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Originally Posted by cntzl
EU spec M2C weighs 1550kg (despite the particulate filter) and US spec weighs 1633kg. 83 kg or 182lbs is a significant difference. I bet most of it comes from the stupid gadgets that are now standard such as forward-collision alert, auto braking with pedestrian detection, lane-departure warning. It's also almost certain that US spec cars will have auto seats instead of manual EU spec seats. I mean how difficult is it to make all these optional? Why do I have to add close 200lbs to my car with all this stuff that I don't want?
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The automatic seats could account for some it but these camera-based driver safety systems aren't going to add that much weight.
There's definitely a missing link. Perhaps the European number doesn't include any fluids.
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