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Originally Posted by banter
There's no way that the '15 mustang is going to drop 400 lbs from the current. Base curb weight of the Current GT is 3,618 lbs, that'd be 3,200 lbs in the same size car. The price hike would be significant to accomodate such lightweight materials to accommodate this. Especially with it getting an independent rear. The gain of 100 lbs is much more believable and like many have said, Ford would be touting the weight loss if it was a thing.
The new design is definitely polarizing. I've heard a lot of non-mustang fans raving over it and a lot of mustang fans hating it. Personally, I like the current design a lot more, but I've yet to see the '15 in person so I'm not committing to my judgment just yet. I'm curious to see how much hp Ford tweaks out of the ole 5.0 since the '16 Camaro will inevitably have the new LT1 with probably around 450hp (judging the hp difference by the difference between LS3 corvette numbers and LS3 SS numbers).
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I agree with your weight assessment but stranger things have happened. Nobody thought there was a chance in heck of the GT500 showing up with 662HP, and then the ZL1 spanking it on just about every road course with an 82HP deficit.