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Originally Posted by enkeivette
Who cares about weight? It's all about power to weight ratio. Ever heard of a Lotus Elise? The car with a Celica engine that can own a Viper.
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Actually, a car with the same power to weight ratio but lower total weight will almost always out perform a car with the greater weight. This is why cars with relatively low power to weight (like the Elise) will eat up much more powerful cars in relative terms; the simply can carry far more speed through corners. Of course there is a lot to do with the balance of the chasis. But more weight means more inertia, means greater resistance to change in direction. This is why I think if the next generation Vette has a smaller engine with less power, but comes in at say 2,400 lbs with the same total power:weight as the current Vette, it be a major improvement.