I've found the perfect car.

[Darqhelmet]

Did you see that porker was going to weigh 3,249lbs? The Beat is 1,675lbs

Kei cars have extremely specific guidelines for tax purposes in Japan. It’s pretty brutal as far as size, weight, displacement.

 

[Hoji]

Did you see that porker was going to weigh 3,249lbs? The Beat is 1,675lbs

Ratio of 100hp to 1,000 pounds of car. I’ll take it.
Guys at service center tell me there is plenty of room to tune as well. Could get it to 500hp but I don’t know how the engine would take it.

 

[Brains]

Did you see that porker was going to weigh 3,249lbs? The Beat is 1,675lbs

Ratio of 100hp to 1,000 pounds of car. I’ll take it.
Guys at service center tell me there is plenty of room to tune as well. Could get it to 500hp but I don’t know how the engine would take it.

I'm laughing, maybe crying, at your puny weights while slogging around my 4400lb 485hp tank.

 

[pronstar]

3k lbs is unfortunately considered light these days.

There are a few lighter new cars that you’d actually want to drive, but there ain’t many.


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[benenglish]

Peak automotive enjoyment is a Honda Beat. Lightweight, nimble, zebra interior, sounds amazing... Every sportscar made after it is bloated, lazy, impotent masturbation.

You're not the only one who likes it.

 

[robertc1024]

3k lbs is unfortunately considered light these days.

There are a few lighter new cars that you’d actually want to drive, but there ain’t many.


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Mazda MX-5. 2400 lbs, 181 HP. I love mine.

 

[Kar98]

Still rocking my 2011 Scion tC: 3,160 lbs curb weight, 180hp, 2.5 liter, 27mpg, room for me and one other person, and behind the seats its basically a pickup with a lid.

 

[Brains]

We can only dream of the days cars were reasonable weight. Just look at the economy and performance putting modern powertrains in old school lightweight cars.

What's kinda weird to think is even cars we perceived as "tanks" like a 1978 Malibu were barely 3000 lbs. with their iron small block v8's. LS swapped they're like 2800 lbs.

 

[kbaxter60]

You're not the only one who likes it.

That dude(ETA: ?) may want to consider decaf.

 

[IXLR8]

Why has no one mentioned this miracle electric truck? At only 9100lbs it is barely worth a mention. What the new green deal brings to the table.

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[Darqhelmet]

That dude(ETA: ?) may want to consider decaf.

That’s just Doug. He’s a spaz.

 

[Grumps21]

Ugly.

Not. Actually pretty cool

 

[Darqhelmet]

I like the Kei trucks. They are all over the Caribbean. That’s Hondas Acty.

 

[mnpshooter]

I saw this sporty little number in North Austin last week.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I saw this sporty little number in North Austin last week.

With no front license plate, he's just begging to be pulled over....

 

[TheDan]

We can only dream of the days cars were reasonable weight.

Mazda is subject to all the same nanny state regulations as everyone else and they can still make a 2400lb car ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[Brains]

That's kind of the gag isn't it? The auto manufacturers could get the weight down, but so few even try. The ones who try, don't seem to be trying very hard.

I thought it kind of funny GM went on this big rant about finding every extra pound a few years back. Sure, they got the 6th gen Camaro down 175 lbs from the 5th, but we're still talking going from 3860 to 3685. My 4th Gen Firebird Formula weighed in at 3470 at the track and that's after I added weight (subframe connectors, shock tower brace, etc.)

 

[G O B]

impact standards = Heavy.

 

[Brains]

Simpler to not crash in the first place.

 

[pronstar]

Mazda is subject to all the same nanny state regulations as everyone else and they can still make a 2400lb car ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Size = weight
Size, or lack thereof, matters.

The market for tiny little sports cars is extremely small.


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