Glossary / General

weight reduction

10 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Weight reduction means making a car lighter so it can accelerate faster, use less fuel, and handle better.

Technical Definition

Reducing vehicle weight improves performance, efficiency, and handling by decreasing the mass that needs to be moved.

Hear It Discussed

"And 2,200 pounds in a 9-11 means that it has no back seats and it has manual windows and no AC and no heat. And maybe like fiberglass body panels and no sunroof and no sound insulation."
Vonnen’s Porsche 911 Does The Unthinkable — Carmudgeon w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott — Ep. 205 The Carmudgeon Show 14:47

"It looked ridiculous, but the idea was weight reduction, which at the drag strip is everything."
S2 Ep8: TEMP TITLE Past Gas 10:18

"But performance wise, you know, they're talking about it's 1500 kilograms... So they spent a lot of effort lightening this car... magnesium wheel... carbon brakes... carbon panels everywhere......"
Porsche GT3SC, Mustang GTD Ring Domination & The Death of the Manual Transmission Full Throttle Talk 15:37