Anybody heard anything about what the 2010 'stang will weigh ?? Just curious...

 

I believe they said it would weigh less, but by how much, nobody knows.

 

My guess it'll weigh the same.

 

I agree. Maybe a smudge more with the new equipment, stability control, safety equip, better interior materials and ect.

Unless they went with aluminum suspension component (control arms, spindles, k-member, ect = me dreaming...lol).then I doubt there will be much loss in weight since its still the same car. Couldn't imagine them being able to make it lighter without loss of structural rigidity and strength either. Which is one of the reasons the S197 is such a great car.

 

From what I remember it was targeted to lost some weight (some could be 50-150 lbs...)
but i wouldn't expect a miracle

 

GVW is 4620, per KC's spec. It looks like the car gained a little bit of weight if you compare GVW's.

 

may be a dumb question but what is the gvw rating?

 

Yeah..it weighs.... 4620lbs....

 

GVW is gross vehicle weight. It is the maximum loaded weight of a vehicle (cargo, passengers, fuel & ect.... including it's own weight).

 

From Ford press release

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/17/l...ally-unveiled/

 

Good to hear. Weight gain is most likely just some updated safety features.

 

Edit for not reading couple of posts up.

 

Still a lot lighter than both Camaro and Challenger.

 

I thought the new Camaro SS was in the 3700 lb. range.

 

Curb weight (lb/kg):

3750 / 1705 - LT automatic
3741 / 1700 - LT manual
3769 / 1713 - LS automatic
3780 / 1718 - LS manual
3913 / 1779 - SS automatic
3860 / 1755 - SS manual

 

From my understanding, Ford wasn't going to include electronic stability control, until towards the end of 2009

 

I guess it was ready to go at launch. You can turn it off if that is your concern.

 

I'm not aware of any updated safety features that were mentioned except for stability control, and that is mainly software. I'd think that much of the weight comes from new standard features and options. Some of it is probably from the larger wheels. Generally as wheels increase in diameter, weight goes up as well. The 18" wheels in 2006-09 weighed 14 lbs more (for all four) than the standard 17" wheels, and the 18" tires were 8 lbs heavier (2 lbs each). 18" wheels are now standard on the GT with 19" wheels optional.

 

More insulation was added to dampen and quiet road noise for 2010. So that, plus the Bullitt suspension pieces (strut tower brace), better interior materials, and the bigger wheels should roughly equal the weight gain.

 

Just curious, what does a typical 2005-2009 GT weigh? I had mine on a scale recently and with an empty tank of gas, it was 3280- which seemed low to me.