Power to weight ratio of your car?

[Perywinkle]

Right, got the MK dyno'd and weighed at the weekend.

151.5bhp and 446kg wet = 339.6 bhp/ton

 

[nicRob]

New figure for my Fiat Coupe (remap done), 269bhp, so 205bhp/tonne

 

[Kitejumper]

2005 Volvo S60 T5 with Autotech remap.

Weight: 1486 kg
Power: 321BHP
Power to Weight: 216BHP/Tonne

My 1997 Volvo S70R with a remap and 3 child seats in gets,

Weight: 1429Kg
Power : 280BHP
Power to Weight: 1000/1429.7*280 = 196BHP/Tonne

 

[LiE]

Nice that's pretty damn light for an estate!

 

[Lashout_UK]

1968 Pontiac Firebird 400.

Weight: 1400kg (est.)
Power: 400-450BHP (est.)
Power to Weight: 286-321BHP/Tonne

 

[matt_fsr]

1998 Mercedes C180

Weight: 1350Kg
Power: 122BHP
Power to Weight: 88.7 BHP/tonne


Considerably better than the previous 1.4 Skoda Fabia:

Weight: 1155Kg
Power 68BHP
BHP per Tonne = 57

 

[Jonny ///M]

Nissan Almera Gti

Weight: 1155kg
Power: 140bhp
Power to weight: 121bhp/tonne

Averaging 27mpg on this tank

Old 1.4 Almera si

Weight: 1045kg
Power: 85bhp
Power to weight: 81bhp/tonne

 

[Sparky]

Focus ST

Weight 1400KG [work scales]
Power 318BHP [Jamsport]
227?

maths a little out me thinks

 

[Lashout_UK]

No, that's right!

 

[-Neil-]

Lotus Elise S2 (Honda K20 SC)

Weight - 829Kg
Power - 305bhp

367 Bhp/Tonne

Neil.

 

[CaptainFail!]

Renaultsport Clio 172 mk2 ph2 - recent dyno figure so I thought I'd update my previous estimate

Weight - 1110kg
Power - 177.9bhp

161.7bhp/tonne!

 

[dave_beast]

Upgraded map, gave me 5bhp peak extra

Citroën DS3 - 220bhp - 189bhp/tonne

1160kg and 238lb/ft torque

 

[ahenners]

Some tasty figures on some of the cars in this thread!

Fiesta Zetec S

Weight: 970kg
Power: 118bhp
Bhp/tonne: 121.6

Figures taken from Parkers

 

[acemastr]

970kg for a Zetec S? sounds far too light

 

[ahenners]

970kg for a Zetec S? sounds far too light

It is meant to be lighter than the previous one, although it does seem pretty light. I'll have a look later in the manufacturers handbook to see if that says any different

 

[Spie]

Weight: 1668KG
Power: 612BHP

367 BHP/Tonne

Same as -Neil-'s Elise 2.

 

[pauljen296]

Right then here my figures

Weight: 1395kg
Power: 286bhp

power to weight = 205hp/ton

subaru impreza

 

[MattHep]

Cool thread

Here's my modified Civic Type R EP3

Weight: 1210kg
Power: 246bhp

Power to weight ratio = 203bhp/tonne

 

[ScoobyDoo69]

Weight: 1668KG
Power: 612BHP

367 BHP/Tonne

Same as -Neil-'s Elise 2.

That just shows how quick his Elise must really be

 

[alex24]

This looks like fun.

Ford Fiesta Metal 2012

Weight: 1,045kg
Power: 134BHP

Power to weight ratio: 128 BHP/Tonne

Quite a lot of fun to drive too. Doesn't feel like it needs more power, guess it's relative. Can you even make much use of >200BHP/Tonne on the roads? Not many good places to drive around where I live unfortunately. Commute is dull and traffic.