02-16-2009, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Crash
Ever been in a Porsche? There's nothing but a seat a wheel and some gauges. The Ruff Porsches don't even have door handles. They have pull strings! Believe me, the Cayman doesn't weigh anything because their is nothing.
That's already a stripped car that weighs 2900. You think Mazda is going to come out with a stripped car that they can sell? Especially thinking they can get the car down to 2650!!!??? HELL no!
That car is going to break 3100 EASY! The ZR1 is almost all carbon fiber and it weighs more than 3200 Lbs! AND IT'S A RACE CAR!!!! No way the RX-7 is getting close to 2650.
My Solstice weighs in at exactly 3000 Lbs with 1/2 a tank of gas. And there's almost NOTHING to that car. I'd be VERY impressed if Mazda can produce a car that weighs even 2900Lbs straight from the factory.
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??? I said the RX car would be 2650 + 200 or 300 pounds with the new safety regs, bringing the car to a 2850-2950 pound weight. The Cayman is definately not a stipped car! GT3 RS= stripped, Cayman, no....
As 370sed stated, look at the RX8; it weighs 3050 now and it is have all the new safety features. Take out the rear seats, shortened the chasis and you could easily drop 150-200 pounds.
Lastly, the ZR1 weighs more like 3300 pounds, the Z06 weighs 3130. Even still, what weighs them down the most? THEIR ENGINE!! The Rotary cars chasis weighs about par with most other sport cars; their savings come from the wieght of the Rotary engine versus a piston engine. Put a 2 Rotor in a ZR1 and watch the weight come down at least 300-450 pounds if not more.
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