Weight
 

These cars tip the scales at 3984
Wondering where is all the weight, from what I know the front suspension and front subframe, rear suspension and rear subframe , engine is all aluminum block and heads.
And rear driveshaft is carbon fiber.
What else is aluminum?

And where the heck is all the weight in these RL's ?

AWD? I know to me the panels seem thicker .. all the body seems insanely solid like a 1950's American car.

The doors feel significantly heavier than the doors on my 2016 ILX. This car is built like a tank, which means WEIGHT.

Hood, fenders, trunk lid, bumper beams are also aluminum.

Think about all the modules & electronics this car has, plus wiring, sound deadening. Dead weight for daayyyysss.. :rofl:

there's a lot of anchors to control NVH. dead weight

Well they call luxury sedan for a reason. FYI the drive shaft isnt 100% carbon fiber, its carbon fiber reinforced.

Car was built for comfort not speed....

In the driver's seat? :bitelip:

:rofl: I was talking weight reduction with a buddy who owns a BRZ and he started hitting the gym to reduce the weight since he couldn't strip anything else in the car.

I mean it's not a bad idea.. same concept as cyclists that try and get titanium bolts and carbon fiber everything.. just stop eating those damn Dunkin donuts every morning and super sized French flies. :tomato:

Jaguars are all-aluminium and are still pretty portly.

It's all the insulation and electrickery and stuff.

In the Legend's case, it's literally that - the trick rear diff with its three overdrive units is a heavy old lump.

The KB1 legend (RL in the state) isn't nowhere close to be sport luxury sedan, however the SH-AWD actually trick the driver think its sporty and all of that aluminum component there to keep reasonable MPG (15-16 city, 24-28 highway)