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Originally Posted by Paul Huryk
Tim hammers my point home here...
All the useful technology and track worthy parts are being partially wasted on a car that is 300 to 500lbs heavier than it needs to be - slowing it down in all axes of acceleration. I'm also going to throw in the idea that the new pony cars are aerodynamically inferior to previous generations, downforce aside.
Stick 90% of that technology and parts list into a lighter, more efficient car and you should go just as fast or faster. And we are talking about parts swapping, not to the Nth degree engineering here.
I'm not a fan of DSG, but it does make a car quicker. There are a lot of high end exotics that are faster with them than without and are easier to drive everyday too.
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I think the issue here is that you can't just bolt some of this stuff on, at least for the price. $75k may seem like a lot but you do need to account for all of the time and custom development work it takes to update the older car. Retrofitting TC and ABS is not easy and/or cheap. Nor are all of the body/chassis mods that need to be made to fix wacky weight distribution and suspension design. At some point it will probably be a 2nd gen by VIN and body only.
IMO the new Z is not a bargain but you can't build a similar car for 75k.
And just curious, why all the DSG hate?