Why are there so many tech package GT350's?

[dktx]

I've been GT350 shopping and every available car within a day's drive has the tech package and not the track package. Any idea why the dealers are ordering them this way? It's hard for me to understand why the high performance Mustang isn't being ordered with the high performance package.

I know the 2017's will come with the track package standard, so I suppose I'll just wait for the next model year.

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[barstowpo]

Dealers see leather and nav and check the boxes.

 

[HizliBullet]

when u buy a performance car for 60k u dont want to see a tiny screen that doesnt do anything.. on the other hand pinch zoom larger touch nav screen and leather are more "bang for your buck" philosophy

 

[SchultzLT1]

The tech package almost has everything that the track package does but better seats and stereo and nav etc. most people will never know or care about coolers or an aluminum strut tower brace. I love my sync 3 on the way to the track and on the way home, and I can add the coolers once they come out. For me it's fine.

 

[dktx]

Thanks for the perspective and it makes sense. Sounds like the dealers know their target audience, which shouldn't surprise me. It's just hard for me to imagine not checking every performance box on such a performance focused car, especially when the track package has some pretty cool upgrades. I'll just hold out until the 2017's show up.

 

[Praehotec]

Thanks for the perspective and it makes sense. Sounds like the dealers know their target audience, which shouldn't surprise me. It's just hard for me to imagine not checking every performance box on such a performance focused car, especially when the track package has some pretty cool upgrades. I'll just hold out until the 2017's show up.

That was pretty much my thought also. I think performance add-ones before comfort. As long as all the performance is there, adding extra goodies is just gravy. Unfortunately the tech package left too much out in terms of cooling performance. I would have thought most people buying, "the most track capable mustang ever," would want the most race-improving features possible, but apparently not...or at least the dealers didn't think so.

I DID order the electronics package for the 2017 R I ordered, but only because driving anywhere in Texas without air-conditioning in summer...unpleasant. All the rest really just seems like unnecessary fluff.

 

[eric n]

I opted for the the tech as it has the creature comforts I want in a daily driver along with the suspension that I want from the track pack. It fits my needs, pretty much perfectly. I suspect others feel that way as well and dealers have seen that trend. Pure speculation on my part as I have no statistics to back it up.

 

[mdmoore23]

The way Ford packaged this car for 2015 and 2016 is a shame. You shouldn't have had to choose between track reliability and extra creature comforts. Good thing they at least got their act together for the 2017 model.

 

[SchultzLT1]

The way Ford packaged this car for 2015 and 2016 is a shame. You shouldn't have had to choose between track reliability and extra creature comforts. Good thing they at least got their act together for the 2017 model.

I agree with this. I was disappointed when I found out I couldn't order it that way.

 

[sunburned]

The way Ford packaged this car for 2015 and 2016 is a shame. You shouldn't have had to choose between track reliability and extra creature comforts. Good thing they at least got their act together for the 2017 model.

Agreed, they build a street car with awesome abilities on the track, then limit you to deciding whether you want a great track car that sucks to drive on the street or a comfortable road car that is limited on the track. Option packages are a bullshit way to make the dealer/manufacturer more money. They are doing it right in 2017, I'd rather see the fancy track stuff standard and the comfort stuff optional.

 

[Glenn G]

Like most high performance limited edition cars, most will probably never see a track so........

 

[Hack]

The way Ford packaged this car for 2015 and 2016 is a shame. You shouldn't have had to choose between track reliability and extra creature comforts. Good thing they at least got their act together for the 2017 model.

I agree they messed up. They tried too hard to make an extremely inexpensive model available.

 

[50 Deep]

Tech package car will have a broader consumer base and appeal than the track package. More about the dealer moving units than anything

 

[f e r]

Thanks for the perspective and it makes sense. Sounds like the dealers know their target audience, which shouldn't surprise me. It's just hard for me to imagine not checking every performance box on such a performance focused car, especially when the track package has some pretty cool upgrades. I'll just hold out until the 2017's show up.

I agree. Can't imagine driving a GT350 w/o Recaros.

 

[nastang87xx]

People like creature comforts so I'm not surprised. I was in the beginning but it still is a road car in the end and there will be many cars that may never see the track. There's nothing wrong with that, per say, it just is what it is.

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