ZanatWork Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Ford can shave weight, but crash standards and other safety issues will add weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 No doubt it is a superior alternative, but at what point to you say hey, we would prefer to meet weight than use to superior alternative. Ford can say we are going to shave weight from every product when you are unwilling to make sacrifices to actually save Weight, perhaps they did shave weight, but the suspension weighed a tad more than the Blade....so, which is the best compromise?...better performance may have won this compromise.....one area I do wish they focused on more is wheel weight...but seriously lightweight wheels are astronomical price wise...so on gos the benefits vs beancounters that will always be the overseeing authority when it comes to mainstream vehicles...perhaps, and Im speculating, the SVT versions may push the boundaries.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papilgee4evaeva Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 No doubt it is a superior alternative, but at what point to you say hey, we would prefer to meet weight than use to superior alternative. Never, I hope. Saving weight isn't a panacea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Never, I hope. Saving weight isn't a panacea. vehicular design = compromise galore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Never, I hope. Saving weight isn't a panacea. Alfa 4c,,,,,featherweight...damn near unlivable as a day to day driver.....I remember the ferraris I drove that were also featherweights...rocks hitting that non carpeted carbon undercarriage whilst the un-insulated ( albeit glorious sounding ) engine came on cam right behind the ears drowning ANY form of conversation.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30 OTT 6 Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 that's the thing SilverSVT they didn't use the Control blade design they went with an all new IRS design. this is disruptive and made it even more complex to adapt the chassis which is some cases retained the original hard points for the Control blade suspension. To acknowledge that the Scope of the project had changed more than they originally expected, and this added alot of risk to the program. In my opinion, the control blade IRS was dropped from Mustang for the same reason it was dropped for the Fusion... a Lincoln variant. The CB transfers more road vibration/noise to the cabin area through the trailing links. The new integral link doesn't have trailing links for better (less) NVH... something you'd expect from a luxury car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 Aren't they trailing arms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snooter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 its a fat pig..no matter what it isn't they will never rust on the showroom floor..could have been worse i guess and the camoro/challanjer are not exactly super model weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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