Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Road Hugging Weight

[Jonathan Haines (oblioh]

I wonder if anyone has ever taken one of these big road warriors and  
spent time (and big $$$$$) to remove weight rather than going the  
other way by adding bigger this and bigger that.

Let's see.  we could start by deleting the power seats...

It's probably much more difficult to put the car on a diet than any  
other performance modification.  Gee, do I KNOW that !


Jonathan Haines.




On Sep 28, 2006, at 8:56 AM, Dennis Liu wrote:

> Yeah, I hate excessive weight, which is why I'm excited about the  
> upcoming
> Porsche Panamera, which I suspect will be - by far- the lightest  
> entrant in
> the class.  And also why I like the Jag XJ and the A8, both  
> aluminum bodied.
>
>
> Still, if you want/need the room, you can't get around the fact  
> that you
> need more motor to haul it, then bigger brakes, beefier suspension,  
> etc.
> And more airbags, more sophisticated stereos, etc.  And it all adds  
> up.
>
> I'm still firmly entranced by this custom sedan build by the  
> listmaster of
> the UUC BMW list.  He took an E38 750i, swapped in a 6-speed  
> tranmission
> (from an 850CSi), added brakes and a sport suspension, sport seats  
> and a
> bunch of other nice mods.  Weighs probably around 4k lbs, and will  
> SMOKE a
> Testarossa.
>
> Vty,
>
> --Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Haines [mailto:oblioh [at] adelphia.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 11:41 AM
> To: Dennis Liu
> Cc: The FerrariList
> Subject: [Ferrari] Road Hugging Weight
>
> I guess I don't get it.  BIG sedans that weigh as much the aircraft  
> that
> Clyde fly.  I know it's difficult to find low-weight high- performance
> sedans, but 5000 pound cars????  These are not very much
> fun to drive.  It's like going out with a 200 pound supermodel.
> There ain't nothin' super about it, so what's the point?
>
> If you must, there are just three words to remember:  1965 Maserati
> Quattroporte
>
>
> Jonathan Haines.
>
>
>
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