OriginalBigAl
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- MG4 SE LR
Deavm , recently had a post , Awesome car or words to that effect. I think the same but would like it to be better.
If this car could lose 200/ 300 kilos ( new battery technology etc ) imagine how good it would be then. As it stands on twisty sections of road although not a massive problem the weight is quite noticeable . Those sideways forces with the mass of the car put extra strain on the suspension / tyres/ wheel bearings and in my case seatpad, and even though they will be engineered to cope there is a bit of a loss of the fun factor . Losing this weight would put it on par ? with a Golf gti especially has that has grown over the years . My old 307 sw had removable rear seats which made it around 60 kilos lighter and that made a difference to the "performance" , I can't see any obvious way to lighten the MG4 so we'll have to rely on SAIC to go down that route . I think that will be the natural progression of battery evolution although as in all things the more expensive marques will get it first. Still just imagine.
If this car could lose 200/ 300 kilos ( new battery technology etc ) imagine how good it would be then. As it stands on twisty sections of road although not a massive problem the weight is quite noticeable . Those sideways forces with the mass of the car put extra strain on the suspension / tyres/ wheel bearings and in my case seatpad, and even though they will be engineered to cope there is a bit of a loss of the fun factor . Losing this weight would put it on par ? with a Golf gti especially has that has grown over the years . My old 307 sw had removable rear seats which made it around 60 kilos lighter and that made a difference to the "performance" , I can't see any obvious way to lighten the MG4 so we'll have to rely on SAIC to go down that route . I think that will be the natural progression of battery evolution although as in all things the more expensive marques will get it first. Still just imagine.