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Originally Posted by crysalis_01
Do we have exact weights of the upcoming F-150 yet? Or just vague approximations of "700lb less"?
If not, then Mustang not in any different position as F-150 is; both will be available this fall, both have been said to possibly lose weight, and we as the buying public have no idea what that weight loss may...or may not, be.
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Originally Posted by DGthe3
We don't have an exact weight, but Ford has been saying since January that the new truck will be 'up to 700 lbs lighter' (like in this press release). It would be pretty absurd to make such a claim, and then 10 or so months later when it finally goes on sale for it to be 70 lbs heavier. So it would be a pretty safe bet, in my opinion, that the new trucks are going to be substantially lighter than the ones they replace -otherwise there isn't much point in highlighting the efforts made to reduce its weight. It might be a few hundred pounds, it might be several hundred. But its probably not going to be roughly the same (or heavier).
On the other hand, I haven't seen Ford make a single statement regarding the weight of the new Mustang (heavier or lighter). If there were something worth bragging about, they probably would have done it by now. After all, a lightweight Mustang would be of far more interest to buyers than a lightweight pickup truck. |
I've followed this closely. Ford was more forth coming on their F150, and while I'm not sure if they have released exact figures yet (I mean...how many F150 configurations are there...they'd have to release a book lol) they have said that depending on the model, the truck is XXX lbs lighter. Basically, the larger the truck, the less weight, and yes, they have said the largest models could lose up to 700ish lbs. The small trucks may only lose 4 or 5 hundred. Still damn good.
The Ford trucks were already, trim for trim, a good 250 - 400 lbs heavier than the GM trucks, so now after this update they will be about that much ahead of GM
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Originally Posted by VADER SS L99
Bottom line is that if it gets put on a ATS wheelbase it's going to lose weight. Just FYI the CTS lost over 200lbs by switching to Alpha. I know Zeta and CTS are not the exact same but they are really close. Also for what it's worth the new CTS on Alpha has dimensions of 114.6wheelbase, 195.5 length, 72.2 width and 57.2height. The old CTS is 113.4 wheelbase, 191.6 length, 72.5 width, and 58 height. As you can see the car gained size in many areas yet lost weight. I think GM would have to screw up royally not to drop weight in the 6th gen.
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EXACTLY!!