07-01-2014, 01:58 PM
205 is only half the size tbf lol.
Mondeo ST TDCI estates are 1560kg.
Not really surprising cars are so heavy now though. You've gotta remember theres loads of safety stuff in cars these days, heavy airbags everywhere for a start, strengthening bars in doors, bigger brakes etc.
And most things are heavier tbh - bigger/wider wheels, heavy seats as Zakk said, with electric heaters, electric motors and more airbags lol, climate control, electric motors and sensors everywhere...then you've got the emissions crap, the Mondeo and probably the CDi have DPF's which aren't light...plus under the bonnet, massive batteries, massive alternators, heavy 6 speed 'boxes, etc.
But weight isn't always bad....infact I'm guessing that's why the Vec sticks to the road like glue unlike any car I've had before.....but also the reason the braking distance is shite!
Mondeo ST TDCI estates are 1560kg.
Not really surprising cars are so heavy now though. You've gotta remember theres loads of safety stuff in cars these days, heavy airbags everywhere for a start, strengthening bars in doors, bigger brakes etc.
And most things are heavier tbh - bigger/wider wheels, heavy seats as Zakk said, with electric heaters, electric motors and more airbags lol, climate control, electric motors and sensors everywhere...then you've got the emissions crap, the Mondeo and probably the CDi have DPF's which aren't light...plus under the bonnet, massive batteries, massive alternators, heavy 6 speed 'boxes, etc.
But weight isn't always bad....infact I'm guessing that's why the Vec sticks to the road like glue unlike any car I've had before.....but also the reason the braking distance is shite!