Power to weight ratio of your car?

Brycheiniog · 5 Jul 2011 at 08:45

Sylva Fury

180BHP/600kgs = 300 BHP/ton

LizardKing · 5 Jul 2011 at 08:53

Mitsubishi GTO MR ~1690kg 300bhp - 177bhp/ton

I'm amazed how Mitsubishi managed to make the GTO/3000gt so heavy

Conscript · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:00

MX5 NC 2.0 Sport (Soft top)
160bhp / 1.095
= 146bhp/ton

dwarf · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:01

MR2 n/a

180bhp/1200kg = 150bhp/ton

I need a turbo

Jonnycoupe · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:08

80bhp/0.84 = 95bhp/ton

Honda Insight

sovietspybob · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:09

Blobeye Impreza STi - 183.17 BHP/Ton

265BHP - 1470KG

I need to start tuning it

My last car actually had a better ratio but the new car feels a lot faster everywhere

Integra DC5

232HP - 1180KG
199.77 BHP/Ton

PMKeates · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:18

sovietspybob said:
My last car actually had a better ratio but the new car feels a lot faster everywhere

It's all about the turbo torque. Similarly, the 535d feels faster in every day use than the contentiously high power to weight ratio suggests, assisted by the fact it produces around 200 HP at just 2000 RPM.

DM · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:23

PMKeates said:
It's all about the turbo torque. Similarly, the 535d feels faster in every day use than the contentiously high power to weight ratio suggests, assisted by the fact it produces around 200 HP at just 2000 RPM.

This.

Thats what makes them feel fast all the grunt low down.

DRZ · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:29

~150bhp/tonne for the S Class, ~140 for the MX-5.

S-Class feels vastly quicker than that would suggest though, especially compared to the MX-5.

Cosimo · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:31

BMW F10 550i - 212 bhp/ton

402bhp/1905kg

Wayne~ · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:31

Panda 100Hp

100/975/KG

So around 100

DM · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:32

mine is 621/2.5 so i got 248bhp

DM · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:33

DRZ said:
~150bhp/tonne for the S Class, ~140 for the MX-5.

S-Class feels vastly quicker than that would suggest though, especially compared to the MX-5.

Thats because again in the S class its just a smooth woosh of power, the best delivery if you ask me.

Cryfreeman · 5 Jul 2011 at 09:38

XR2 Evo killer was around 300bhp/ton

The less fun Evo was about 360

ThomP · 5 Jul 2011 at 10:22

BMW 330ci 154hp per ton, (231/1.5)
Mini Cooper, 183hp per ton, (110/0.6)
Vaux Astra 2L Diesel, 70hp per ton (98/1.4)

Vita · 5 Jul 2011 at 10:26

Toyota Yaris T-Sport;

105 bhp

Mass - 963 kg (2119 lbs)
Power to Weight ratio - 109 bhp/tonne
Power per litre - 70 bhp/litre

Skeeter · 5 Jul 2011 at 10:26

Clio 172 - 150.4bhp/Tonne (167bhp/1110kg)

Hxc · 5 Jul 2011 at 10:32

MX-5 - 119bhp/tonne (115bhp/959kg)

Skeeter · 5 Jul 2011 at 10:37

alexisonfire said:
Clio 182 modified 182.73bhp/tonne (182/1.01)

With the new seats and remap it should be 193.78/tonne (185/0.97)

Where'd you dig up another 8bhp from? The stock 182 figure is 176bhp.

TomO · 5 Jul 2011 at 10:37

E55 - 553/2.03 = 272bhp/tonne
200sx - 311/1.27 = 245bhp/tonne