I brought my car to my local dump to weigh it today. It is a Stock MCS with the premium and sport package. It has the sunroof and navigation and two rally lights. I had about 2/3 a tank of gas (13.2 gallons x .66667 = 8.8 gallons which weighs (at 6 lb/gal.) 52.8 pounds). And I had a 12 pack (of cokes, I am only 17 :smile It weighted 2880 total with me included (about 135 pounds). Oh and I had stuff in the glove compartment and a tool kit in the back (about 7-8 pounds)

So 2880-135-52.8-7.2 = 2685 pounds

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Interesting little piece of equipment!

 

Maybe they over estimate the weight, just like some manufacturers do with horsepower numbers...

 

thats great info.

 

>>.....8.8 gallons which weighs (at 8.66 lb/gal.) 76.2 pounds).....
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gasoline is 5.9 to 6.0 pounds/gallon (U.S.)

the 2678 curb weight by EU mandate includes 165lb of driver and luggage with 90% fuel. 2678 - 165 - (.9 x 13 x6 ) = 2442 no gas empty weight. so despite all the piglet talk on the miata forums, it's not all that much heavier than the miata.


flyboy2160

 

sorry about that, I went to yahoo and searched "gallon of gasoline weigh" and the first one says 8.66 lb but now I see that the rest of them say 6 pounds so I fixed it. :smile: Gotta love the internet

 

When you said you took it the dump, I thought you totalled it. My MINI with sport and premium pkgs, Xlites w/ Hoosiers, 1 gal of gas, no washer fluid and all mats, tools and spare removed- 2479.