The engine is slightly lighter. The front end support/grill is made from carbon fiber. The non-R wheels are probably a few pounds lighter per corner. I'd imagine they saved some weight with the exhaust system. Also, they could've removed some sound deadening.Where are they finding ~100lbs. to lose versus the GTPP? thePill, any insight?
Also aluminum knuckles and lighter bearing assemblies I believe.The engine is slightly lighter. The front end support/grill is made from carbon fiber. The non-R wheels are probably a few pounds lighter per corner. I'd imagine they saved some weight with the exhaust system. Also, they could've removed some sound deadening.
Also aluminum knuckles and lighter bearing assemblies I believe.
Yes and probably worth about 10lbs total, which in the grand scheme might not sound like much but will make a huge difference when actually driving being that the knuckles are unsprung weight.
Add that to the wheels on the 350 being lighter than the standard GTPP and that's a considerable amount of less heft the suspension has to shock and dampen...
Also no real interior. No AC, no back seat, no real stereo. No AC has to be damn near 70lbs.Where are they finding ~100lbs. to lose versus the GTPP? thePill, any insight?
That's the 350R.Also no real interior. No AC, no back seat, no real stereo. No AC has to be damn near 70lbs.
does that R have the electronics package on it?I just pulled up the actual invoice for the 2015 GT350R that we're getting at the dealership I work for and it shows a shipping weight of 3566 lbs, so your theory is wrong, sorry to say.
Don't know for sure if the standard GT350 wheels are lighter than the GT/PP.
It's purely bragging rights. Ford has to win one of these battles eventually. It seems like chevy has one upped on every model run.Some people spend a significant chunk of time worrying about or speculating about a comparison between the gt350 and the z28. Nothing wrong with that! However both cars have performance capabilities that so far exceed my personal skill set that it's pretty much irrelevant in my little world. I know that on very rare occasion I may push my gt350 to 80% of it's abilities. At which time I will be exceeding my driving by about 10%.
If the Z28 is a slightly better car, that really won't affect the big, fat, giant, poop eating grin plastered across my face!!! If you are a highly skilled guy who tracks your car and are likely to run up against other really skilled drivers with z28's I get it! For me, I'm a mustang guy. This is, in my opinion, going to be the best mustang to date. Happy Happy!
Why would the manufacturer care what fuel a dealer added? The computer detunes the engine as necessary for the fuel. Any enthusiast who cares about the weight of a car or modding a car is going to put the right fuel it in once they get it.It is also worth noting, actual and honest fuel levels dictate. I have seen previous Invoices list the exact amount of gallons added to the car being shipped as well as cost of that fuel.
The GT350 above had $40 in fuel added. Are GT350's shipped with fuel? Maybe to stop dealers from adding in cheap 87.
It's purely bragging rights. Ford has to win one of these battles eventually. It seems like chevy has one upped on every model run.
The GT350R is quoted as 130lbs lighter than the GT350 with TP.Also no real interior. No AC, no back seat, no real stereo. No AC has to be damn near 70lbs.
That's the 350R.
The 350 itself is lighter, but we don't really know by how much.
The 350 uses carbon fiber composites in the front end, more aluminum, the engine itself is lighter by metal, the oil pan is a composite material also.