Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Road Hugging Weight

[LS (lashdeep]

" 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. "

Shedding weight from a four door sedan?

If I ever start this thought process or any project involving a big sedan
that can beat Ferraris, kill me quickly.

LS

--- Jonathan Haines <oblioh [at] adelphia.net> wrote:

> 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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