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Originally Posted by madfast
There is no way this thing weighs 3000 lbs. where is all the weight coming from? no way...
how can any modern auto be that slow vs the manual? on the miata, the auto is about as fast as the manual.
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Look at the RX-8. It was about 3000-3100lbs depending on options. It's a 2+2 and there's not much size difference. The trick doors might have added a small amount of weight but not much. Look at the Solstice and Sky. Both 2800lbs+....and no top or rear seats.
As for the question of the auto/manual tranny, LOTS of cars have significant performance differences between auto and manual versions. There's even the chance that if this engine revs high enough, the automatic car will make less power because the transmission will not be able to rev to the peak power. That's what happened with the RX-8 auto. Lost 30hp.