Muscle Car

After having read the Car and Driver article comparing the Pontiac GTO to the Ferrari GTO do you think it was written honestly? If so, what type of effect did this story have on the general cay buying public? Do you think that it actually helped to sway people into buying a brand new type of car? If you do not think it was written honestly, what parts of the story do you think were maybe misleading. Why do you think the authors decided to do that? Do you think the article had any part in developing the popularity of muscle cars?

Just as a place to begin the following two passages can be found in the Car and Driver Review.

“We should also point out that our test car, with stock suspension, metallic brakes and as-tested 348 bhp engine will lap any U.S. road course faster than any Ferrari street machine, including the 400 Superamerica. Not bad for an actual delivered price of 3400 dollars.”

and

“The Ferrari GTO is a racing car that costs upwards of $20,000 dollars new. Therefore we are not surprised that it will go around a road racing circuit several seconds faster than our Tempest GTO.”

*** Please note that your answer should be at least 250 words and should answer all portions of our question. ***

ARTICLE:

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1964-pontiac-…