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Originally Posted by Martinjlm

I’m not at all surprised. Even though Ford touts it as being “all new”, it is the same platform as the S197 and S550 with modifications. The modifications add mass.

It was originally supposed to have an all new platform, but…money. Reducing weight is near impossible without significantly changing the platform like GM did going from Zeta (5th Gen) to Alpha (6th Gen), dropping hundreds of pounds in the process. Instead, Ford had to address some of the handling issues of S550 without the benefit of a new platform. That means adding content and that means adding weight. Haven’t driven a DarkHorse yet, but from reports I’ve read and viewed, it sounds like performance has improved, so the added weight is at least with purpose.

Agreed. A lot of S550 owners were adding aftermarket bracing so sounds like the DH just added those braces right from Ford. We were lucky to get the Alpha platform… big improvement over Zeta!