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Old 04-29-2010, 10:38 AM   #1
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Just weighed my car

The company across the street from mine just installed an industrial scale. So decided to throw the Yaris on there to see what it weighs. The weight is with a full tank of gas & no one in the car.
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Old 04-29-2010, 10:47 AM   #2
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That seems correct. Should be something like 2380 stock, as I recall. Lighter than stock wheels would put you around 2360.
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Old 04-29-2010, 11:05 AM   #3
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2290 lbs, stock 3 door '08 hatch. (Edmunds)
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Old 04-29-2010, 11:52 AM   #4
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2290 lbs, stock 3 door '08 hatch. (Edmunds)
Wonder if that's for a base model without AC? It's surely a dry weight.
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Old 04-29-2010, 12:08 PM   #5
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Might be an auto. For my 08 the weight was 2295 manual and 2340 auto. 20 pounds of personal crap seems about right. That would put the car at 2360.
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Old 04-29-2010, 12:09 PM   #6
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Old 04-29-2010, 12:33 PM   #7
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Sorry forgot to mention, for those that did not know, my car is turbocharged. So the kit does ad a few lb's
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Old 04-29-2010, 12:52 PM   #8
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And I just realized that my brain defaulted to the weight of my old Saturn (2388) instead of the weight of the Yaris (2290).

I still find it disappointing that the Yaris, one of the lightest affordable production cars currently available, is so damned heavy! Should be well below 2000 pounds.
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Old 04-29-2010, 01:20 PM   #9
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Tell me about it. Weren't Festiva's like 1600 lbs, not that I'm trying to make that comparison Mazda 2 is looking to be lighter than the Yaris, though by home much I don't know.
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Old 04-29-2010, 01:43 PM   #10
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Yeah, but the cars of yesteryears used much thiner steel and weren't as safe as today's cars are. My old Honda Wagovan is only 2010lbs but is bigger than the Echo HB. And I'm pretty sure the HB weighs in at 2100 full of fluids. The internal door bars are WAY bigger on the Echo than the Honda, so are all the pillars and pretty much every other structural part of the car.
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Old 04-29-2010, 01:54 PM   #11
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Yeah, I know. Modern cars are better engineered, more solid, have more safety and convenience features and it all adds weight. We'd all be complaining about how cheap the Yaris felt if it were 2000 pounds... unless it were 300 pounds lighter by being SMALLER. That would work for me.

I'm still holding some hope for the US market Scion IQ to be under 2000 pounds with at least 90 ft-lbs of torque and a reasonable price.
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Old 04-29-2010, 01:58 PM   #12
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Yeah, my Honda has manual everything except for brakes LOL. Even a cable clutch.

It's such an awesome car to drive, as you can feel every bit of the road.
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Old 04-29-2010, 04:45 PM   #13
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assuming 8.8lbs per gallon, 10.5gal tank...another almost hundred pounds, it's in the right range.

either way, these cars are about as light as they come lol. i wonder what it actually would be with a serious weight redux.
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Old 04-29-2010, 06:15 PM   #14
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Now I wanna weight my sedan
It only has the Driver's seat.
No Spare tire / jack / tools / etc
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Old 04-30-2010, 07:20 PM   #15
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Imagine if drivers were more dedicated to the driving they do and we could eliminate all the weight from all those air bags and the hardware they need to do their job.
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Old 04-30-2010, 09:11 PM   #16
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Imagine if drivers were more dedicated to the driving they do and we could eliminate all the weight from all those air bags and the hardware they need to do their job.
Sadly, that's not likely to ever happen in the US.
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Old 04-30-2010, 11:42 PM   #17
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All manufacturer's claimed curb weights are "unlaiden" with no fuel in the tank.
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