TVR kerb weights

[HarryW]

Been thinking recently about TVR their ability to spin facts to their advantage, something Alister Campbelt would be proud of.
I understand that the advertise weights for the 90's cars were
S - 940 kGS
Chim - 1040/75 kGS
Grif - 1060/75 kGS

Anyone have their car weighed, i.e during race prepping or somesuch to prove/dispove the above figures.

Harry

Harry

[FourWheelDrift]

I had my Cerbera weighed once, with about 1/2 tank of fuel.

It came in at around 1250kg (book say 1100kg) but the most amazing thing was the weight was exactly spread between all four wheels (it was on a 4 plate weighbridge)!!!!!!!

[cpearson]

Yeah evo weights a cerby 4.5 at the Brabus factory.It weighted in at 1236Kg. Still bloody light though. IS this another one of tvr's little white lies?? i can't imagine any extra's + fuel weighting that much

[kend]

TVR quote dry weights - so add 1Kg / 1 litre of fuel , and weight of all other fluids etc and driver and the weight quoted seems pretty fair

[cpearson]

fair enough i suppose. i presume all manufactures do that coz it looks better.

[Pies]

I find they are all a bit meaningless when you stick a 14 stone driver in

[squirrelz]

Perhaps the measurementss are done at the same time as the bhp figures - with the engine on a test bench ;-)

[HarryW]

Pies said:

I find they are all a bit meaningless when you stick a 14 stone driver in

Or 14.5 stone , it was more of a generic question as the S is quoted at more than 100Kgs less than a griff or chim and I was running through some power to weight things in my mind .
In particular does a standard V8S have an edge on the griff/chim equivilant, as as things stand its like the giffamaera is carrying an extremely heavy passenger as an disadvantage.
Anyone have the 'true' weights for the vehicles in the original post.

Harry

[shpub]

Pies said:

I find they are all a bit meaningless when you stick a 14 stone driver in

And 15 tons of ally extras.... CDs.... Sat Nav.... etc.
Took about 80 KG of the 520 and got it weighed and it came to the official kerb weight.

It really does become a bit irrelevant when drivers etc are added.

[victormeldrew]

Pies said:

I find they are all a bit meaningless when you stick a 14 stone driver in

Something bikers tend to forget when quoting relative power to weight ratio advantages!