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Originally Posted by diarmadhi
All correct.. except for the date.. the latest inside news has the following.
2010 model - body change and slight hp boost to current drivetrain
2011 model - same as 2010
2012 model - same body, but new drive train is introduced (speculated as the 5.0)
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I've seen that info as well, but it isn't accurate. 5.0L V8 will intro sometime during the 2011MY. In fact, Windsor is tooling up for that motor as we speak (and has been for some time)
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Originally Posted by Dragoneye
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The current V6 model starts at 3300lb and change, and that with the boat anchor 4.0L V6 under hood which still uses a cast iron block and which has huge bore spacing making it extremely long. The 3.5L V6 is all aluminum and far smaller overall. Factor in the reality that the platform has reportedly gone on a bit of a diet and weight loss of a couple hundred pounds isn't at all difficult to believe. But, as I said before, this is just a guess.
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Originally Posted by radz282003
Doesn't that car still ride on the Lincoln LS platform the current generation rides on, and isn't that right about 3600 lbs.? If so, how does this car loose a few hundred pounds?...
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D2C is DEW98-derived, but it's already lighter than the older DEW98 platform it sprang from and has been since it's debut. As stated above a current V6 model starts at 33xxlb. Factor in a smaller, lighter aluminum V6 and a weight loss plan for the revised platform and the car should obviously get even lighter content considered.
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Originally Posted by gladiatoro
I thought 2012 is when the all new Mustang appears NEW body and drive train with the 5.0 , the 5.0 will be released sooner me thinks to compete with the Maro and Chally
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You are correct regarding the engines, but the new Mustang wont be here before the 2012CY at the earliest.