SVreX
SVreX SuperDork
12/31/10 9:59 a.m.

Here's a link to a great list of various power-to-weight ratios:

Power-to-weight ratios

vazbmw
vazbmw Reader
12/31/10 10:03 a.m.

Cool Thanks

Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
12/31/10 11:40 a.m.

Makes my E30 look like a bargain:

E30 of Doom=295 / $7800 / 6.7 / 53

Keith
Keith SuperDork
12/31/10 12:45 p.m.

My Locost: 175 / $10000 / 7.1 / 71. If it weren't for the E30 of Doom, that would look pretty good!

Not sure where the MG would land because I don't know the price. Let's put $12,000 down, that's probably reasonable. I'll use a low estimate on the power as well, I suspect it's closer to 400 given the modifications. 350 / $12000 / 6.3 / 77

Javelin
Javelin SuperDork
12/31/10 1:00 p.m.

Hmmm...

FB RX7= 130/$1000/16.5/16.5

P71= 290/$3000/12.7/38.1

Miata= 110/$2500/20.9/52.5

GoKart= 5/$200/18.5/92.5

Javelin= 0/$500/3600/1800

I'm surprised the gokart is so "bad". I'd easily call that the most real world fun-for-dollars motorized thing I've ever purchased!

ansonivan
ansonivan HalfDork
12/31/10 1:34 p.m.

Durocco = 290 / $2000 / 9.5 / 19

EricM
EricM Dork
12/31/10 5:53 p.m.

I used th same formula (it took a b it to find the base stickerprice but I found it in a article from an old magazine)

1991 Audi 90 Quattro 20v=164 / $29750 / 19.35 / 561

Of course I only spend $2500 on mine so that would change the score drastically. (48.35)

Keith
Keith SuperDork
12/31/10 8:32 p.m.

We're cheating by using used prices, of course :)

Riding lawnmower:

17.5 / $1000 / 34.2 / 342

Hmm. Better than a new Viper.

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