The Mustang's been the lightest of the available ponycars since the arrival of the Pinto-based Deuce forty years ago, but if a recent blog post by a Mustang tuner is any indication, that advantage might be disappearing.
Steeda is well-respected in club-racing circles for the stellar work they've done with SN197 Mustangs. In a post meant to reassure potential 2015MY owners about parts availability, the company notes that
Our work is cut out for us because unbeknown to most Mustang aficionados (and not "officially" confirmed by Ford for obvious reasons), the 2015 Mustang ended up gaining 200-300 pounds in this remake – and with weight being the "enemy of performance", there are plenty of challenges needed to ensure that the 2015 iteration of America's favorite Pony Car isn't left at the starting line spinning its wheels against the competition.
That is where Steeda Autosports will make a big difference.
Uh-oh. Steeda goes on to state that they will be taking delivery of four 2015 Mustangs in the near future. Presumably they'll put those Mustangs on a scale and see what's actually happened, as will everyone else. In the meantime, expect thousands of anguished comments as the Internet's most experienced forum warriors frantically estimate weight from JPEGs.
from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA
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