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Originally Posted by syr74
Typical Truth 411 post, if you don't like reality replace it with your own.
Why are you wasting our time discussing things you know nothing about? Do you know what a high end, 12 way powerseat weighs? Do you know how much sound deadening goes in a loaded model like a Taurus SHO? I used to work the development and production of interior pieces on a daily basis and I know all too well what they weigh, obviously you don't. You can knock two or three hundred pounds from the interior of a modern, really well equipped car like a Taurus SHO or even a Buick LaCrosse without even trying hard.
Can you do the same with a Caprice? Maybe, I don't know how loaded that car is in base V8 trim. However, I do know exactly how loaded (or not as it would be) a similar G8 was in base trim, which is why I used that closely related car as a baseline. A base G8 GT with an auto transmissions was an easy 4000lb car and had standard 'luxury' features more in line with what the Interceptor has than a Taurus SHO. You can't shed features that aren't there to begin with.
Throw in the reality that the Caprice is larger than the G8 and there is no way a base Caprice wont weigh more than a G8 because equipment is going to be similar to what a base G8 had and the car is significantly larger.
A 4000lb car that has to gain some weight in the transition to the longer wheelbase Caprice and a 4400lb car ditching a myriad of luxury equipment. It isn't difficult to figure out how this ends.
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Please re-read my post, you list the
exact same Items I said. Yes I know all about sound deadning. I interpret " a few hundred pounds" as 3 or 4 hundred (isn't that what a few means?). Since the sho is a 4350lb car, using your logic it would weight right smack at 4000lbs, Which is wishful thinking, and that is the truth. But I know, you love to spin anything to make ford look better whether the facts are there or not, its cool bro.
edit: Very intresting assumptions you made towards me.