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Originally Posted by Rai-zero
It’s hilarious to look at older cars, an early Dodge Caravan weighs less than a current Civic R (I’m not kidding).
First gen GTi (Rabbit) are 1000 pounds lighter than a BRZ.
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Saftey (crash) standards have been driver of vehicle weight increases since the 90's. Those old cars may have been light, but they were absolute beer cans in a collision. Nostalgia is often tinged with a rosey color.
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