Ford Releases GT3. R Curb Weight—Here's What We Think It Will Actually Weigh – News – Car and Driver. Ford has at long last revealed a key Mustang Shelby GT3. R model’s weight. The automaker’s just- revealed 3. ![]() Mustang is promising, especially paired with the coupe’s 5. V- 8. And yet that assumes Ford’s curb weight is accurate; different automakers measure curb weights differently, with some using a full tank of fuel and others not. When we test a vehicle, we fill it with a full tank of fuel before hitting the scales. Seeing as how we’ve tested numerous new- generation Mustangs, we crunched the numbers to put together a clearer estimate of the 2. Mustang Shelby GT3. R’s curb weight—at least until we can get one on our scales. Before we do that, let’s recap our weight history with the new- for- 2. Mustang. The lightest model we’ve tested happens to be a base V- 6–powered coupe with the automatic transmission, which weighed in at 3. Next came the manual- and automatic- equipped turbo four–powered Mustang Eco. Boost coupes, at 3. Finally, quite a few pounds later, we reach the stick- shift 2. Mustang GT, which tallied a beefier 3. That puts Ford’s quote of 3. V- 8–powered Shelby GT3. R model in a rather optimistic position. Or does it? When Ford first introduced the GT3. R—it’s still a GT3. R” package that deletes things such as the back seat, trunk carpeting, radio, air conditioning, and the backup camera—it promised that the special Shelby variant would weigh as much as 1. GT3. 50. Given how we estimate the GT3. GT3. 50. R seems plausible. The R package’s deletion of several large interior items certainly would save weight, but some of that loss would be offset by the car’s standard differential and oil coolers (and customers can order climate- control and a radio if they’re not into the whole hard- core thing). We asked Ford how it arrived at the GT3. R’s official curb weight and were told the car was analyzed with a full tank of fuel and a full belly of coolant, just as we would weigh it. ![]() This Is It: The 2015 Ford Mustang. This engine should offer both a weight and fuel.2015 weight reduction parts and development; It's Moving. But that’s just it—Ford’s number is Ford’s number, and our number will have to wait until Ford sends us a GT3. R to roll onto our testing gear. Hopefully that’s soon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The 2015 Mustang weighs between 3,526 to 3,729 lbs. Learn more information about the 2015 by visiting CJ Pony. ![]()
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