Lightweight V8 coupes?

[ZackM]

Lightweight V8 coupes? The 2005 V8 Vantage or the Jaguar F-type are not lightweight. Corvette neither.

What's out there? A lightweight sports car with a powerful V8 is probably the most fun to be had. Specifically if it's a manual.

To be lightweight we are probably talking 2 seats I would guess.

[T6 vanman]

Arial Atom V8 ……. Difficult to find for sale

[ZackM]

T6 vanman said:

Arial Atom V8 ……. Difficult to find for sale

They made a coupe of that?

[xstian]

What do you class as light weight? There's a lot of difference between a modern car and a car over 20 years old.

[jeremyc]

TVR Cerbera.



Marcos Mantis



Ferrari 328, 355, 360, 430, 458, 488 ..., or perhaps F40.

McLaren (any)

Ford GT40 or GT.

Koenigsegg (any)

Morgan Aeromax

[TR4man]

Yes, a TVR Cerbera is the correct answer.

[TR4man]

Jeez, that Marcos is one ugly car!

[mac96]

TR4man said:

Jeez, that Marcos is one ugly car!

not really an improvement on the 1970 version is it?

[ZX10R NIN]

TVR Cerebra

[samoht]

Some people stick V8s into RX-7s to try and solve this problem (c. 1275kgs or so).

[ZackM]

xstian said:

What do you class as light weight? There's a lot of difference between a modern car and a car over 20 years old.

True. And I was indeed talking about more modern cars. This is the reason I brought up the Vantage and F-type. That's about the age range.So yes 20 years and younger we could say. I know older cars will be lighter. They had nothing in them compared to more modern cars.

What I would class as lightweight? Something at least under 2800-2900lbs or so.

[robbieduncan]

ZackM said:

What I would class as lightweight? Something at least under 2800-2900lbs or so.

That’s 1300kg. Find a modern coupe with any engine that weighs that! A BMW M2 (hardly a huge vehicle) is 300Kg too heavy!

[ZackM]

jeremyc said:

TVR Cerbera.



Marcos Mantis



Ferrari 328, 355, 360, 430, 458, 488 ..., or perhaps F40.

McLaren (any)

Ford GT40 or GT.

Koenigsegg (any)

Morgan Aeromax

I meant without going that old.

McLarens, ok. But who can afford them? And some of them are not that lightweight. P1 weighs 3400lbs.

[ZackM]

robbieduncan said:

That’s 1300kg. Find a modern coupe with any engine that weighs that! A BMW M2 (hardly a huge vehicle) is 300Kg too heavy!

A modern coupe with any engine that weighs that? I give you the Alfa Romeo 4C. 2000lbs to 2300lbs depending on the version.

And of course the Lotus Exige, Alpine A110 too. You said any engine.

But well yes, hence the thread. I tried thinking of some and couldn't really come up with much. There is the new TVR Griffith, if it ever comes out. It is supposed to be around 2750lbs.

[robbieduncan]

ZackM said:

A modern coupe with any engine that weighs that? I give you the Alfa Romeo 4C. 2000lbs to 2300lbs depending on the version.

And of course the Lotus Exige, Alpine A110 too. You said any engine.

But well yes, hence the thread. I tried thinking of some and couldn't really come up with much. There is the new TVR Griffith, if it ever comes out. It is supposed to be around 2750lbs.

Are they Coupes or sports cars?

[cerb4.5lee]

TR4man said:

Yes, a TVR Cerbera is the correct answer.

V8+1180kg+manual gearbox=

[cerb4.5lee]

robbieduncan said:

ZackM said:

What I would class as lightweight? Something at least under 2800-2900lbs or so.

That’s 1300kg. Find a modern coupe with any engine that weighs that! A BMW M2 (hardly a huge vehicle) is 300Kg too heavy!

I think the Toyota GT86 is around 1200/1250kg...they did forget to put a decent engine under its bonnet though!

[ZackM]

robbieduncan said:

Are they Coupes or sports cars?

Well they are both. Most sports cars have a coupe body shape. Unless they are convertibles.

[ZackM]

cerb4.5lee said:

V8+1180kg+manual gearbox=

The Cerbera is nice car. But it's an older car. Many coupes of that era tend to be lighter. Being a TVR it also has nothing in it and is made of fibre. So even if it wanted to be heavy it wouldn't have where to draw the weight from.

[sparkythecat]

Morgan Aero 8 Coupe
1180kg
4.4L V8 engine.