Hello, in case you want to know, weight of homeland 86 GTi 16V (CIS), it written 968kg unloaded weight. And I have sunroof. But no PS, no AC, nothing power at all (do we need it?). I love how it handIes.
Later, -Nils > Very good point; I wish my GTI came from the homeland! > Hmm, mine's an '87 so I don't have many goodies at all, but the weight adds up. > > If I remember correctly from some early tests of 1.8l cars, > it was at least 0.5 second difference in 0-60; that's a lot. > everythinf else is the same, 0-60 times should be roughly > proportional to weight. Increase weight 1% and the time will go up > (about) 1%. I'm not sure, but I think the weight difference is almost > 200lbs, but I could be wrong. If so, that's getting close to 10% of > the vehicle weight, which is very significant. > > IMO, all else being equal, the GTI will be faster and handle > better (slightly), and I think most here would agree with me. > > Later, > > Lee > _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
