Cup with 1/4 tank fuel was 1020kgs.
cup with aircon with 1/4 tank of fuel is 1040kg's
MK1 172 - 1035kg
Mk2 172 - 1110kg
172 Cup - 1011kg
182 - 1110kg
182 Cup - 1090kg
182 Trophy - 1075kg
yeah the cups are slightly lighter a theres is no spare wheel and no half leather and possably no aircon but not sure on the airconIs the 172 Cup lighter than the Ph1 172?
Is the 172 Cup lighter than the Ph1 172?
either way there close weight dont really matter on an everyday road car its round track when it counts :approve:Close...the 172 Cup was 1,021kg...89kg lighter than the 172. I thought he Trophy was 1,065kg but I'm not sure on that one.
Thanks for responses, interesting read. Didn't realise how much lighter the cup was, 89kg is a lot! Thought it would be more like 30-40kg difference
Thanks for responses, interesting read. Didn't realise how much lighter the cup was, 89kg is a lot! Thought it would be more like 30-40kg difference
i never knew that about the glass.... they could of saved more if they didnt put tar everywhere same ass all makes it would save them so much moneyRenault really went for it with the 172 Cup; all sorts of weight saving. As already mentioned they used lighter cloth seats instead of half leather, lost the air con, lost the spare wheel, removed the ABS, used lighter wheels etc. Even went as far as using thinner (therefore lighter) glass IIRC.
Interesting read. I'm getting a little bit obsessed with all this weight malarkey recently. Even weighing things I've taken out and things I've put in!
I blame Kelv
I did exactly this with my 172 Cup. Every single thing removed was weighed, and every replacement part was weighed. Took a net total of 117kg out so ended up at a nice 904kgs (if the 1,021kg starting point was correct).
Made a huge difference to how it went.