that theory aside from the magazines. Who cares about track performance? Anyone here frequent the road courses???? nope.
I understand where zx is coming from. Not everyone wants a car that is so track focused that it makes a lot of the car unusable on regular roads.
I think cars like these are more for bragging rights though. The manufacturers do it to push their boundaries. Hopefully some of what they learn in these cars will make it into the higher volume cars one day. Like the Z/28, its too expensive and rough to be driven daily, but maybe some of that track tuning will find its way into the cheaper 6th Gen. Same thing with this gt350.
Since I can't buy these cars, watching journalists race these track ready cars and watching people argue about it on forums is entertainment enough for me for them to keep building these kind of cars lol.
I think cars like these are more for bragging rights though. The manufacturers do it to push their boundaries. Hopefully some of what they learn in these cars will make it into the higher volume cars one day. Like the Z/28, its too expensive and rough to be driven daily, but maybe some of that track tuning will find its way into the cheaper 6th Gen. Same thing with this gt350.
Since I can't buy these cars, watching journalists race these track ready cars and watching people argue about it on forums is entertainment enough for me for them to keep building these kind of cars lol.
Honestly you would think the manufacturers would get the market at this point. If they built a performance car for the masses, it would sell to the masses. But building anything "track" ready, is silly. Dodge gets it. They made their boat haul ass with class leading HP. Thats what we all want. Sure its heavy and pushes hard in turns. So what. I wont notice that push while traveling triple digit speeds down 355 with all forms of mustangs in my tail lights. Then when I pull over to hear the excuses, they will sound like...."wait until we get to the twisties or I would own you on a track". I would then laugh while doing a several hundred foot burnout as I roar away with my seat heaters warming my big ass.
The people that bought boss 302 and Laguna seca cars probably do. Which is who will buy this. You're not interested, don't buy it. It isn't Ford's, or anyone's job to build a car for you, unless you order it.
Sorry I reject your logic. The Z/28 is badass, but VERY expensive and limited production. The Boss was a GT with a different motor, some coolers and 24 more hp. It was also successful because it was cheap. $44k for a regular boss is a great deal considering you can load up a 13/14 GT for more than that. Again, if this new 350 is not loaded GT money as I said before, or isnt corvette weight, then its a fail. Another hyper-limited production car with retarded price tag and nothing else. Basically like the Z/28... I would consider this car as Im considering the charger and the challenger, and also wait for what GM brings. Im more sad than anything. I was rooting for ford to do what they just did, but with 200 more HP. As their typical customer, yes this would be built for me.
The same could be said for the % that would take the car to a drag strip. Comparing this car to the previous GT500 and Hellcat is apples to oranges. The Hellcat is all motor and no grace. It’s not an all around performance vehicle like the GT350 which does many things well. You might think Dodge hit the market on the head, but a lot of car manufacturers disagree and buyers of higher end sports cars that want a car that does all things well. Porsche has sold a lot of cars on this philosophy. Drive even a lower end Porsche and the “experience” is still there. Ford is taking the Mustang up market and to attract higher end buyers and Europeans, it needs to be more refined and more than just a straight line brawler. That’s not a bad thing and I welcome it as there is still the aftermarket to make more power and Ford surely has something in the works to succeed the GT500.
I just think you're missing the point of the vehicle.. It's not a hellcat, it's not made to be a battle axe 1/4 incinerator, it's a corner car and made to go head on with Z's and cars of that caliber. Shit! The flat-plane crank should of said that to you months ago. Im surprised at your reaction
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