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minus-squareW98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·3 days ago … I do however, prefer a curb weight under 1500 kg… Why? And don’t you mean pounds?
minus-squareramjambamalam@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoHandling, acceleration, energy efficiency, pedestrian safety, and repair costs are all positively affected by lower curb weight. There’s also a strong correlation between better visibility and lower size. And no, I definitely mean kg.
minus-squareabsGeekNZ@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agokg 1500lb would be ~680kg; that is serious race car territory. Not road legal these days; but a 1975 Fiat 500 weighed 500kg. Many years ago, I had a 1992 Honda civic hatch; after looking it up; weighed 925kg.
Why?
And don’t you mean pounds?
Handling, acceleration, energy efficiency, pedestrian safety, and repair costs are all positively affected by lower curb weight. There’s also a strong correlation between better visibility and lower size.
And no, I definitely mean kg.
kg
1500lb would be ~680kg; that is serious race car territory. Not road legal these days; but a 1975 Fiat 500 weighed 500kg.
Many years ago, I had a 1992 Honda civic hatch; after looking it up; weighed 925kg.