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Ford Fiesta ST Concept is tiny-tough hotness
1.6L Ecoboost with 6 speed manual and hopefully some Recaro Seats!
1.6L Ecoboost with 6 speed manual and hopefully some Recaro Seats!
Yeah Its pretty good weight. It has great features and quality, if you want a lighter car I guess get an aveo or another econobox. The weight makes up for the great saftey. The Sonic isnt a cheap econobox like the Aveo. The Sonic is a small Cruze pretty much. Stop worrying about weight so much.
Heck I bet most people will just drive fast and accelerate fast, just ruins the mileage anyways.
Ford Fiesta ST Concept is tiny-tough hotness
1.6L Ecoboost with 6 speed manual and hopefully some Recaro Seats!
Well MAYBE BTZ2008 and HURF, but I am RELUCTANT about this Piece of Iron. Have you considered that we have bren BRAIN-WASHED by typical GM PR-BS? Process that thru the decision of DUMP Sonic? Been there, done that!
For everyone worrying about the weight, it still has a better power to weight ratio than the next most powerful car: the Fiesta.
Fiesta: 120HP/2537lb = 0.0473 hp/lb
Sonic (worst): 138hp/2875lb = 0.0480 hp/lb
Sonic (best): 138hp/2800lb = 0.0493 hp/lb
Sonic's worst metric is still 1.48% more powerful per pound than the Fiesta and its best metric is 4.23% more powerful per pound.
While not hugely more powerful, it at least isn't less powerful. And that doesn't take the torque into account (148 lb-ft @1850RPMvs 112 lb-ft @5000RPM) which is 32.14% more powerful. And that doesn't take into account that you don't have to even get near redline to get that kind of power.
MacGregor, since you've decided against the Sonic, what are you going with or what is your current favorite?
For everyone worrying about the weight, it still has a better power to weight ratio than the next most powerful car: the Fiesta.
Fiesta: 120HP/2537lb = 0.0473 hp/lb
Sonic (worst): 138hp/2875lb = 0.0480 hp/lb
Sonic (best): 138hp/2800lb = 0.0493 hp/lb
Sonic's worst metric is still 1.48% more powerful per pound than the Fiesta and its best metric is 4.23% more powerful per pound.
While not hugely more powerful, it at least isn't less powerful. And that doesn't take the torque into account (148 lb-ft @1850RPMvs 112 lb-ft @5000RPM) which is 32.14% more powerful. And that doesn't take into account that you don't have to even get near redline to get that kind of power.
MacGregor, since you've decided against the Sonic, what are you going with or what is your current favorite?
fiesta wouldnt be the next most powerful, unless you discount the accent because its the same:
138 hp and roughly 2500 lbs.....0552 hp/lb
...and since i own a 6 speed manual accent, i can verify its plenty fun to drive and does in fact beat its 40 mpg rating.