IS Heavy

[StainlessSteelRat]

How come the IS is so heavy??

Is there any way to lighten it?? With out removing a vital part, like the engine? :bounce:

bfn

[javadude]

I guess the weight is down to the solid bodywork and old cast-iron engine block...

[javadude]

The brakes are so good - saved me from going into the back of a jag that pulled in front of me on the M4 today. S'posed to be better than a porche carrera's brakes.

[Grangey]

Get to JAE, next year !!

[dark_is200]

you might as go all Honda Civic and remove the seats as well

[Jimmy Ten Toes]

with all the paint we are losing due to stone chips, this may reduce the weight!

[Claire G]

Inflate the tires ?!?!?!?! :tumble:

[Brian Berry]

I had just bought my IS200 in Sept2001 when in heavy traffic in the rain at 9mph I had to do an emergency stop. The ABS does'nt come on at that speed and being a heavy car the wheels locked and I slowly skidded into the rear bumber of the car in front. Luckily no damage was caused but as I had transferred over from the new lighter Celica I feel that the Celica would have pulled up within the required distance. It gave me a shock and now in such circumstances I allow an even greater braking distance at very slow speeds.

[Rob]

Originally posted by GRiM

According to IS brochure, an IS200 weighs 1380kgs

mmmmm my owners manual states 1820KG or 1825KG!!!

[javadude]

I'm confused - what's the weight of the car itself - the gross weight or the kerb weight? :?: :?:

[Rob]

ok kerb weight is weight of car without fuel/passengers/ luggage etc.

gross weight ( where i got the 1825 ish KG from) is weight of car under average full load eg 5 passengers, full tank of fuel plus luggage. etc

[djanderso]

Originally posted by Jimmy Ten Toes

with all the paint we are losing due to stone chips, this may reduce the weight!

And also the paint off the alloys! :D

[UltraViolet]

Originally posted by fluff34567

ok kerb weight is weight of car without fuel/passengers/ luggage etc.

gross weight ( where i got the 1825 ish KG from) is weight of car under average full load eg 5 passengers, full tank of fuel plus luggage. etc

Cripes - my average is one driver, no luggage...... perhaps a laptop and a few extra CDs in the glovebox.......

You carry passengers and luggage as average??? Heavy passengers too....... I didn't think the back seat was big enough for 3 people of those sort of dimensions (assuming the luggage isn't over 80kgs worth)

Anyway - the car IMO is heavy - but that is just down to it being a family sized well equiped saloon - you cannot compare it with sports cars and the like. It being so heavy will contribute to it's less than great fuel economy and the less than sparkling performance - but that isn't what the car is about..... compared with the other 4 door saloons at it's price point - it is very very well equiped, well built, nicely trimmed - and a lovely car to cover lots of miles in. You cannot have everything and it strikes a very good balance.