On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 01:48:37 GMT, " >
wrote:

> Why?
>
> The $50-60K (USD) domestic market is limited in size. Why would ford
>want to compete in a market that has limited size and limted sales
>opportunity, especially given the Vette's dominance. Would you be
>willing or able to fork over the 60k to buy a GR-1/super-cobra/whatever?
>
> I think Ford is better off staying in their own market niche. Base GT,
>Cobra, Lightning, etc. High-end performance is great, but how can one
>use it these days on the street? I can barely open up my 97 cobra in my
>locale without encountering gobs of traffic. How much performance does
>one need in a street car? If I want to run 11's, I'll buy a car to do
>that...

I agree, stick with what has worked. 20K v6 models for mass
production, sell a lot of GT's and thow in some Cobra's that have
performance close or equal to a vette like the 03/04's did.
I mean, how fun is it to drive a 35K cobra that can keep up with a 50k
vette ?
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