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Originally Posted by why?
That's where I disagree. Every ten pounds add up. Lighter weight is always optimal, no matter how it is lightened. You remove 10 pounds enough times you are going to get a good chunk of weight loss. The Griffon concept proved that.
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I have already a 130 lbs. lighter car with a few cost effective solutions and small sacrifices. It is just that after some point you hit a wall. I guess it is also related with how much you are willing to pay and how far you want to go. Personally, I wouldn't give for example $5,000 to remove just 40 lbs. and have a less safe car. This was the cost for the carbon fiber seats.
Similar if I was starting stripping out internal panels, rear seats etc. It would not be an option for me, or in general for a road focused car.
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Originally Posted by why?
^this. This is also Mazda' philosophy with the Miata. Obsessive to the point of being able to shave a few grams from the rear view mirror, but saving just a tiny amount weight here and there allows the ND to be 150lbs less than the last gen car and essentially equal to the weight of the first gen.
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I think that Toyota/Subaru made this exercise already. Maybe they could gain a bit more, but I wouldn't expect something massive.