And the weight of my mk2 MR2 GT Turbo is....

[ryan]

Got the car weighed last week, with a full tank of petrol and about an estimated 20kgs of stuff in the boot/cockpit (I was going home for the weekend)
So the weight of my '94 GT Turbo T-Bar with Air-con, ABS is

1357KGS

Notable mods that may have added/reduced weight are as follows:
1. Departure Exhaust
2. Decat
3. GReddy side skirts
4. League (non lightweight) alloy wheels

The front axle was weighed first, then the rear

Rear was 779kg
Front was 578kg

I read in the back of an old EVO mag that the weight of a mk2 MR2 n/a is 1305kg (not sure what rev). So it would be right that the turbo would be heavier by a bit more



So shes a bit of a bat fastard then really


Regards
Ryan

[Lauren]

I'm not surprised in all honestly you generally find that your car weighs more than the manufacturers figures which are hardly ever realistic.

I will weigh my early MK1 Na once i get it on the road.

[shafster]

mine is so fat, it wont sit on the scales

[ryan]

Yeah, I noticed you got your Mk1 weight nearly down to 1000kg after some weightsaving measures, last year. That will do wonders for agility/bhp per tonne

I suppose being a T bat and GT spec has tipped it over the 1300kg mark
I realy do think the Mk 2 is far too heavy for what it is (ie budget 2 seater sports car), but I do like my luxuries

Regards

Ryan

[ryan]

mine is so fat, it wont sit on the scales

Stop bragging about your willy shaf ,

now back to the topic of car weight

[Lauren]

mine is so fat, it wont sit on the scales

Course it will don't be daft!

[Mikejc]

Hardly the most scientific way of weighing the thing in now is it !

Mikejc

[Chris \'aka rustboy\' Amm]

i've tried to weigh my car by trying to pick it up and can say it's somewhere between damn and bloody heavy

[Mikejc]

So that's why your arms are so long!

Mikejc

[Mike 'MR2' McHugh]

Put some more air in the tyres, this will make it loads lighter.

[Alex_Dunn]

change the air in your tyres for helium gas thus making the car lighter!!

[KiwiMR2]

FWIW On all my data hunting over the years I have seen figures quoted from 1220 kg's up to a massive 1400 kg's.

Cheers
KiwiMR2

[stevecordiner]

That seems about right, a rev 1 T bar GT is over 1330 . A rev 3 would be heavier again.

[ryan]

That seems about right, a rev 1 T bar GT is over 1330 . A rev 3 would be heavier again.

Are you talking about a GT turbo or n/a GT? EVO mag quote the GT as being 1305kgs, can anyone clarify this using the vin plate or handbook?
I suspect the turbo engine gearbox would be heavier than an n/a , thus 1335kg seems abut right for a GT turbo Tbar

[stevecordiner]

I was referring to the turbo rev 1

[Lauren]

That seems about right, a rev 1 T bar GT is over 1330 . A rev 3 would be heavier again.

Are you talking about a GT turbo or n/a GT? EVO mag quote the GT as being 1305kgs, can anyone clarify this using the vin plate or handbook?
I suspect the turbo engine gearbox would be heavier than an n/a , thus 1335kg seems abut right for a GT turbo Tbar

Evo figures are miles out tbh. They list the MK1 as 925Kgs, but i know its heavier than that! they don't list the MK2 anymore last time i looked

The VIn plate or handbook are useless. Only way is to go weigh your car really.

[Mikejc]

1280kg is the official weight of the MR2 GT Turbo. One way or the other I think i'n going to find an accurate weigh bridge so that we can put this debait to rest once and for all

Mikejc

[Lauren]

1280kg is the official weight of the MR2 GT Turbo. One way or the other I think i'n going to find an accurate weigh bridge so that we can put this debait to rest once and for all

Mikejc

I'll bet its a different weight from the official one!


JFDI

[moon_monster]

My GTS with t-bar, recaro interior is 1310Kg

[ryan]

Bleedin' hell, this still going on?

As I said the weight of the car did include about 20kgs of stuff in the boot/front bonnet/cockpit, so I guess the real weight with full tank of petrol would be 1330kg for a rev3 GT T bar turbo with a/c, p/s, side impact bars etc (which the lighter rev1/2 didnt always have)