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      12-06-2013, 01:05 PM   #31
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I'm actually glad that Ford and GM are benchmarking the GT and the CTS-V etc. against BMW. GM by all accounts has been doing a pretty good with the -V Cadillacs and the C7 - well... I had a 2013 GT as a rental and it was fast in a straight line, but the handling was atrocious. If Ford is realizing what they need to make it better, then that's great (though sticking with a live axle this long is...)

I'm also glad that BMW seems to be the first of the German big 3 to realize they can push in a different performance direction and aggressively reduce weight.

I never cross-shopped the GT when I got my E92 M and didn't consider the '15 GT or C7 when I put a deposit on the F82 M. However, I'm glad that companies do push each other like this. Even if it doesn't affect a direct cross-shopped sale, it affects the broader industry and that's great. A 40k car doesn't have to directly compete with a 70k car for there to be a benefit to consumers of both.
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