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Weight??????

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#1 ·
I have a HP/Torque calculator.... about how much does an SE 4dr with a Zetec w/ 5speed mtx weigh?????
 
#7 · (Edited)
how are cars "portly" if they weight 2160. Last i checked a light car was anything under 3000 lbs, the elise is like a go kart at 2100 lbs. And the ZX3 is no where near 2160 lbs, more like 2550-2750 lbs.
That number in the door jam is the gross weight that the vehicle can carry i believe (havent checked into much but it certainly isnt the vehicles total weight).
If they actually did weight 2160, a regular zetec would run mid 15's, an SVT would run high 14's and my car would run damn near the low 14 second range in the 1/4 mile.

Alan
 
#12 ·
Ford Release these figures in the UK

Kerbweight 1217kg(2683lb) (#Represents the lightest kerbweight assuming the driver at 75 kg, full fluid levels and fuel levels, and subject to manufacturing tolerances and options, etc)

minus driver 1142kg (2518lb) and thats still with full tank of fuel.

Performance Calculator at www.letstorquebhp.com
 
#16 · (Edited)
If you're reading the door sticker weight, that's GVWR.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.
That's the maximum your vehicle can weigh with a full complement of passengers and "stuff" in the trunk or hatch.

ZX3 is ~2,600lbs give or take.
Sedan has got to be pretty close to that.

Got a waste dump near by?
You can usually see your car weight when you roll over the scales.
Or, pull into a closed weigh station.
Sometimes, they will leave the scales turned on, so you can see your weight.
 
#17 ·
WD40 said:
ZX3 is ~2,600lbs give or take.
Sedan has got to be pretty close to that.

Got a waste dump near by?
You can usually see your car weight when you roll over the scales.
Or, pull into a closed weigh station.
Sometimes, they will leave the scales turned on, so you can see your weight. [/B]
That is what I do. I weigh my car at the local recyclers scale. Pull up on it, look over and see your weight, wave at the scale operator and drive off. Do this too often and they might start throwing aluminum cans at you.

The last time I weighed my zx3 it weighed dead on 2600 (with my body weight subtracted) and with 1/4 tank of gas and all the normal junk in a car. My car is at the light end of the average for the Focus. An SVT weighs about 300 lbs more, I'm not sure where the sedan fits in. Go find yourself a scale and weigh it, it's the only way you'll ever really know.