Orient Express

I have always wondered what the Orient Express weighs, so I found a truck scale and weighed the car. An 02 996 C2 cab, I had a full tank of gas and myself on the scale, and it came out to 3580 lbs., 1440 lbs. on the front wheels and 2140 lbs on the rear wheels. 40/60.

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Gotta have it!

Ahmet

May I ask how much you weigh? Any extra accessories or anything removed from the car?
Thanks

David A

That's a very cool thing to do. I want to do mine.

Tippy

I like the 25% drivetrain loss on the cooper. Open mouth and insert crack pipe.

I believed my Tip weighed 3250?

Orient Express

Subract about 185 for me, but the car is pretty much stock, as delivered.

I wonder what the other variations of the 996 weigh?

Coupe, 4S, GT3, GT2, Turbo Coupe, Turbo Cab, Targa? Anyone got the weights of these cars? I bet I am one of the heaviest cars.

Barn996

So 3395lbs with no driver and a full tank...how much does gas weigh?

wross996tt

My turbo cab...full tank, no occupants...3580.

4ng crcs

6GT3 w/half cage, euro gt3 seats, 1/2 tank no driver=3224.

On the other hand, the RS6 is 4302 with 1/2 tank no driver. And since its the anti-911 with the motor out front of the front axle line it likes to push it's way through the corners.

Orient Express

At 60 degrees Fahrenheit, a gallon of gasoline weighs about 6.15 pounds. So if the fuel tank has a capacity of 16.9 gallons (inc. reserve), or 104 lbs.

The dry weight of my 996 Cabriolet is 3291 lbs.

jumper5836

996 C2 mkI 2,919 lbs
996 C2 Cab mkI 3,096 lbs
996 C4 mkI 3,032 lbs
996 C4 Cab mkI 3,209 lbs
996 GT3 mkI 2,976 lbs
996 Targa 3,175 lbs
996 C2 3,020 lbs
996 C2 Cab 3,197 lbs
996 C4 3,152 lbs
996 C4 Cab 3,329 lbs
996 C4S 3,296 lbs
996 Turbo 3,394 lbs
996 Turbo Cab 3,660 lbs
996 GT3 mkII 3,042 lbs
996 GT2 3,153 lbs

wross996tt

Where are these from?

Factory data for 996 Turbo cab is 1660 kg / 3660 lbs

I have weight reduced mine somewhat.

htny

The owners manual has dry weights for all the variants for that particular year (not GT3 or GT2) for tip and standard in the back, but specifies a range (qualified as depending on equipment, e.g. satnav, bose stereo, full leather, wood, etc.)

Tbred911

my car weighed in @ 3,040 lbs

... I had half a tank of gas in the car... driver's side EURO GT3 seat... full leather and sunroof... spare tire and some other stuff was in the front hood... not much though...

*I was not in the car when it was weighed*

car is a 99 C2

ivangene

Well crap, I just found out about the G-Force and was thinking about getting one... THANKS to your youtube video I think I will consider something else (iphone / ipod program)
Thanks for the post, very interesting


Ed

ivangene

I just spent some time searching this out, many of the user reviews had the same point... crashes and wont load car specs (which is required forHP measurments) It is supposed to load on iphone or ipod touch. The info I have says its great, but needs refining to be all it says it is, still for $13 (vs $100-$300 for G-force) it might give you enough to decide if you need more or can live with this much...

Something tells me after a few 100 times of running, many will grow tired of it and not use it, so the money saved is well worth the money spent...

Now back to you Ted

Errr .... Ed I meant