The average male in the U.S. is 195 pounds. You have yourself a 2 ton tank now. Hey, at least it's a good looking tank. That Crimson though!
The Mustang has always had a weight advantage over the Chally, Charger, and Camaro. Now, that weight advantage is nearly nothing. I'm not even sure it will be faster than a 2012-2014 GT.2 tons that moves pretty damn fast.
Have you seen the 1/4 mile thread? They ran a 12.0 @ 117mph in that car. I don't think any other stock GT has ever come close to that.The Mustang has always had a weight advantage over the Chally, Charger, and Camaro. Now, that weight advantage is nearly nothing. I'm not even sure it will be faster than a 2012-2014 GT.
I guess so. It falls right in line with a stock SS. Stock SS did 1/4 mile in 12.3 back in 2016. Seems like modern cars weigh so dang much. When will it stop? When is enough, enough?Have you seen the 1/4 mile thread? They ran a 12.0 @ 117mph in that car. I don't think any other stock GT has ever come close to that.
When the govt stops requiring more sensors and safety equipment.I guess so. It falls right in line with a stock SS. Stock SS did 1/4 mile in 12.3 back in 2016. Seems like modern cars weigh so dang much. When will it stop? When is enough, enough?
That is BS. Plenty car manufactures make lighter yet stronger cars than Mustangs. For it's heft and type, Mustangs have terrible crash safety.When the govt stops requiring more sensors and safety equipment.
If we could do back to just 2 front airbags and 2 side airbags cars would be a LOT lighter. That's what driving the use of things like Aluminum, carbon fiber, and gorilla glass to save weight. It's to make up for the blind spot monitors, auto breaking sensors, heavy, thick ass pillars to support roll over weight.
That is BS. Plenty car manufactures make lighter yet stronger cars than Mustangs.
It's not how much metal they use but rather how they engineer where the metal should be.
Yes the Mustang has gone a bit hefty over the years. I would prefer a 7/8 size Mustang with 500lbs in weight reduction.
Overall they are getting bigger and bigger. That's a fact.And most of them cost much more than the mustang or don't have a heavy v8 in them.
I'm not arguing that. I'd love to see a new 3.0 or 3.5L TT used as an option in the Mustang, the problem there is people that will say "that ain't no mustang!" because its not a loud v8. Fords been able to get 400+ out of the 3.5TT in the SHO since it was released, I think they just know that people will try to rebel against it like they did with the Probe and SVO. They showed a smaller turbo engine could compete with a v8 but Americans just didnt care.Overall they are getting bigger and bigger. That's a fact.
I actually wouldn't mind having a turbo V6 with the same power level yet losing 500lbs from reducing size.
You're funny.The Mustang has always had a weight advantage over the Chally, Charger, and Camaro. Now, that weight advantage is nearly nothing. I'm not even sure it will be faster than a 2012-2014 GT.
Not everything revolves around straight line performance. While it may be able to handle the quarter mile well, the extra weight will be felt in the twisties and braking.2 tons that moves pretty damn fast.