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One of the feminine advantages to owning an elise is that we weigh significantly less than many of our fellow male elise owners. I think this may offer a significant performance advantage.
So what happens when you add a lot of weight? A 200lb passenger could significantly decrease this advantage.
Not that I compare the elise to my datsun, but I had this thought this morning after driving my 200lb dad to work. Excessive load in my car definetly causes it to run hotter (it is, after all, an old car), and I noticed it was running hotter than normal this morning. However, once I dropped off my dad, the engine went back to normal temperature. I found it hilarious that 200lbs would make such a difference. So I was wondering if in the elise, because it is such a small, lightweight car, if the addition of 200lbs will make a huge performance difference?
Anybody else have similar tales with small cars?
So what happens when you add a lot of weight? A 200lb passenger could significantly decrease this advantage.
Not that I compare the elise to my datsun, but I had this thought this morning after driving my 200lb dad to work. Excessive load in my car definetly causes it to run hotter (it is, after all, an old car), and I noticed it was running hotter than normal this morning. However, once I dropped off my dad, the engine went back to normal temperature. I found it hilarious that 200lbs would make such a difference. So I was wondering if in the elise, because it is such a small, lightweight car, if the addition of 200lbs will make a huge performance difference?
Anybody else have similar tales with small cars?