Ferrari Mailing List: Weight of Modern Sports Cars

[LarryT (l02turner]

Howdy - 
    Was watching a program about modern sports cars and the said the doors were 
steel but most of the rest of the body panels were carbon fiber which kept the 
weight down to a "lean 1660 Kilos" - *lean* ?  isn't that roughly 3500#s - I 
know 580hp can help power to weight a lot but that seems like a lot of weight 
(a Lambo was being discussed) for a sports car.

If CF is used extensively where is all the weight coming from?  I *assume* the 
engine is some exotic light weight stuff - as is the tranny I woul think.  Yet 
it weighs what a  90s MB E Class did (IIRC).  

I'm pretty sure this is common - using weight saving mat;s and ending up with a 
car still over 3000 #s.  

Just goes to show - the most important number to use when discussing new/old 
cars is power to weight - my 66 MGB weighed around 2000#s with 95hp for a P-W 
of 21#'s / HP - and while the acceleration wasn't earth shaking it still made 
fo a fun car to drive.

Anyway - I guess EPA and safety stuff makes for some heavy add-ons

Sincerely,
Larry T  (74 911, 91 300D 2.5T)
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