Originally Posted by BADMIHAI
I wonder why all the new supercars are heavier than the F40 and McLaren F1.
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I agree with crazidude
The Mclaren F1 was a "cost-is-no-object" car with every detail analyzed by the obsessive Gordon Murray to pare down weight. He has gone to the extent of titanium tools in the toolkit to drop weight. Also the titanium inconel exhaust system saves about 67 kilos over a regular exhaust system. There are many such elements where the Mclaren has carved new grounds in design and engineering. The result was a car with a humongous engine, three seating spaces, the luggace capacities of a Ford Fiesta and 1138KG of weights. It was an amazing achievement then and is unbeaten today...
Today's carbon fibre supercars - Zonda, Enzo, CGT, SLR are much heavier for the following reasons:
1. More safety equipment - ABS, Traction control, power steering, etc
2. Lux equipment - navigation - CGT and SLR (?)
3. Bigger size length and width - bigger body = more mass