balthazar
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^ Edmunds [pfft]. Any number for any older sedan, that high, is a red flag. Esp over 5000. EVs have shown cars are only likely to get heavier & heavier (as ranges increase) (and just as most all cars have over the last 50 years), so something in the neighborhood of a Brougham (5" more front hip room than a Model S and NO center console!), and loaded with enough batteries to move it all...THAT would glide right past 5000 lbs. But no one will ever build a sedan of that comfort (dimensionally) again.
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oooOOOOoooo; Kraft singles!
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Your weight is WAY off. Curb weight for that era Brougham is 4460. Point being : there's no way to engineer a ton out of a 20 or 25 yr old car AND STILL HAVE THE SAME, FUNCTIONAL, LEGAL car.
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? Isn't a Model S 195" long and weighs 4900+ lbs??
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Driver variation differs by more than 50 lbs. And ‘light as possible’ is ALWAYS a compromise with numerous other factors. See stripped-down, track-only cars there- lightness is king. I see what you’re saying RE engineers, but I stand by my statement that different cars (even in the same segment) by different OEMs can’t be equated in a ‘pound-per-inch-length’ approach. Compared, but not equated.
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^ If it's 2 badge-engineered variants, sure you can use "everything else being equal". It's not real world otherwise. I'll default to my era, two same-Corporation, same-size, top-trim 2-dr hardtops : '57 DeSoto Adventurer, WB 126", weighs 4040 lbs. '57 Chrysler 300-C, WB 126", weighs 4929 lbs.
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LeSabre. Without checking.... I believe the year is '70.Blinker fluid :
BO-RING.You know your door handle is reversible, right? Or is that a 'during' pic?WTH is the deadbolt so high on the door? Weird.^ Too many variables. Size only generally equals weigh, and in automobiles, there is no "everything else being equal". I've read all sorts of wild guesses from folk who have no idea; "Gonna need a bigger trailer for the 1950 Chevy, it's gotta weigh over 5000 lbs!' Why; because it 'looks thick'? [A '50 Bel Air is 3225 lbs.]I did the brake lines on my '04 2500HD... maybe 6 years ago [It's written down in the log book]. Inline Tube stainless. Also did the fuel lines (GM there).A-aaaaannd PSA's CUVs will likewise be 'forgettable & generic appliances', but with no brand recognition, sketchy reliability / parts availability, no dealers, and a lingering negative perception. Likely with 'premium' pricing, because ; "European". Good luck."I know of many in my area' = statistically utterly meaningless in a circa 15 million unit volume.'supercars' are no different than CUVs. A 100 variants, all done to the same formula. Want to stand out? Build / have something unique built, or go offbeat vintage.The real thorn of the issue is; if 'Segment A' is not only selling well, but burying 'Segment B', regardless of any specs involved :: Is not 'Segment A' therefore, literally, "DESIREABLE"? I don't think 'forgettable' is the lead descriptor here.
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