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Old 09-30-2014, 03:43 PM   #631
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Originally Posted by campy View Post
A Scion FRS weighs 2700 lbs and a '15 Mustang weighs 3700 lbs. Where is this extra 1000 lbs coming from? Is this thing built on a F450 chassis or something?
The truth is that more cars made today are closer to 4000lbs than to 3000lbs. The FRS is the odd car here not the mustang, and many sacrifices were made to get the FRS down to that weight like a complete lack of sound insulation.
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