So you met a guy one time and he is divulging info like this and violating all of the non-disclosures he has signed and risking his career just to tell Joe Blow some info? That's crazy. I've known a guy who is a family friend for years and he barely gives me any details for fear of losing his job.
I've thought the same thing myself for years. Why doesn't Ford make something like the Corvette? Hell, Dodge even had the Viper and yes it was more expensive than a Vette, but it was freaking awesome. Seems like Ford has never taken advantage of that area in the market. Even the previous-gen GT was in the $150k range, before ADM, which was still well above any Corvette or Viper pricing at the time. I'm sure they have their reasoning for not doing it, but it seems like lost sales to me.
Because that area of the market (viper )does not sell. Ford is a about making money. If it doesn't make money it won't be made.
That's not how auto product development works in the 21st century. They don't care about the Demon. It's a one-trick pony. They knew the output of the ZL1 long before it was released because of the Z06 vette, and they have all sorts of models that can predict, with pretty good accuracy, what a Hi-Po LTx engine would do.
Dodge did OK with the viper, its being killed off, not because it didn't sell that well. I'd never buy one just because I didn't like the look of it.
Before they killed the Viper off, they weren't selling them at all.
The viper lagged in sale due to the philosophy behind it. Unlike the Corvette, the Viper was analog. It had no automatic trans option, launch control, or any of the technology we have come to expect from today's super sport cars. The Viper had a reputation of being brutal and unforgiving, a sports car only for purists and enthusiasts. Compare that to the Corvette which is an easier to live with and "cool" sports car, a sports car you don't have to be an enthusiast or experienced driver to appreciate.
Gm sells more corvettes in 1 month than vipers dodge has sold in the past 3 years. That is a good reason for its demise, and a better reason not to compete in that market.
You know what though Jim,........this car will hit 100K with the ADM and possibly more! Look at brand new GT350R cars, they are 100K and more.
Disagree, i think it could do well. In fact, im not the only one who thinks so, so does GM. They are going to build a seperate mid engine car, indepedent of the corvette. If it fails, then maybe ill believe it couldnt work for ford.