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Originally Posted by Alfisti
Why are modern cars so outrageously heavy? My 2008 9-3 wagon is barely 3400 pounds, cannot believe how heavy some of these small sedans are.
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S3 is about that weight and the RS3 is 3,540. They pass stricter crash tests, have bigger wheels, tires, brakes, etc and make a good bit more power. Sadly they also have a heavier transmission, but they do have awd. They're only 6" shorter than the Saab too.
Not sure what you expect. Not like anything in this class is packing on lots of carbon, etc. you'd have to go back to E36 or B5 era cars to get significantly lighter and those fold up like tin cans compared to modern cars.