GM Selling the Heart and Soul of an Untamed Beast...

Started by Lazerous, February 19, 2009, 09:19:42 PM

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Rupert

#60
February 22, 2009, 09:54:09 PM
Shh!

I have an MG, too. Now all I need is an old SHO.
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the Teuton

#61
February 22, 2009, 11:33:29 PM
When you figure how much this engine is, how much carbon ceramic brakes are, and all of the other cool features unique to the ZR1, it almost seems like the complete car is a relative bargain even at $100k+.
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MrH

#62
February 23, 2009, 01:52:34 PM
Well, keep in mind, you're not just taking a Z06, throwing out the pieces you're swapping out, and buying the new hardware.  The Z06 engine costs quite a bit still.

Basically, you shouldn't look at it as cost of Z06 + cost of the new hardware = building ZR-1 cost.

The Z06 hardware is all worth quite a bit still.
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The Pirate

#63
February 23, 2009, 02:27:01 PM
Quote from: the Teuton on February 22, 2009, 11:33:29 PM
When you figure how much this engine is, how much carbon ceramic brakes are, and all of the other cool features unique to the ZR1, it almost seems like the complete car is a relative bargain even at $100k+.

Buying a car as a 'unit' is always cheaper than buying the parts on their own.  I'll try to find the article, but somebody ran a piece that compared the cost of a Honda Accord bought from a dealership versus the price of buying every single part for the car individually.  I think it was from 2001, so whatever a Honda Accord LX was going for at that point ($22k or so) versus ~$68K for buying all the parts individually. 

And I would think that GM is getting a healthy profit from selling that motor for $21K. 
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