Porsche claimed weight vs. other manufacturers
01-18-2019, 05:10 PM
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Porsche claimed weight vs. other manufacturers
So, I keep reading these claims that Porsches official weight are somehow different from how other present their cars weight. Meaning that everything else equal, the Porsches weight is less. Anyone that has any input on this?
01-21-2019, 10:05 AM
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If a manufacturer wants to quote the lowest possible number, they might list the ‘dry’ weight of the car which doesn’t include any fluids (e.g. coolant, the various oils, fuel, etc.). Back in the day Ferrari used to often quote that one, not sure they still do.
Porsche seems to most commonly list the DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) standard weight, which is the car in running order, standard configuration (e.g. no optional extras), fluids at nominal full level except fuel is at 90%, and no passenger or luggage.
Then there’s the regulatory landscape. In Europe there is the EU Kerb Weight which is DIN + 75 KG of ballast to account for a passenger and minimal luggage.
I’d expect the US DOT to have defining standards as well, but I haven’t looked it up.
TL;DR version... it depends.
Karl.