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CEF11E

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Hi all, for no particular reason other than curiosity I am looking for a list of performance cars and their power/torque to weight ratios.

anyone have such a list?

interested in any/as many as you have or if s0omeone has a site that lists some.

did a fair bit of googling and found none.

just interested as to what else is in the range of

5.75kw/kg..

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Any good with a calculator?

In doing calculations, weight is specified in tonnes (1000kg = 1 tonne); capacity is specified in litres (1000ml = 1 litre); power is specified in kilowatts (kw) and is measured at the engine flywheel.

The weight of a vehicle is the unladen mass specified by the manufacturer for the stock standard vehicle

For example, a V8 vehicle weighs 1382kg with a power rating of 185kw.

Therefore, the power to weight ratio is: 185/1382 x 1000 = 130kw per tonne.

hope that helps :P

Big Rizza Mentor

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I am going to assume you are meaning 5.75 kg/kw not 5.75 kw/kg, since the latter would be the equivalent of a Toyota Yaris with 6,000kw, or a VE Commodore with 10,000kw...

Best bet is Motor magazine - full list of performance cars currently on sale in Australia with their power to weight ratios. I'll chuck some in for an example, for a complete list just buy the magazine!

Sedans:

12.1 kg/kw Audi A4 1.8T Quattro - ouch!

11.5 kg/kw Mazda 6

8.8 kg/kw BF Ford Falcon

8.8 kg/kw VE Holden Commodore SV6

7.5 kg/kw Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX

7.2 kg/kw Subaru WRX STi

6.9 kg/kw BF Ford XR6 Turbo

6.7 kg/kw Audi S4 V8

6.6 kg/kw VE Commodore SS

6.6 kg/kw Maserati Quattroporte

6.4 kg/kw BF FPV F6 Typhon

6.3 kg/kw BF FPV GT

6.1 kg/kw BMW 550i

6.0 kg/kw Audi A8 W12

6.0 kg/kw Chrysler 300C SRT8

6.0 kg/kw Jaguar S-Type R

6.0 kg/kw Mercedes E500

5.9 kg/kw VE HSV Clubsport R8

5.6 kg/kw Jaguar XJR

5.3 kg/kw Audi RS4 V8

5.1 kg/kw BMW M5 V10

4.7 kg/kw Mercedes E63 AMG

Coupes:

10.2 kg/kw Hyundai Tiburon V6

9.7 kg/kw Audi TT 1.8T

7.9 kg/kw HSV Astra VXR

7.1 kg/kw Nissan 350Z

6.8 kg/kw BMW 335Ci

6.2 kg/kw Lotus Exige

6.2 kg/kw Porsche Cayman S

6.0 kg/kw Chrysler Crossfire SRT6

5.9 kg/kw BMW M3

5.8 kg/kw Mercedes CLK500

5.8 kg/kw Porsche 911

5.7 kg/kw HSV GTO

5.7 kg/kw Lotus Exige S

5.7 kg/kw Maserati Gransport

5.6 kg/kw Bentley Continental GT

5.6 kg/kw Mercedes CL600

5.4 kg/kw Porsche 911S

5.3 kg/kw Aston Martin DB9

5.0 kg/kw Aston Martin Vantage

5.0 kg/kw Mercedes CLK63 AMG

4.7 kg/kw Mercedes CL65 AMG - it takes a LOT of power to get something this heavy so far down the list :P

4.6 kg/kw BMW M6

4.6 kg/kw Ferrari 612

4.5 kg/kw Porsche 911 Turbo

4.0 kg/kw Ferrari F430

4.0 kg/kw Lamborghini Gallardo

3.9 kg/kw Lamborghini Murciellago

3.7 kg/kw Ferrari 599GTB

3.0 kg/kw Pagani Zonda C12 S

...and bored now. That better be what you want coz it took me like 15 minutes to type it all out...

This one copied (not typed!) from Supercar's.net - the top 50 powertoweight supercars:

1. 1000.0 bhp per tonne : 2007 Caparo T1

2. 963.27 bhp per tonne : 2006 SSC Ultimate Aero TT

3. 902.56 bhp per tonne : 2000 TVR Cerbera Speed 12

4. 890.59 bhp per tonne : 2006 SSC Ultimate Aero

5. 862.07 bhp per tonne : 2005 Leblanc Mirabeau

6. 757.89 bhp per tonne : 2006 a.d. Tramontana V12

7. 754.12 bhp per tonne : 2004 Orca C113

8. 747.38 bhp per tonne : 2006 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo Competition

9. 727.27 bhp per tonne : 1991 Koenig C62

10. 724.64 bhp per tonne : 2006 Gemballa Mirage Evolution

11. 708.74 bhp per tonne : 1994 Dauer 962 LeMans

12. 683.05 bhp per tonne : 2006 Koenigsegg CCX

13. 673.68 bhp per tonne : 2005 Ultima GTR 640

14. 655.2 bhp per tonne : 2004 Koenigsegg CCR

15. 650.84 bhp per tonne : 2004 Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Concept

16. 640.0 bhp per tonne : 2003 Radical SR3 Turbo

17. 633.71 bhp per tonne : 2004 SSC Aero

18. 626.09 bhp per tonne : 2002 Laraki Fulgura Concept

19. 625.0 bhp per tonne : 1992 DP 962

20. 615.38 bhp per tonne : 1995 Renault Espace F1 Concept

21. 611.11 bhp per tonne : 1998 Koenigsegg CC Concept

22. 605.0 bhp per tonne : 2005 Radical SR8

23. 595.45 bhp per tonne : 2000 Koenigsegg CC

24. 590.91 bhp per tonne : 2006 Gumpert Apollo

25. 588.85 bhp per tonne : 2006 Sportec SPR1

26. 571.43 bhp per tonne : 2006 Mosler MT900 GTR

27. 560.54 bhp per tonne : 2005 Saleen S7 Twin Turbo

28. 550.09 bhp per tonne : 1994 McLaren F1

29. 550.0 bhp per tonne : 2006 Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina

30. 545.83 bhp per tonne : 2002 Koenigsegg CC 8S

31. 531.91 bhp per tonne : 2004 Caterham Superlight R500 Evolution

32. 524.81 bhp per tonne : 2004 Evans 486

33. 524.34 bhp per tonne : 2005 Edo MC12 R

34. 523.08 bhp per tonne : 2001 B.Engineering Edonis

35. 522.45 bhp per tonne : 1997 Dodge Dakota Sidewinder Concept

36. 514.47 bhp per tonne : 2006 Donkervoort D8 RS06

37. 510.2 bhp per tonne : 2005 Pagani Zonda C12 F

38. 507.81 bhp per tonne : 2006 Pagani Zonda C12 F Roadster

39. 504.41 bhp per tonne : 2006 Factory Five Racing GTM

40. 500.1 bhp per tonne : 2006 MB Roadcars EOS

41. 496.14 bhp per tonne : 2006 Carbontech Redback Spyder

42. 496.03 bhp per tonne : 2002 Morgan Aero 8 GT

43. 491.53 bhp per tonne : 1986 Ford RS200 Evolution

44. 488.89 bhp per tonne : 1970 Lamborghini Miura Jota

45. 481.75 bhp per tonne : 2002 Ferrari Enzo

46. 475.0 bhp per tonne : 1998 Westfield FW400

47. 474.15 bhp per tonne : 2004 Fuore BlackJag Concept

48. 470.59 bhp per tonne : 2005 Lotus Sport Exige

49. 470.17 bhp per tonne : 2006 Lingenfelter 427 Corvette Commemerative Edition

50. 468.75 bhp per tonne : 2006 Ascari A10

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Big Rizza Mentor

Big Rizza

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Compare to imports:

8.7 kg/kw 1988 S13 Silvia K's (CA18DET)

8.4 kg/kw 1992 R32 Skyline GTS-T Type M

7.7 kg/kw 1991 S13 Silvia K's (SR20DET)

7.6 kg/kw 1999 R34 Skyline GT-R V-Spec

7.5 kg/kw 1996 R33 Skyline GT-R V-Spec

7.4 kg/kw 1996 R33 Skyline GTS-T Type-M

7.3 kg/kw 1994 R32 Skyline GT-R V-SpecII

7.3 kg/kw 1999 JZA80 Supra RZ

7.0 kg/kw 1993 Toyota MR-2 GT-S

6.8 kg/kw 1998 R34 Skyline GT-T

6.7 kg/kw 2002 Nissan S15 Spec R

6.6 kg/kw 1991 Honda NSX

6.1 kg/kw 2002 Mazda RX-7 Type R

Obviously some of these are misleading due to some models having actual power slightly higher than the quoted 206kw.

I'm tired now... no more typing...

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