Kerb Weight

Kerb Weight

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Lewis's Friend

Original Poster:

1,026 posts

189 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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Hi chaps.

Hopefully an easy one. Where would one find the official stated kerb weight for an S Series?

I know google is your friend, but is it anywhere more official? V5 for example?

Cheers

WotnoV8

212 posts

84 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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According to owners manual dry weight for S1 is 900kg

Lewis's Friend

Original Poster:

1,026 posts

189 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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Cheers for that.

I've seen 987kg banded about online, which seems about right. I just don't want to quote that without some kind of actual backup!

I don't know if there would be a difference between an S1-4?

WotnoV8

212 posts

84 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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My log book (V5) doesn't even state model of car (just TVR) let alone weight.

WotnoV8

212 posts

84 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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" don't know if there would be a difference between an S1-4?"

Would guess they get a bit heavier i.e. Electric windows and mirrors?

zombeh

693 posts

186 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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Wishbones, trailing arms, chassis and steering are all slightly heavier on an s4/v8 (wider track and a couple of extra tubes in the backbone), I'd not expect it to be more than about 10kg though. Bonnet weights probably vary over the years too.

TVR claim the kerb weight for a v8 is 1060 I think.

Lewis's Friend

Original Poster:

1,026 posts

189 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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Cheers guys.

Does anyone happen to have a user manual for an S3 with a quoted weight at all?

Cheers

TVRees

1,080 posts

111 months

Thursday 17th August 2017
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Here's a link to the S3 manual. Also on the useful links wiki.
940kg is actually the same kerb weight as the S1/S2.

http://www.tvr-s-series.net/images/downloads/Betri...

Kitchski

6,514 posts

230 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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And about 95% of the kerb weight in a S1-4 is probably the engine..... hehe

Lewis's Friend

Original Poster:

1,026 posts

189 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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Thanks for the help guys. I ended up quoting 940kg, so hopefully thats right!

phillpot

17,105 posts

182 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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Lewis's Friend said:
I ended up quoting 940kg
Who to?


Lewis's Friend

Original Poster:

1,026 posts

189 months

Friday 18th August 2017
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phillpot said:
Lewis's Friend said:
I ended up quoting 940kg
Who to?
A chap in Denmark. Sadly I'm looking at selling the old Pride & Joy, and he wanted to know so he could see how much registration over there would cost (apparently you need to know kerb weight to register over there!).