So, with the SE being around 100KG heavier, does anyone know how detrimental this is to performance?
Were the official Rover performance stats taken from a non SE car to portray the 260 in the best possible light?
Non SE vs SE performance
So, with the SE being around 100KG heavier, does anyone know how detrimental this is to performance?
Were the official Rover performance stats taken from a non SE car to portray the 260 in the best possible light?
Isnt it...
6.2 non SE
6.7 SE
Ian
thought the brochures said the same for both? But the extra weight cant help much?
colintf
Colin Murrell
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So that begs the question what if I strip the car down to a bare shell and drivers seat?Originally Posted by SH4RKY
Just how much weight could be removed?
what would that do to the 0-60 times and for that matter the MPG?
Keith Alexander, Ellesmere, Shropshire UK,
plastic windows, carbon fibre bonnet and boot lids, remove interior.... gotta get the weight down to about sub 1400. Scooter mentioned the 500 is about 1500, but that has a Full FIA roll cage which is err 'quite' heavy
165bhp/tonne with 260bhp and 1.6 tonnes....
200bhp/tonne with 260bhp and 1.3 tonnes....
250bhp/tonne with 400bhp and 1.6 tonnes....
Supercharger is probably still the most comfortable way of getting more power! haha
Ian
Who begs for that question? Let's face it, if you wanted outright power and speed you wouldn't buy a 260...
...however, if you are after understated power, unassuming presence, great driver's car and ultimate Q factor, then...
Ben Palmer
Perth, Western Australia
#779
given the lardy nature of any ZT I don't think 100kg would make much noticeable difference. I doubt the performance times given by Rover anyway, I've always thought them a little on the generous side.
Completely agree, ultimate performance was never the underlying reason to buy
Colin Ellis #456 It'll be alright in the end. If it's not alright, it's not the end
No of course, but where do those performance figures quoted above come from?
6.2 vs 6.7 is certainly quite a difference, and as such I think I would prefer a non SE if they were accurate.
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Colin Murrell
vin 00242 - Probably the only 260 to have driven the full Le Mans circuit?
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