But you were NOT using a performance comparison. You were using a HP comparison. HP is not always the answer. Look at the Ram SRT-10. more than 100 HP more than the Lightning and barely accelerates faster than it. Can't out handle it, but WILL go a couple MPH faster than it. But once you hit 147 MPH in a Truck, who cares about 150MPH? Besides, where is anyone really going to be able to reach those speeds in a truck?
In the end. The current Lightning is around $36,000 the SRT-10 is roughly $46,000. So is 3 more MPH worth $10,000?
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Why is it that everyone calls it an excuses or "playing ____ card" when they hear something they don't like or are disproved? It is very annoying to watch someone try to cop out of a debate with statements like that.
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Everyone wants world beating performance for $25,000? We already have it. Where is the Camaro now? Where is the Firebird now? Supra? Cuda? Anybody?
$25,000 is world beating unto itself. When you can go buy a Mach 1 for that price and get high 12's out of the box. Where is the competition for that?