12-09-2013, 05:37 PM
fiveoh2go Wrote:I had hopes that Ford would scale the cars dimensions back and drop significant weight to align the S550 cars with Fox era ('79-'93) numbers or at least the SN-95/Fox-4 ('94-'04) chassis to get back in the 100" wheelbase ballpark and a curb weight of around 3,200lbs-3,300lbs. The current car (2014 MY) is just too large. Ever since the S197 came out in '05 I've always thought that car would have been so much better if it was 7/8ths scale of its actual size.
The current car is such an enigma to me. It looks acceptably small to me from certain angles (even up close) and too big from others, but overall what I've mostly felt is that its way too tall, so I was glad to see what appears to be a lower roof line here. That may as well help combat what I felt was an overly-massive interior - the one time I was in an old coworker's '13 I felt like I was sinking into the dark cavern that is a 4th-gen F-Body interior.
It looks like its a lower car with shorter overhangs, and the long WB may have been kept for stability, I dunno (see: E36 M3). The current car is what, 3,500 right - so minus 200 (quoted)....if this thing comes in under 3,300 that'd be awesome.
Current: '20 Kia Stinger GT2 RWD | '20 Yamaha R3 | '04 Lexus IS300 SD
Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
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Past: '94 Mazda RX-7 | '04 Lexus IS300 (RIP) | '00 Jeep XJ | '99 Mazda 10AE Miata | '88 Toyota Supra Turbo
My MM Movies - Watch Them Here