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Originally Posted by ssmike
Yea it's strange that Ford would design a new Mustang that is heavier than the outgoing one, especially when they knew that GM would be working hard on reducing the weight of the Camaro!
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Actually...most speculated the Mustang would weigh about the same or more than the outgoing one, so I wasn't to surprised. (Well, many fanboys were thinking they would get a much lighter version) Ford had to add in additional structure, safety equipment, upgraded interior, and larger wheels and that added mass. Camaro basically was already working with all of that. The base Mustang is still around 150+ pounds lighter than a base Camaro, but once you start adding in the options like the comparison above they get closer.
I wouldn't be surprised at all to see a 6th gen "1LE" (if they come back) end up weighing less than the Mustang used in the comparison above.