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Originally Posted by Reincarnated
More use of aluminum for one. I know the front fenders are now aluminum, as well as a lot of the suspension components. (including the new IRS) With so much aluminum used in the IRS, it might not be as heavy as you think. It remains to be seen where other light weight materials are used....
Furthermore, it was mentioned that Ford has designed and optimized the S550 chassis with weight reduction and ultra high steel strength in mind. It's widely reported that Ford is working with Boron steel now, and that stuff is amazing...
I know Ford worked really hard looking at every area of the car to cut weight, and have made it a priority to lose weight on all it's car's across the board. I seriously doubt that they are gonna come out with a heavier Mustang than the S197 and I think there are still quite a few surprises left.
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Good analysis. I suspect you are right about more surprises.
I wonder why Ford wouldn't announce the weight of the new Mustang or the performance numbers for the motors. It doesn't make sense that they don't know final numbers yet, nor that they are concerned that they missed their targets.
I also don't think that they are trying to keep Team Camaro in the dark for as long as possible. It's only 4 months before ordering begins when full specs will need to be published.
The only thing I can figure is that Ford's big dog, the F150 does not want the Mustang to steal any of it's thunder when it announces it's promised weight reduction and performance gains in a few weeks.
We should see the Mustang numbers shortly after the big dog speaks.