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Old 09-18-2015, 07:35 AM   #464
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Originally Posted by rayhawk View Post
Well it is complicated. The weight loss of 294 lbs on the V6 is even more impressive than the loss on the V8, and the turbo 4 comes in at 3339 lbs, which you have to admit is surprisingly low. Now the SS does come with a cast iron rear end, the 5th gen SS was aluminum. I am sure there are other examples of where they chose durability and performance for the SS over weight savings, so overall I say they did a great job keeping the weight as low as they did.
That's interesting. I wonder why they felt the need to have a cast iron rear end when the 5th gen SS had an aluminum rear end. The aluminum rear end would of had to be a good bit lighter and would of made the weight savings even better.

With that said, at least the weight is in the right spot. Down low and in the back.
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