So you're ok with a more expensive rebadged BULLITT with a diff cooler, TR-3160 trans, which lets face it, ain't that much stronger than the MT82, no DCT option, and the same 480 horse BULLITT engine?
"Global" to Ford probably is meant to include Alaska and Hawaii. Cant find any reference anywhere to availability in rhd
Except to someone who has been waiting 16 years for a new Mach 1 and has no intention of tracking it.Saying all this means you don't understand what it takes to integrate all that. There's a lot more little things they did, too. For people who like corners, this is a great car, WITH the handling pack. Without it, doesn't make sense to buy.
Thing is, the DCT is wildly expensive. Much easier to bury the cost in an $80k car than a $50k car. And it's heavy. That's where a lot of the GT500's extra pounds come from, so integrating the S550 suspension to do what it has to do with the additional weight will get you something very similar to…..a GT500. At similar price.
Ford didn’t put the 6R80 in the PP1 and doesn’t put the 10R80 in the PP2. I’m sure there’s a reason for it. Do you really think they didn’t test the A10 in the car? Anyway the cars not coming for another 8-9 months so maybe there will be a change by then.
I guess I'd say the problem is it's a bit of a mixed message. So the Mach I with or without the HP has all the coolers, big brakes, additional coolers for the A10 over the GT/GT+PP, plus the general marketing message seems to emphasize handling. Over in the GM camp, they're adding the A10 to the SS 1LE, the ZL1 and the track focused ZL1 1LE are both available with an A10 today.
likely because people are abusing the intent of the 1LE by persisting in taking it to a drag strip. But far more likely unit sales are miniscule because manual-trans is a dead and buried art form. The 1LE is a nice, expensive package (profitable) so by slapping the A10 on there thy probably expect to increase unit sales by 3-5x. And they probably figured out the fix for all the A10 gremlins they were having previously and so don't expect a rash of warranty claims by those taking it to 11.
That's an interesting comparison - I wonder how much different GT500 rear subframe is - probably different bushings at the minimum - but it should be direct bolt on (since they've done it here) and fairly easy to do even at home... Also interesting that handling pack has stiffer rear bar but front stays the same.
