Worst Power to Weight in 2015

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch) 06/29/2015 at 12:16 • Filed to: None

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22.62 Lbs/HP

Yup, in 2015 you can buy a Scion with factory rub rails and the same power to weight as a 90’s Saturn station wagon. A Versa Note is slightly worse at 22.94 lbs/HP, but can you find a car, truck or van sold in the US that does worse than that?

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 12:22

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Not the Mirage! Why? Because lightweight.

thebigbossyboss > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/29/2015 at 12:26

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Still working on my murage rainbow. I got purple, blue, green add white. I need red, black, lesser black and grey before it’s complete.

I spotted a red one while driving but there was no way to get a shot of it.

HammerheadFistpunch > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/29/2015 at 12:27

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Well, you can get a 2000 lbs mirage, and seeing as it only has 77 hp its the new winner at 25.97...that’s 1st gen Explorer bad.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 12:38

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The Spark weighs more and has about the same power.

. . > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 12:39

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The European equivalent of the Scion iM Toyota Auris is available with a 100hp NA 1.33 engine that’s far worse than anything you’ll be getting in the States. 100hp doesn’t sound like a terrible amount of power, but due to the small displacement you need to rev it ridiculously hard to get anywhere and the torque value may as well be in the negatives. A fried of mine has a previous gen Auris with that engine and claims his old 60hp Skoda Fabia felt faster.

Averyrm - GTI YUP > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 12:39

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31.10 lb/ hp. Nissan Leaf SL

HammerheadFistpunch > Averyrm - GTI YUP 06/29/2015 at 12:41

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good one, taking into account the usable power (via the fat torque curve) its still probably a better drive than the Toyota, but its true...lots of lard for little hp.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 12:44

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I had a 2011 Chevy Aveo. 2550 pounds with 108 hp gives you 23.61 pounds per pony.

HammerheadFistpunch > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 06/29/2015 at 12:45

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ooof, Sorry to hear that. I mean I don’t feel THAT bad for you because my current DD is sitting in the 26 lbs/hp range, but at least its not an aveo.

VonBelmont > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 12:59

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Honda CR-V’s have 160-180HP and weigh 3370lbs, which gives you 19-21 pounds per pony.

It doesn’t quite like hilly roads

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 13:11

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Ha ha well I’ve traded “up” from the Aveo to an Explorer. I think I made the right choice but we’ll see how it does in Spain.

uofime-2 > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 06/29/2015 at 14:38

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Was yours a stick?

mine was, yes it was slow by if you reved it out it could get out of its own say reasonably well. The tires however were unadulterated crap although they did match up well to the suspension I suppose.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > HammerheadFistpunch 06/29/2015 at 16:04

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Ram Promaster: 4624lbs / 174hp = 26.58lbs/hp

And that’s just the normal van. If you get LWB or high-roof version it gets worse.

It does improve vastly with the V6 though.

Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? > uofime-2 06/30/2015 at 00:17

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Sadly mine was auto. The wife hasn’t learned that gloriousness that is Manuél Transmissión yet so we got the auto for when she needed it.

uofime-2 > Osiris - I can haz Euro spec? 06/30/2015 at 00:22

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Wow autocorrect destroyed my earlier post!

I can imagine that car being pretty horrible with an auto

SWITAWI > HammerheadFistpunch 06/30/2015 at 17:33

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Holy crap, didn’t realize.

Hell, my ‘08 FJC has just 17.9lbs/hp using the model’s max curb weight spec.

Saracen > HammerheadFistpunch 06/30/2015 at 18:42

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37 lbs per hp.

MarcusBrody > HammerheadFistpunch 06/30/2015 at 22:37

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The LWB Transit Connect Wagon is at 23.5 (3979/169). I suspect that the top trim probably weighs a bit more.

I drove one yesterday. It wasn’t bad at all. I’m considering it.

RazoE > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 09:44

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GOOD. I don’t want a 16 year old kid (Scion’s target audience, which people forget) to drive around in a 250hp turbo AWD wagon. No. I want them in a car with a hamster under the hood, struggling to hit 60 without a tail wind.

RazoE > . . 07/01/2015 at 09:45

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Isn’t it also available with a 300hpish V6? Yikes!

ReforMatt > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 10:55

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Yaris... 106 HP 2458lbs = 23.19 lbs/hp

The Ghost of Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 11:43

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Smart forTwo 33 lb/hp

TheBaron2112 > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 11:55

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THIS IS NOT POWER TO WEIGHT.

THIS IS WEIGHT TO POWER.

LEARN. FRACTIONS.

HippY > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 12:06

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okay, not sold in UK but I nominate my car

Opel/Vauxhall Corsa C 1.0

855 Kg (so light!)=2000 (ish) pounds

58 Hp (well it had while ago)

3 cylinders, 973 ccm

that equates to 33 pounds per horsepower and I love it!

jalopwarg > TheBaron2112 07/01/2015 at 12:10

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Yes! https://www.easycalculation.com/physics/fluid-…

Gonemad > The Ghost of Oppo 07/01/2015 at 12:42

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I’d like to know how the Tesla and Hellcat fare. They have lots of HP, but also lots of pounds... I can’t find the figures for the Tesla D.

The Ghost of Oppo > Gonemad 07/01/2015 at 12:44

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Those Telsas are heavy sumna bitches

Mercedes Streeter > The Ghost of Oppo 07/01/2015 at 12:49

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Funky maths? The 451 smart has a base kerb weight of 1,808 lb and it has a 70 bhp engine. That comes out to 25.83 lb/hp.

Slow is the name of the game with city cars. xD

The Ghost of Oppo > Mercedes Streeter 07/01/2015 at 12:52

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I used gross weight like a dummy

WillyWonka12 > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 13:50

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Mahindra Thar Diesel:

63BHP, 3860 lbs.

61 lbs/ HP.

LongbowMkII > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 15:04

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chop off the exhaust after the cat and you lose weight and gain power! and a headache after 10 minutes of city driving, but that’s normal right?

nafsucof > Saracen 07/01/2015 at 15:39

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Probably has decent torque to weight though

Cristian > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 15:41

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My girlfriend bought a 2015 Kia Forte LX with the 1.8L . 145HP and 2800lbs isn’t bad for some but man it’s slow to me and the shot doesn’t get nowhere near its mpg ratings! Damn you Kia and your deceitful ways!!

Saracen > nafsucof 07/01/2015 at 15:54

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133lb-ft isn’t particularly great.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > HammerheadFistpunch 07/01/2015 at 15:59

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17 lb/HP.....

for Michigan > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 07/01/2015 at 16:12

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The Spark is awful.

MultiplaOrgasms > RazoE 07/01/2015 at 16:21

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Still FWD and most likely automatic.

nafsucof > Saracen 07/01/2015 at 22:04

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17.8 lbs per lb/ft and 133 lb/ft at 0 rpm isn’t terrible though ESP with 2300lbs to tug around a city

FRS is 18.5lbs per lb/ft and only has 151@6600rpm.