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Vx And Elise Weights

Started by garyk220 , Feb 14 2003 03:57 PM

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#1 garyk220

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Posted 14 February 2003 - 03:57 PM

Bear with me, this might take a while! The general consensus seems to be that the VX is a good 70-100kg heavier than the Elise. There have been numerous posts listing where the VX is heavier. The latest Vauxhall press release states kerb weights of 875kg and 930kg for the 2.2 and turbo, respectively. A recent thread on the Elise BBS quoted the following vehicle weights for owners cars; early S1 700-710kg with no fuel S2 755kg with half a tank S2 780kg with full tank S2 765kg with no fuel and aircon There was no mention of the driver being included in these weights! Anyone know if the weights quoted by Vauxhall are kerb weights? EEC kerb weight is measured with a full tank of fuel, all fluids, spare wheel and toolkit :lol:

and a 75kg driver. If this is the case, the comparable VX weights would be; VX 775kg (875kg less driver weight and approx 25kg fuel) VXT 830kg (930kg less driver weight and fuel) It can't be that straightforward. Otherwise Vauxhall would have pointed this out in their marketing material. I am obviously missing something. Anyone got any suggestions? :unsure:

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#2 Thorney

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Posted 14 February 2003 - 04:13 PM

It seems to be a running joke with Elise owners that Lotus are, ahem, economical with the actual weights of the cars? It would be good to see a like for like comparison assuming the numbers they quote to us are inaccurate of course

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#3 Guest_minus8 (Guest)

Posted 14 February 2003 - 05:00 PM

I seem to remember Ricky had his weighed and posted the results on the Yahoo site. From memory it was about 875kg without driver, and 60:40 R:F distribution. I think there is no doubt that the VX really is 125kg more than the Elise S2. <_<

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#4 Ricky2772

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Posted 14 February 2003 - 06:49 PM

correct. it was 960 with me (70kg) and 30lt gas

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#5 Guest_Weetabix (Guest)

Posted 15 February 2003 - 04:17 PM

From memory I think the bulk of the difference is the power units, the K series being a fair bit lighter, that plus all the creature comforts like ABS / airbags etc

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#6 GF ORCE8

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Posted 15 February 2003 - 07:17 PM

weights without fluids: Elise S2 Basicversion - 736 kg Elise MK1 2000 Basicversion - 726 kg The "Wet-Weight" of the MK2: 774 kg. Difference Speedster vs. MK2: 130kg, including: +60kg powertrain +20kg brake discs and hubs +10kg additional equipment +12kg larger front wheels and tyres +20kg body source:Nick Adams so...you see airbag etc. isn`the problem.. greets GF

Edited by GF ORCE8, 15 February 2003 - 07:21 PM.

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#7 garyk220

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Posted 16 February 2003 - 05:32 PM

Just checked my handbook. The kerbweight is quoted as 945kg, including a 68kg driver, 7kg of luggage and fuel tank 90% full. So the dry weight for the VX should be about 845-850kg. Mystery solved. The press release is not quoting kerb weights after all.