Power to Weight Ratios? - Page 2

V6CamaroRS · 06-23-2015, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by kal

Just imagine how unmodded 5th Gen ss owners will feel when the I4's start turning up boost.

Imagine how 5th Gen stock V6 owners already feel about the stock 4 banger...

"Well under 6 seconds 0-60." Hrumph.

libertyforall · 06-29-2015, 10:57 PM

Something for the 6th Gen to aspire to (current V6 numbers ~4.71 kg/hp -- converted from lbs in post #2):

http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/24/a...10-horsepower/

"The Giulia seen here is the top-of-the-line Quadrifoglio edition, which has a turbocharged V6 that produces 510 horsepower (likely a metric figure, so it might be rated 503 here) and is good for a trip to 62 miles per hour in just 3.9 seconds. The car will also come in lower-power specs, likely using variations of a turbocharged four-cylinder.

That quick acceleration is at least partially down to a very impressive curb weight. Alfa hasn't given us an official figure, per se, but does mention that the Giulia has a weight-to-power ratio "lower than 3kg/hp." Doing the math, that would put the sedan under 3,400 pounds, which is impressive. For reference, a BMW M3 sedan makes 425 hp and weighs in at around 3,600 pounds, while a 464-hp Cadillac ATS-V weighs about 100 pounds more. We know from Alfa's US-spec 4C that the sedan might gain a bit of heft in its cross-Atlantic translation, but if it's even in that ballpark, we'll be excited."

06-29-2015, 10:57 PM	#16
libertyforall Drives: '01 Camaro SS 'Vert; '02 Camaro RS Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: IL Posts: 363	Something for the 6th Gen to aspire to (current V6 numbers ~4.71 kg/hp -- converted from lbs in post #2): http://www.autoblog.com/2015/06/24/a...10-horsepower/ "The Giulia seen here is the top-of-the-line Quadrifoglio edition, which has a turbocharged V6 that produces 510 horsepower (likely a metric figure, so it might be rated 503 here) and is good for a trip to 62 miles per hour in just 3.9 seconds. The car will also come in lower-power specs, likely using variations of a turbocharged four-cylinder. That quick acceleration is at least partially down to a very impressive curb weight. Alfa hasn't given us an official figure, per se, but does mention that the Giulia has a weight-to-power ratio "lower than 3kg/hp." Doing the math, that would put the sedan under 3,400 pounds, which is impressive. For reference, a BMW M3 sedan makes 425 hp and weighs in at around 3,600 pounds, while a 464-hp Cadillac ATS-V weighs about 100 pounds more. We know from Alfa's US-spec 4C that the sedan might gain a bit of heft in its cross-Atlantic translation, but if it's even in that ballpark, we'll be excited." __________________

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