Weighed my '01 550 and '98 F355 GTS F1, both Euro cars, on Longacre AccuSet corner scales. Full tank of fuel, no driver. Result: the weight that Ferrari reports is conveniently optimistic by a good 50-60kg, claiming the cars are (respectively) under the 1700 and 1500kg marks. F550 Maranello: 1754kg (3867lb) vs 1690 claimed. Balance 54.4%/45.6% (I was expecting a near perfect 50/50). F355GTS F1: 1512kg (3554lb) vs 1460 claimed. Balance 41.9%/58.1% (I was expecting higher rear bias). We weighed 30 cars total, with some surprises. The extremes: a Caterham coming in at 545kg, and an Audi RS6 exceeding 2 tons ! Interesting to see as well how P-cars fare.
Very cool and interesting. Do you have a full set of results? Was the 550/355 a US Federalized Euro car or an actual European compliant car? Thanks! -dsd
If the cars here were weighted without any gas in the tanks, they'd be very close to the official numbers am I right?
Close. The 550 is quoted to have 114L in the tank, so that would be 79.8kg less. However, Ferrari quotes their weights as "kerb weights", translated in french and italian as being ready to run (en ordre de marche/in ordine di marcia). It's a bit finicky to quote (read advertise) weights without an ounce of fuel in the tank. We should have an opportunity to weigh a 599 and a 430 Scuderia in a couple of months, that should prove interesting ...
Thanks, did not see the link. I could see the weight being more off on US Spec cars as I believe the door panels have a different pillar system. I remember when FNA sued against grey-market imports the entire US Federalization process was outlined and the US doors added more weight. Great site. -dsd
US cars are indeed likely to be heavier. I researched the implications of federalizing my 01 and gave up, the 2001 550 was finally deemed substantially similar (Ferrari N.A. lost) but "substantially similar" still means, among other things: - reinforcement bar in the roof - reinforcement bar in the doors The other mods should have no bearing on the weight.
