GM has been doing that for a while tho.. helps with insurance too!
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those are much more valuable cars than a cobalt. even car and driver rated the cobalt ss at 205 HP. why would chevy under rate it by 40 hp if they wanted to sell any cobalts. they start at $22,000. who would pay that much for a cavalier replacement vehicle advertised at just over 200 hp. GM would be better off under rating the G6 GTP to sell more GTOs. if the GTP would have been rated at only 200hp i would have gotten out my check book and purchased a GTO instead = more money for GM.-Mike #2 (the self-proclaimed tallest G6 owner)
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Originally posted by blkGTPcoupethose are much more valuable cars than a cobalt. even car and driver rated the cobalt ss at 205 HP. why would chevy under rate it by 40 hp if they wanted to sell any cobalts. they start at $22,000. who would pay that much for a cavalier replacement vehicle advertised at just over 200 hp. GM would be better off under rating the G6 GTP to sell more GTOs. if the GTP would have been rated at only 200hp i would have gotten out my check book and purchased a GTO instead = more money for GM.2009 Panther Black G8 GT
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i dont think it being under rated is crazy, i do think under rating a car by 35 hp (15%) is rediculous-Mike #2 (the self-proclaimed tallest G6 owner)
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you can also think of it this way in terms of marketing... If they under rate the HP then kids who's insurance is sky high already won't be as bad as if they sayd 240HP supercharged!! This car is aimed at kids anyways, plus if I told you that I would give you $10 to mow the lawn and when you finished I gave you $20 you'd be more inclined to do it next time (hence buy another GM)!!Originally posted by ToyzOriginally posted by simplyredwhat do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
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or if it claims 205 hp, i move on and buy a different car. they would lose more money by under rating it by a huge percent bc most people don't research the engine, they read the rating and believe it.-Mike #2 (the self-proclaimed tallest G6 owner)
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Originally posted by blkGTPcoupeor if it claims 205 hp, i move on and buy a different car. they would lose more money by under rating it by a huge percent bc most people don't research the engine, they read the rating and believe it.2009 Panther Black G8 GT
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If your buying a Cobalt SS 80% of the people KNOW what they are buying. Like I said its targeted at a tuner crowd, so anyone whos intentionally buying it for the engine knows what it can do, and anyone whos buying it for looks prolly doesnt care about the engine ne ways, hence why they made an automatic non-supercharged SS!!Originally posted by ToyzOriginally posted by simplyredwhat do you guys think about switching up the teams again?!
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oh well i dont really care bc either way it's no where near as nice as a G6 GTP coupe-Mike #2 (the self-proclaimed tallest G6 owner)
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Originally posted by GTPGuy82that would be bad marketing then...to underrate a car?2009 Panther Black G8 GT
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