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On track weight is like height in the NBA. A player with the same skills, same strength and same quicks that is taller will perform better. Or in coach speak, you can't coach height. The same things that make a Camaro more desirable than a Mustang dimensionally, make it heavier. If the 5th Gen were built the same way, but 10% smaller it would be lighter than a Mustang. It is closer to 15% bigger. Weight on a race course is almost geometric in effect. Having a larger car running the same lap times a smaller car reflects the excellence of the chassis design.
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