Is it interesting to see (GMs) approach to the latest SS concept?
JC: Is it here? Or haven’t they shown it yet? I’ll be honest with you. We have been waiting for somebody to come in and compete with the Lightning. Editor’s note: This interview took place before GM brought the SS concept onto the show floor at SEMA. A press statement and photos of the SS had been released the week prior to SEMA. PUTC: Do you think you would go to a big-block engine in the Lighting at some point instead of the supercharged SOHC? JC: Why would I? We are going to stay modular, and you know what? We can do everything we need with that vehicle right there. PUTC: If gas prices continue to climb, do you see that affecting any of the SVT product lines that Ford is doing? JC: Well, one thing is, on performance products, efficiency is important. And on all our vehicles, what we are doing is we are imposing a requirement not only to go for peak horsepower numbers, – because I kinda like the high horsepower per liter because that is an efficiency number, and I like big torque num
