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Originally posted by PA_SVX
I think the two of you are dancing around the same tree, just in different directions. ford made the rustang as light as it could (before the 71 monster barge, or was it 70) as the motors were not as good as Mopar and GM. The Mopars were notorously heavy and well built to stand up to the heavy engines and drivelines. The 727 Torqueflight behind a 426 Hemi is much stronger then a C4 equipped 428 SCJ. The Charger was also a heavy midsize car (B body) compared to the rustang. A Cuda/Challenger body was lighter then the Charger. It's like comparing a Camaro to a Chevelle/4-4-2/Gran Sport.
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Now that's a good point. If you are going to compare the mustang to any chrysler, it should be the Challenger. Even that's a tad bigger, but comparing the little mustang and even the camaro to a Charger? My god...the Charger was a concrete barge. It needed the Hemi just to move. The Camaro and Mustang were much smaller, lighter cars. Thus the reason they were produced with much smaller engines. They didn't need the insane power. However once they figured out that that insane power wasn't necessarily a bad thing, that's when life got good. Ever drive a Camaro with a 427? Or even better, the ZL-1 454? Those were machines that I don't think god accounted for when he created man.
Also I think it's weird no one mentioned this, but the cars in that movie were prepped for the chase scene. Both the charger and mustang were given heavy duty suspensions and tires to handle the landings and road imperfections. Considering the significant extra weight the Charger had behind it, it's no suprise it faired better.