Power to weight ratio of your car?

Not quite as impressive as some of the other bikes here, but 130 RWHP 280Kg (wet, fully fuelled inc. rider & gear)

464HP/tonne

Which still isn't to be sniffed at, I think the wet weights of bikes including the rider is fairer seeing as it can be 1/4-1/3 of the weight of the bike (or more if you can't put down the cake)

ETA VTR 1000 SP1
 
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DM said:
I can have mine mapped to 682bhp they say, thats very tempting :)
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I genuinely think, on a car of such value and with such power, I'd not choose to have it remapped. There are potential issues regarding warranty and it is a relatively modest power gain (around 10%). I suspect it will be really hard to feel like you are utilising that extra oomph, what with so much effortless shove available anyway.
InvaderGIR said:
Rentboy.
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This, and I have also spent the last 6 years working in what we like to call 'automotive business intelligence'. I've worked for several firms that research and analyse vehicle prices, specifications, options/accessories and order logic, used vehicle valuations, total cost of ownership, servicing schedules, parts and prices, vehicle value forecasting, crash repair estimations, new vehicle registrations and sales analysis, used vehicle registrations and sales analysis, new, used and aftersales lead management etc etc. A real mix of everything relating to the analysis of information used to assist in the buying, selling, developing, marketing, maintaining and repairing of new and used vehicles.

I've worked directly with manufacturers all over the world and have been involved in business operations in 50 countries. I'm probably one of the few people around who knows why Danish vehicles have lots of dealer fitted accessories and can draw you a curve representing Irish new vehicle registrations across a calendar year. It's a very, very niche industry with, outside of general IT/development/support roles, a small network of people working in it. Literally a dozen key people I worked with at my previous employer used to work for my current employer, some of whom used to live in other countries!

I currently work in the international division of one of biggest players in this space - EurotaxGlass's, most famous for printing the Glass's Guide. I have a car dealer as a father, many friends who like cars and, of course, an interest in cars myself. My life is quite sickeningly car-centric!
 
Toyota Camry Hybrid - 119 bhp/tonne.

The Hybrid is a bit heavier than the standard Camry, but it has more power so 0-60 is about half a second faster. It's not exactly sports car quick, but I do enjoy surprising idiots who see the "Hybrid" badge and assume it must go like a milk float :p
 
Berger said:
143bhp/ton

Peugeot 306 Rallye.

Weight varys depending on where you take your figure from.
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Things like this confuse me, i only had a 45minute drive in one, but i would say performance was very similar to my 182, but theres quite a considerable difference in bhp/tonne.

The R26R is another example of this. But then again, powerwise theres not much in it at all, its all down to the chassis and cut slicks, so i guess that explains why thats so much quicker.
 
I found that in a straight line the GTi6 would beat a 172/182. Mine felt like it was stupid fast for what it was, my friend in his 172 said I was pulling away quite easily..
 
PMKeates said:
I genuinely think, on a car of such value and with such power, I'd not choose to have it remapped. There are potential issues regarding warranty and it is a relatively modest power gain (around 10%). I suspect it will be really hard to feel like you are utilising that extra oomph, what with so much effortless shove available anyway.This, and I have also spent the last 6 years working in what we like to call 'automotive business intelligence'. I've worked for several firms that research and analyse vehicle prices, specifications, options/accessories and order logic, used vehicle valuations, total cost of ownership, servicing schedules, parts and prices, vehicle value forecasting, crash repair estimations, new vehicle registrations and sales analysis, used vehicle registrations and sales analysis, new, used and aftersales lead management etc etc. A real mix of everything relating to the analysis of information used to assist in the buying, selling, developing, marketing, maintaining and repairing of new and used vehicles.
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I'm guessing thats just a brief sample of the metrics glass use to work out the valuations for the guide ?

Do they produce anything else other than the guide out of interest ?
 
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