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2020+ Shelby GT500 Mustang
Serious Option to the GT500?
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<blockquote data-quote="Snoopy49" data-source="post: 16252796" data-attributes="member: 138649"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><a href="https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a28437032/c8-mid-engine-corvette-stingray-2020-photos-specs/" target="_blank">Road & Track</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">WEIGHTS & CAPACITIES</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">Dry Weight (lb. / kg): 3366 / 1530</span></p><p></p><p>I would think that dry weight would only be relevant if you were planning to ship a car on a plane or ship.</p><p></p><p><strong>Dry weight</strong> is the weight of a vehicle without any consumables, passengers, or cargo. It is significantly less than the weight of a vehicle in a drivable condition and therefore rarely used. Quoting a dry weight can make a car’s weight and power-to-weight figures appear far more favorable than those of rival cars using curb weight.</p><p></p><p>Fluids in a car include the following:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gasoline, diesel or any other fuel</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Engine oil</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Coolant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Brake fluid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Power steering fluid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Transmission fluid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Washer fluid</li> </ul><p>The difference between dry weight and curb weight depends on many variables such as the capacity of the fuel tank. There is no standard for dry weight, so it's open to interpretations.</p><p></p><p>Over time, most domestic vehicle manufacturers have more commonly used the term 'shipping weight', which refers to the vehicle in as-built, no-option condition. This would <em>include</em> engine oil, coolant, brake fluid and at least some small quantity of fuel, as vehicles have traditionally been driven off the assembly line and these fluids were necessary to do so.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snoopy49, post: 16252796, member: 138649"] [size=3][URL='https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/a28437032/c8-mid-engine-corvette-stingray-2020-photos-specs/']Road & Track[/URL] WEIGHTS & CAPACITIES Dry Weight (lb. / kg): 3366 / 1530[/size] I would think that dry weight would only be relevant if you were planning to ship a car on a plane or ship. [b]Dry weight[/b] is the weight of a vehicle without any consumables, passengers, or cargo. It is significantly less than the weight of a vehicle in a drivable condition and therefore rarely used. Quoting a dry weight can make a car’s weight and power-to-weight figures appear far more favorable than those of rival cars using curb weight. Fluids in a car include the following: [LIST] [*]Gasoline, diesel or any other fuel [*]Engine oil [*]Coolant [*]Brake fluid [*]Power steering fluid [*]Transmission fluid [*]Washer fluid [/LIST] The difference between dry weight and curb weight depends on many variables such as the capacity of the fuel tank. There is no standard for dry weight, so it's open to interpretations. Over time, most domestic vehicle manufacturers have more commonly used the term 'shipping weight', which refers to the vehicle in as-built, no-option condition. This would [i]include[/i] engine oil, coolant, brake fluid and at least some small quantity of fuel, as vehicles have traditionally been driven off the assembly line and these fluids were necessary to do so. [/QUOTE]
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