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Old 07-19-2019, 02:39 PM   #341
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Originally Posted by DGthe3 View Post
I've seen dry weight quoted a bit with European cars, though in my googling it seems like its normally used for motorcycles.

They'd almost certainly know the curb weight, since they'd have to know much much oil and coolant and such the car needs. So I'd think this is some sort of deliberate choice, the only reason I can think of is because quoting dry weight makes the car seem lighter.

No idea where this puts it relative to other mid-engined cars.
-Acura NSX weighs 3,878 lbs
-Audi R8 weighs 3,715 lbs
-Porsche 911 Carrera S-3,382 lbs

Was trying to compare it to the cars without carbon fiber monocoques.
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