I thought it would be cool to keep a list of the best light cars. IMO, light weight is the final frontier of super cars, and an area where not many succeed.
For me, I consider 3000lbs and up to be kind of porky. 2800-3000lbs not light, but not heavy. 2500-2800lbs chuckable light (where momentum is less nuts at higher speed). 2000-2500lbs to be light cars. 1500-2000lbs really super fly light cars. Less than 1500lbs crazy light.
Curious what ranges you guys consider light, so I set up a poll. When does a car start to be what you'd call light weight (and I get that might be different what that means to different people, but add your comments!).
Anyway, @Tumbleweed started to get a good list going and I'm building off it and update it, below (please let me know if I got any of the weights wrong and I prefer to owner measured curb weights and not manufacturer claims because they often misrepresent):
List of good light sports/super cars
I think I got some of the Ferrari weights wrong because there was some contradiction in the previous list and not sure what to go with. Also, I just added 100lbs to the McLaren spiders, not sure if that's right. Let me know and I'll fix it.
For me, I consider 3000lbs and up to be kind of porky. 2800-3000lbs not light, but not heavy. 2500-2800lbs chuckable light (where momentum is less nuts at higher speed). 2000-2500lbs to be light cars. 1500-2000lbs really super fly light cars. Less than 1500lbs crazy light.
Curious what ranges you guys consider light, so I set up a poll. When does a car start to be what you'd call light weight (and I get that might be different what that means to different people, but add your comments!).
Anyway, @Tumbleweed started to get a good list going and I'm building off it and update it, below (please let me know if I got any of the weights wrong and I prefer to owner measured curb weights and not manufacturer claims because they often misrepresent):
List of good light sports/super cars
- ~2100lbs—Lotus Elise 2015 (Cup 220 Mk III)
- ~2175lbs—GMA T.50
- ~2400lbs—GMA T.33
- ~2400lbs—Mazda Miata 2022 (ragtop)
- ~2430lbs—Alpine A110
- ~2450lbs—Alfa 4C
- ~2500lbs—Lotus Exige 2021 (Sport 390)
- ~2550lbs—Mazda Miata 2022 (hardtop)
- ~2800lbs—Mazda RX-7
- ~2800lbs—SCG 004S
- ~2800lbs—McLaren Elva (with windshield?)
- ~2900lbs—Toyota 86/Subaru BRZ
- ~2999lbs—McLaren Senna
- ~3050lbs—Koieniggsegg 850
- ~3050lbs—McLaren 765 (coupe)
- ~3053lbs—Ferrari 488 Pista (coupe)
- ~3000lbs—McLaren 675 (coupe)
- ~3100lbs—Lotus Evora
- ~3100lbs—Porsche GT3 (coupe, manual)
- ~3150lbs—McLaren 765 (spider)
- ~3164lbs—Ferrari F8 (coupe)
- ~3200lbs—McLaren 675 (spider)
- ~3200lbs—McLaren 12C/570S (coupe)
- ~3247lbs—McLaren 720S (coupe)
- ~3285lbs—McLaren P1
- ~3300lbs—McLaren 12C/570S (spider)
- ~3303lbs—McLaren Artura (coupé)
- ~3307lbs—Ferrari 488 Pista (spider)
- ~3350lbs—McLaren 720S (spider)
- ~3375lbs—Viper ACR 2015-2017
- ~3384lbs—Ferrari 488 GTB (coupe)
- ~3426lbs—Ferrari 488 GTB (spider)
- ~3461lbs—Ferrari SF90 (coupe)
- ~3552lbs—Ferrari F8 (spider)
- ~3838lbs—Ferrari SF90 (spider)
- ~3950lbs—Aventador SVJ (roadster)
I think I got some of the Ferrari weights wrong because there was some contradiction in the previous list and not sure what to go with. Also, I just added 100lbs to the McLaren spiders, not sure if that's right. Let me know and I'll fix it.
