PJR202
Well-Known Member
It doesn't behoove Ford to make big leaps. They already outsell the camaro badly, plus the GT isn't the most popular mustang. Sales and profit are always the priority. If Ford could sell a 100hp mustang and still crush GM they would probably do it..lol.
Plus, the higher horsepower doesn't always equal the faster car. There's weight, traction, aerodynamics, etc. Then you consider that a GT or SS buyer that cares tremendously about power and speed will find a way to make their car faster anyway. Plus Ford makes money from the aftermarket companies, etc. There's a lot of reasons they don't need to just bump the power in one giant leap.
I've had a ton of people compliment my car and only a few have actually asked me about the power and speed. I think most people just like it for the looks.
And you gotta remember...most people with a GT or SS will never see a drag strip and probably still the majority will never even do a roll race on the street, etc. I dog the crap out of my car almost every day but I've never raced it in any venue. The average GT owner (per a poll here that I think I remember) is something like 25-35 years old. Prior to 25 I did A LOT of dumb shit behind the wheel of some very unimpressive vehicles. But after 25 I started driving normally around other vehicles. That's probably why you see car insurance rates start dropping around 25 and then when you marry and such.
There's just not a big reason for car makers to push the limits of performance for much other than bragging rights. Basically any competitive industry doesn't blow their load on a new model of their widget. They just keep creeping along bit by bit, keeping up with the competition (and vice versa).
Plus, the higher horsepower doesn't always equal the faster car. There's weight, traction, aerodynamics, etc. Then you consider that a GT or SS buyer that cares tremendously about power and speed will find a way to make their car faster anyway. Plus Ford makes money from the aftermarket companies, etc. There's a lot of reasons they don't need to just bump the power in one giant leap.
I've had a ton of people compliment my car and only a few have actually asked me about the power and speed. I think most people just like it for the looks.
And you gotta remember...most people with a GT or SS will never see a drag strip and probably still the majority will never even do a roll race on the street, etc. I dog the crap out of my car almost every day but I've never raced it in any venue. The average GT owner (per a poll here that I think I remember) is something like 25-35 years old. Prior to 25 I did A LOT of dumb shit behind the wheel of some very unimpressive vehicles. But after 25 I started driving normally around other vehicles. That's probably why you see car insurance rates start dropping around 25 and then when you marry and such.
There's just not a big reason for car makers to push the limits of performance for much other than bragging rights. Basically any competitive industry doesn't blow their load on a new model of their widget. They just keep creeping along bit by bit, keeping up with the competition (and vice versa).
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