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Originally Posted by ironworks
The new camaro is supposed to weigh 4000 lbs also. Crazy
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I thought it was lighter than that?
Anyways, I asked a GM engineer about this and he said to blame it on the Govt crash standards and cost. The cheapest and easiest way to make a car safer is to throw mass at it. That's one of the main reason these cars are so heavy.
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"A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for."
See Bad Penny run the cones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GUPPIX-92U
1971 Chevelle Wagon - Roadster Shop Chassis ProCharged Shafiroff LS and lots of yada yada
1968 Camaro - Project Track Rat - 440 RHS LS