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Originally Posted by Scion FR-S
Maxim, interesting point about the RX-8; but looking at the superimposed profile below it seems it's a fair bit bigger at the rear than the FR-S should be, adding a few hundred pounds. Also the '8 is built to be more of a solid GT-type car, which probably adds weight - presumably the FR-S will lean towards more of a Miata-style construction and feel.
Consider also that a first-gen Tiburon is 5" longer than the first FR-S concept and has a weight of 2566 lbs (manual), and it certainly didn't use any lightweight metals, high-strength steel, or other expensive engineering tricks to get the weight down. So allowing for safety upgrades over the past decade maybe 2700 lbs is feasible.
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Um...The Miata rides on a modified RX-8 chassis. So they both use the same type of construction, and they were both designed to be lightweight from the start.
Given the FR-S's size and hardtop, I think when the dust settles it's going to weigh similar to the S2000. So....a hardtop S2000 that's down 40hp.
This is why I'm worried.
*edit* Dammit PA, you beat me by SECONDS.