There is still a "hole" in the line-up to compete with the GT350R. The 1LE has the GT350 covered (performance wise we can argue styling and the "value" of the "special engine" but not the performance). Ford will answer the ZL1, I think, with the GT500. The ZL1 is not the GT350R competitor. There is hope, though fading, that Chevy will march out a stripped down track rat Z28 to compete with the GT350R.