Daily Toggle 13 Cars That Are Lighter Than a MINI Cooper

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  1. JoeClubman

    JoeClubman New Member

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    Recently Motor Trend wrote an article on the 20 lightest cars sold in the US. *The current F56 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door was only number 14 on their list. *We know the MINI has grown bigger, but it is still relatively small compared to other cars on our roads. *However, there are 13 other […]

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    About five of those didn't surprise me, but the others did. The Prius, with all of its batteries, definitely surprised me.

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    It's still lighter than a series two MINI.
     
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    #4 gjxj, Oct 18, 2015
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    not like it was ever super light..

    2002 2315
    2003 2524
    2004 2524
    2005 2524
    2006 2524
    2007 2546
    2010 2568
    2012 2535
    2015 2605
    2016 2625


    numbers from edmunds.com (I must say i find it fishy the gen I and gen II numbers are sometimes precisely the same. Wikipedia also lists ~2500+ for both gen I and II. )
     
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    My 2012 JCW Coupe with a full tank of fuel, no fat arse driver. [​IMG]
     

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