The feud, an exercise in marketing and mechanical engineering

[flappist]

Reading some of the current literature about the impending coyote I have been thinking back over the last 10 odd years of the "feud"

HSV make a vehicle CLUBSPORT, Ford make a similar vehicle T Series then suddenly HSV release a "hero" model GTS that is much dearer (50%) and quicker that sells is very limited numbers but gives them the 400m crown (which is all that is important in school yards and public bars)

GTS rules until a few years later when CLUBSPORTs and GTs are getting as quick as a GTS and Ford release the F6 which much to the annoyance of Holden (and Ford V8) enthusiasts takes the crown.
Suddenly (well after an aborted first attempt) HSV release the W427 for a mere 100% more grabs it back.

The W427, the quickest and most powerful Australian produced sedan.

For how much longer.......

The W427, 640Nm and 375Kw, truly an inspiration but it does have one "tiny" flaw, it is naturally aspirated.

The F6 has demonstrated very convincingly how a smaller engine developing a much lower maximum power but demonstrating a long flat torque curve can outperform much more powerful N/A vehicles.
Just ask any LSx or BOSS owner what they thing of the F6, just don't do it near children....

In a short while the new S/C V8 powered FPVs will appear. The initial model is "only" 330kw and 600Nm but I suspect it will, like the F6, demonstrate this 600Nm for a significant part of the rev range. There are also rumors of a GT-HO with more power and torque.

Now the question........

What do you think the odds are that the standard GT will be not only quicker than the current HSV range and F6 but in fact quicker than the W427?