The Weighting Game

"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind) 05/20/2016 at 07:26 • Filed to: Weight

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Place these FIVE vehicles in order of LIGHTEST to HEAVIEST. Models are from the ranges of the Cadillac CT6, BMW 3-Series Sedan, Lexus RC Coupe, Hyundai Sonata, and Ford Escape SUV . All have 2.0L turbo 4-cylinder engines. Give me your best guesses and let’s see how close you can get to the correct order BEFORE looking their weights up!

1.) 2016 Cadillac CT6 2.0L Turbo Luxury (265hp, $58,395).

2.) 2016 BMW 328i xDrive Sedan (240hp, $40,350).

3.) 2016 Lexus RC 200T (241 hp, $39,995).

4.) 2016 Hyundai Sonata Limited 2.0T. (245hp, $34,075).

5.) 2017 Ford Escape SE 2.0L 4WD. (245hp, $28,145).

Have fun!

boredalways > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 07:52

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BMW 328

Hyundai Sonata

Ford Escape

Cadillac CT6

Lexus RC200

DasWauto > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 07:54

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Sonata, 328xi, CT6, Escape, RC200t

The Lexus is a fatty, I may have the Caddy and Ford backwards.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 07:59

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I know the Caddy is light, so I wanna say it’s the lightest. No clue on the others.

Wobbles the Mind > DasWauto 05/20/2016 at 08:02

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Yep, only the Ford and Caddy threw you off. Great job though!

DasWauto > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 08:05

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Whew. I know the CT6 is light for what it is so I was a bit worried about the 328xi being heavier despite its much smaller size as it has awd. I’m glad that isn’t the case, for BMW’s sake.

Wobbles the Mind > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/20/2016 at 08:05

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It’s not quite so light. But for a big car, the 2.0T actually makes a lot of sense for its weight.

WilliamsSW > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 08:59

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Sonata, 328xi, Escape, CT6, Lexus? Pretty sure the lightest and heaviest are right, and guessing that the middle 3 are all pretty close

Wobbles the Mind > WilliamsSW 05/20/2016 at 09:20

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Perfect! Keep in mind all vehicles make roughly the same power.

Sonata Limited 2.0T: 3,505 lbs.

328i xDrive Sedan: 3,595 lbs.

Escape SE 2.0L 4WD: 3,645 lbs.

CT6 2.0L Turbo Luxury: 3,683 lbs.

RC 200T: 3,737 lbs.

shop-teacher > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 10:04

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CT6, Sonota, Escape, 328, Lexus

WilliamsSW > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 10:25

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Wow - I realize you posted the HP ratings above, but I would guessed the spread would have been a little bigger. I'm also surprised that the Lexus isn't even heavier...

Milky > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 10:30

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I find it very interesting that the RC weighs about the same and only has 9hp less than my old SC400 with a 4.0 liter V8. I don't think we give new cars enough credit because that's its base engine.

Wobbles the Mind > WilliamsSW 05/20/2016 at 11:09

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Remember that these are the 4-cyl options. You add over 100 lbs with the 6-cyl, and another 150 lbs with AWD. So you can get an RC into the 2-ton club without issue. You can also get the AWD vehicles in a much lighter form as well without losing that power.

WilliamsSW > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 13:17

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Good point - I live up north, where the RWD BMW/Lexus are unicorns. I feel like people think of the RC as a coupe version of the IS, when it’s closer to being a coupe version of the GS, at least weight-wise. Most of the RC's running around Chicago are RC350AWD, and pushing 4,000 lb.

IanZ - limited-slip indifferential > Wobbles the Mind 05/20/2016 at 15:59

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I accidentally saw the Sonata was the lightest, but I didn’t see what came after.

Sonata, 3-Series, CT6, RC, Escape