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Originally Posted by MEDISIN
I don't think the slight weight gain is going to impact Mustang performance. Even if they don't do anything with the 5.0, it's going to be an improved overall car. The one piece Ford has been missing is a suitable chassis, everything else is already there. I suspect people will be pleasantly surprised at track performance. Team Camaro is going to really have to do its homework for gen 6, weight savings or not.
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If the timing is still what is being speculated as a 2016, then the homework is done and the test is submitted. Car would be well over 80% done by now to be a 2016 and at this point you aren't taking out any more weight. Die would be as they say, already cast.
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Originally Posted by Bhobbs
I have no doubt it will be a great performing car but the reason the last gen performs so well against the current Camaro has a lot do with the weight advantage. It will have little to no weight advantage if GM doesn't try to make the 6th gen Camaro an ATS with a bowtie.
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Think of it this way. My new SS is about the same size and HP as a CTS V-Sport. It has a lot of bells and whistles that a Camaro doesn't have or didn't have at launch. The CTS V-sport is a far nicer car with a 4 year 50k warranty and a "would you like a loaner car with that oil change, SIR" every time. It can't be a Cadillac even if it is piled with features. As much as I love my SS it isn't a V-sport and it's well over $20,000 less for nearly the same performance. It's the upgrade in materials, service and experience that now make a Cadillac, not technology.