Quote:I don't know this for a fact but I strongly suspect that the live axle is an attempt to keep manufacturing costs down.  It may also be a dated and misplaced homage to the old street cars.  However, I will cede that it should be scrapped for independent suspension.

 

It most certainly is manufacturing costs that kept the live axle on the GT500 and it kind of reinforces my point. You're trying to build a high performance car here, manufacturing costs shouldn't be a factor unless they were unreasonably high.

 

I always suspected the way car companies design muscle cars is by setting a target MSRP and then figuring out how cheaply they can build a car so they can put the biggest, most expensive engine in it.

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