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Originally Posted by fishbulb
time for some late night Math Masturba....um....Manipulation!
(remember, this is from a graphics guy - numbers aren't my bag, baby!)
Ok - so the scanned brochure states the 135i is 1560 kg including 75 kg for Driver and luggage.
1485 kg w/o driver & luggage.
1485 kg = 3,274 lbs (based on the google conversion, rounded to the lb.)
The current 130i (closest in current spec to an 135i) has a fuel capacity of 53 L, or about 14 gallons.
google says that a gallon of gas weighs about 6 lbs., so 14 gallons weighs about 84 lbs. 90% of that is right around 75 lbs.
which would bring us down to right around...3,199.
Which, since it is now on the interweb, there is PROOF that there is NO WAY the 135i will weigh more than 3,200 lbs. See MATH and FACTS above...  |
What do most manufacturers use for curb weight though? I'm pretty sure that curb weight from most manufacturers does include fuel, although the extra 75kg from the passenger / cargo is probably not "normal". By your math, my S2000 doesn't weigh 2800 lbs, its more like 2720lbs with no fuel.
By your math, the 335i would only weigh around ~3300lbs assuming BMW used the same 90% fuel, 75kg passenger/cargo in their 'Unladen weight' calculation on the 335i (the wording is the same).