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According to a blog entry from Ford tuner Steeda, the all-new Stang is heavier than the outgoing model by 200 to 300 pounds on average. Official specs of the 2015 Ford Mustang haven't been released yet, therefore this kind of info should be treated as a rumor.
Founded in 1988, Steeda Autosports is a tuning company specialized in manufacturing American made performance and appearance components for Ford models such as the Mustang, Fusion, Focus, Fiesta, Edge and F-Series.
Headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, Steeda is currently engaged in developing go-faster and visual enhancing products for the heavily anticipated 2015 Ford Mustang. The Blue Oval offered the tuner 4 pony cars to be extensively used for product development.
In its most recent blog post, the company declared that "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."
Spinning its wheels against the competition isn't really a problem for the all-new model. In case you missed that bit of news, we remind you that both the manual and automatic Mustang GT models get an electronic line-lock system and launch control as standard. As for the 200 to 300-pound (90 – 136 kg) weight gain, we can't really put our finger on that kind of info unless the Blue Oval releases all the official stats of the new pony.
Maybe the Mustang is a little bit heavier than before, but this gain is justifiable if you take into account the more complex rear independent suspension system. Or maybe engineers worked their way around these new, heavier components by shedding weight in other places, who knows?
Wouldn't it be a bummer for the 2015 Ford Mustang to actually weigh almost 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms)?
Headquartered in Pompano Beach, Florida, Steeda is currently engaged in developing go-faster and visual enhancing products for the heavily anticipated 2015 Ford Mustang. The Blue Oval offered the tuner 4 pony cars to be extensively used for product development.
In its most recent blog post, the company declared that "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."
Spinning its wheels against the competition isn't really a problem for the all-new model. In case you missed that bit of news, we remind you that both the manual and automatic Mustang GT models get an electronic line-lock system and launch control as standard. As for the 200 to 300-pound (90 – 136 kg) weight gain, we can't really put our finger on that kind of info unless the Blue Oval releases all the official stats of the new pony.
Maybe the Mustang is a little bit heavier than before, but this gain is justifiable if you take into account the more complex rear independent suspension system. Or maybe engineers worked their way around these new, heavier components by shedding weight in other places, who knows?
Wouldn't it be a bummer for the 2015 Ford Mustang to actually weigh almost 4,000 pounds (1,814 kilograms)?
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