[Z06] Ignorant 'regular' C5 guy needs to know...
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Re: Ignorant 'regular' C5 guy needs to know... (Sparticus)
The hardtop is lighter than the hatch glass but its also things like no runflats, thinner windshield glass, Ti exhaust, and a few other minor things.
[Modified by C5Longhorn, 10:48 PM 3/31/2003]
[Modified by C5Longhorn, 10:48 PM 3/31/2003]
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Re: Ignorant 'regular' C5 guy needs to know... (Sparticus)
Even the battery is designed to be lightweight (different from C5 coupes/verts). Insulation and carpeting too. Manual passenger seat. Fixed mast antenna. CD changer not factory option. And the "creme dela creme," the LS6!
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Re: Ignorant 'regular' C5 guy needs to know... (WWK888)
Skinnier owners... :D
Course I still have a growth spurt coming my way (I pray!)
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Re: Ignorant 'regular' C5 guy needs to know... (SWCDuke)
As mentioned above, the wheels are a bit lighter, like 3 lbs each. No power passenger seat on Z, either, probably 8-10 lbs or so.
As for the carpet, the front seems to be the same (yes?), but the junk that's in the trunk area can't quite be called "carpet". It's very thin.
It's all a bunch of little things, but they all add up. :cheers:
As for the carpet, the front seems to be the same (yes?), but the junk that's in the trunk area can't quite be called "carpet". It's very thin.
It's all a bunch of little things, but they all add up. :cheers:
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Re: Ignorant 'regular' C5 guy needs to know... (Tracy)
The titanium exhaust and thinner (and smaller for the rear glass/hatch) glass is a large part of the equation. All the other items mentioned contribute as well. :cheers: