Motor Options for new SUPER car!!!
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twobjshelbys
GT Owner
GTE/LMGT minimum weight = 1245Kg (2744.8lbs).
Carbon fiber, magnesium and titanium body panels are not allowed (exceptions for specialty parts like spoilers and wheels, and a rigid CF cockpit not attached to the frame) so this isn't a source of a diet.
Of course the race car loses all of the fluffy stuff that doesn't contribute to making the car go. No air bags, radio & speakers. etc.
Carbon fiber, magnesium and titanium body panels are not allowed (exceptions for specialty parts like spoilers and wheels, and a rigid CF cockpit not attached to the frame) so this isn't a source of a diet.
Of course the race car loses all of the fluffy stuff that doesn't contribute to making the car go. No air bags, radio & speakers. etc.
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twobjshelbys
GT Owner
And it's all they think about. Specifically they ignore weight:hp or the Hellcat wouldn't be any big deal.
I would think buyers at the expected price point would be a little more sophisticated than that. Heavy cars don't stop and don't turn as well as a lighter counterpart with the same weight/HP ratio. If we are talking Hellcats I agree, if super cars all around performance should prevail.
No mater what the HP, who will bet that production does not sell out.
Magic
GT Owner
My Caterham CSR 260 weighs in at 1360 lbs curb weight. About 40% less than my Heritage! Both are fun cars! :driving::cheers
That is wrong that no one cares about weight, the media and people care about 0-60 and other performance metrics, which quickly flush out weight, especially if there are any curves involved, like the ring, or a magazine / tv show test track etc. And in the weight reference category, a 93-95 RX-7 only weighted 2650 wet with some fuel, and 255 hp.