diamondback Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 How does the 2010 V6 Camaro weight 200lbs more than the 2010 V8 Mustang GT??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Five Oh B Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 How does the 2010 V6 Camaro weight 200lbs more than the 2010 V8 Mustang GT??? Camaro chassis started life as a full size sedan chassis for Holden (Commadore) and then Pontiac (G8). Kind of hard to slim down a big car when the underlying chassis is so big. The Mustang DEW-light chassis was derived from the DEW-98 platform which is much smaller/lighter and underpinned the small Lincoln LS sedan, 02+ Thunderbird, and Jaguar S-Class. Starting with a smaller/lighter chassis gives the Mustang a definite weight advantage. Also, keep in mind that the Chevy V6 is a heavy 4 cam motor, while the Ford V8 is a 2 cam motor with smaller/lighter heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedyman Posted March 31, 2009 Report Share Posted March 31, 2009 Camaro chassis started life as a full size sedan chassis for Holden (Commadore) and then Pontiac (G8). Kind of hard to slim down a big car when the underlying chassis is so big. The Mustang DEW-light chassis was derived from the DEW-98 platform which is much smaller/lighter and underpinned the small Lincoln LS sedan, 02+ Thunderbird, and Jaguar S-Class. Starting with a smaller/lighter chassis gives the Mustang a definite weight advantage. Also, keep in mind that the Chevy V6 is a heavy 4 cam motor, while the Ford V8 is a 2 cam motor with smaller/lighter heads. Excellent explanation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamondback Posted April 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Camaro chassis started life as a full size sedan chassis for Holden (Commadore) and then Pontiac (G8). Kind of hard to slim down a big car when the underlying chassis is so big. The Mustang DEW-light chassis was derived from the DEW-98 platform which is much smaller/lighter and underpinned the small Lincoln LS sedan, 02+ Thunderbird, and Jaguar S-Class. Starting with a smaller/lighter chassis gives the Mustang a definite weight advantage. Also, keep in mind that the Chevy V6 is a heavy 4 cam motor, while the Ford V8 is a 2 cam motor with smaller/lighter heads. Thanks, very good explanation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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