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2015+ Shelby GT350 Mustang
Question on the Gen 2 motor ?
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<blockquote data-quote="ANGREY" data-source="post: 16541389" data-attributes="member: 188865"><p>Your post is full of a bunch of either unfair obligations (to Ford) or misconceptions.</p><p></p><p>First, who decided the GT350 had to look exactly like or closely like the original? Where is that rule written? The new(er) Jeep Willys doesn't look exactly like the original. The Ford F-150 sure doesn't look like the original, so it must be a failure? Not for nothing, it was FORD who kicked off the retro movement, first with the failed Thunderbird and then with the 2005 Mustang. The only other car company to sell anything even remotely successful to the movement was the PT cruiser. Ford knows the retro movement has/had value, but it's not the ONLY factor in continued sales success (unlike Dodge who continues to bang that button all the way to the bank laughing about how stupid their customers are for buying 30 year old parts bin cars that simply look retro and offer virtually no other redeeming feature).</p><p></p><p>Second, you hear this all the time...."You'll never take it to the track." When's the last time 95% of people used their 4 wheel drive or took their SUV off roading? What, so now the Raptor makes no sense because none of it's owners will ever race it in Baja? Is my dive watch a waste of money because it'll never see 200 meter depths? We buy cars that have awesome features and there's no obligation to use them in any other way than to enjoy them. Which brings me to the fallacy of your point, I don't need to take my 350 to a "track" or road course to enjoy the benefits of braking and turning.</p><p></p><p>And the myth of torque is just that, it's a problem for NDMF's who don't know how to operate a car/motor in the proper range. Ironically, it has more torque at just about ANY rpm than the 2003 SVT cobra and you didn't hear people bitching about that being a gutless no torque turd. The GT350 has PLENTY of torque (more than the GT), it just makes it in a different way. You could say "I'm really lazy and I'm used to torque in lower rpms and I've never driven a high performance car so I'd prefer the car to just be the same old bloated big displacement motor where I can pass people on the highway without having the chore of shifting gears."</p><p></p><p>I don't disagree that it's different. I don't disagree that if you want to LUG the motor, it's not the best option. If I wanted something that moves abruptly at less than 2,000 rpms I'll buy a John Deere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ANGREY, post: 16541389, member: 188865"] Your post is full of a bunch of either unfair obligations (to Ford) or misconceptions. First, who decided the GT350 had to look exactly like or closely like the original? Where is that rule written? The new(er) Jeep Willys doesn't look exactly like the original. The Ford F-150 sure doesn't look like the original, so it must be a failure? Not for nothing, it was FORD who kicked off the retro movement, first with the failed Thunderbird and then with the 2005 Mustang. The only other car company to sell anything even remotely successful to the movement was the PT cruiser. Ford knows the retro movement has/had value, but it's not the ONLY factor in continued sales success (unlike Dodge who continues to bang that button all the way to the bank laughing about how stupid their customers are for buying 30 year old parts bin cars that simply look retro and offer virtually no other redeeming feature). Second, you hear this all the time...."You'll never take it to the track." When's the last time 95% of people used their 4 wheel drive or took their SUV off roading? What, so now the Raptor makes no sense because none of it's owners will ever race it in Baja? Is my dive watch a waste of money because it'll never see 200 meter depths? We buy cars that have awesome features and there's no obligation to use them in any other way than to enjoy them. Which brings me to the fallacy of your point, I don't need to take my 350 to a "track" or road course to enjoy the benefits of braking and turning. And the myth of torque is just that, it's a problem for NDMF's who don't know how to operate a car/motor in the proper range. Ironically, it has more torque at just about ANY rpm than the 2003 SVT cobra and you didn't hear people bitching about that being a gutless no torque turd. The GT350 has PLENTY of torque (more than the GT), it just makes it in a different way. You could say "I'm really lazy and I'm used to torque in lower rpms and I've never driven a high performance car so I'd prefer the car to just be the same old bloated big displacement motor where I can pass people on the highway without having the chore of shifting gears." I don't disagree that it's different. I don't disagree that if you want to LUG the motor, it's not the best option. If I wanted something that moves abruptly at less than 2,000 rpms I'll buy a John Deere. [/QUOTE]
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