What's your power-to-weight ratio?

[GravelBen]

What sort of power-to-weight ratios do your cars have? And what ratio would you like to have?

My Legacy:

155 bhp / 1330 kg = 116.5 bhp/tonne


That STi Impreza I'm being tempted by (see trademe car thread for details):

280 bhp / 1200 kg = 233.3 bhp/tonne



So how much can you beat me by?

[Kylie]

...Not by much !! Ok the Audi doo deee 115bhp/ton and Esprit 167bhp/ton, all and all very slow by todays stds Ask me again this time next year when there may be new toys in the garage

[Esprit]

Elise is 135bhp and weighs about 690kg making 195bhp/Tonne

Forthcoming Exige will be 192hp and about 760kg making 252bhp/Tonne

Exige will then go on a diet to improve this

Edited by Esprit on Wednesday 20th June 03:00

[RobDickinson]

Think the forester will be around 100bhp/ton lousy...

[Kiwi XTR2]

180 bhp / 450 kg = 400 bhp/tonne

Richard Hammond will give you a higher figure

Although the moment I get in that drops to 327 bhp/tonne



Bugger the diet . . . time for a power upgrade

[jamieheasman]

Those 'busa engines don't seem to mind a bit of booooooost.

[Kiwi Carguy]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

180 bhp / 450 kg = 400 bhp/tonne

Richard Hammond will give you a higher figure

Although the moment I get in that drops to 327 bhp/tonne



Bugger the diet . . . time for a power upgrade

Perfect upgrade Graham http://www.trademe.co.nz/Sports/Exercise-equipment...

[Kylie]

All I can say is....... the day you dont fit in the car or look in the mirror and see this, its time to swap the shiny shoes for sneakers!!!!

[peterpsg]

Don't know if mine counts anymore as I've pretty much sold it, just waiting for a deposit from the buyer...

509 BHP / ~1040 kg = 489bhp/ton

I'd really like to have a go in one of the TT versions of the GTR that are around now, i.e. one with > 1hp/kg...

[Wedgepilot]

For the MR2, it's 130bhp / 950kg = 136.8

For the scooter, it's 4.5bhp / 65kg = 69 With me on board, that drops to 30

[Kiwi XTR2]

peterpsg said:

Don't know if mine counts anymore as I've pretty much sold it, just waiting for a deposit from the buyer...

509 BHP / ~1040 kg = 489bhp/ton

Of course it counts !!!

Now cancel the sale and ship it home.

[HTSD]

115 BHP/tonne (150 BHP in 1300kg)... about 210 Nm torque in a very flat curve... I wouldn't mind more power but there isn't much point if I can't get on the track. Not to mention the fact that I would be throwing away another couple of grand on stamp duty if I changed... good incentive to modify what I have!

[Kiwi XTR2]

HTSD said:

115 BHP/tonne (150 BHP in 1300kg)... about 210 Nm torque in a very flat curve... I wouldn't mind more power but there isn't much point if I can't get on the track. . .

Wash your mouth out with soap.

I still have fun . . . 3 seconds at a time.

[HTSD]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

I still have fun . . . 3 seconds at a time.

I hope you buy her breakfast in the morning.

[driverrob]

My GTO TT about 194 bhp/ton
Wife's MR2 about 174 bhp/ton

[Kiwi XTR2]

HTSD said:

Kiwi XTR2 said:

I still have fun . . . 3 seconds at a time.

I hope you buy her breakfast in the morning.

She's a thirsty girl and doesn't hang around that long.

[Kiwi XTR2]

driverrob said:

My GTO TT about 194 bhp/ton

Holy Cow

Does it have a depleted uranium subframe? I thought GTO TT's had about 380 horses?




Edit: What's Unranium?

Edited by Kiwi XTR2 on Saturday 23 June 11:44

[driverrob]

About 310 bhp unmodded but add air.co, AWD, 4WS, turbos, intercoolers, extra pipes, active suspension and exhaust and it's about 1600 kg empty!

[iain a]

The Caterham is about 450 bhp/tonne.. but unlike Caterham's R500, mine has torque too.... top fun!

[dejoux]

BMW is about 146 hp/tonne

My hopefully next purchase is 308 hp/tonne