Power To Weight Comparison

[Ryan]

I was curious how the Elio's power to weight ratio stacks up against other small cars, so I found specs on several cars and got the following numbers. I'm assuming the Elio is 55HP and 1200lb curb weight. All are base models/engines.

Tata Nano (world's cheapest car): .0285 HP/lb
Chevy Spark: .0370
Smart Fortwo: .0387
Nissan Versa Note: .0452
Elio: .0458
Toyota Corolla: .0471
Ford Fiesta: .0473
Chrysler PT Cruiser (my current car, for reference): .0480
Honda Civic: .0515
Toyota Camry (midsize, for reference): .0558
Chevy Corvette (performance car, for reference): .1336

Looks OK to me.

 

[Ty]

I was curious how the Elio's power to weight ratio stacks up against other small cars, so I found specs on several cars and got the following numbers. I'm assuming the Elio is 55HP and 1200lb curb weight. All are base models/engines.

Tata Nano (world's cheapest car): .0285 HP/lb
Chevy Spark: .0370
Smart Fortwo: .0387
Nissan Versa Note: .0452
Elio: .0458
Toyota Corolla: .0471
Ford Fiesta: .0473
Chrysler PT Cruiser (my current car, for reference): .0480
Honda Civic: .0515
Toyota Camry (midsize, for reference): .0558
Chevy Corvette (performance car, for reference): .1336

Looks OK to me.

Good visual!

 

[Dustoff]

Information like that will help convince many that it has enough oomph to merge on the freeway.

 

[goofyone]

Ryan, Welcome to this fun Elio forum!

This was a great first post and I hope you have many more to share with us as we continue to follow this unique vehicle. I hope you have a great time on this forum reading about and discussing everything there is to know about Elio Motors.

If you do ever have any issues please do not hesitate to contact as staff member as we are here to help.

 

[BrianRosenthal]

My 2002 4 cylinder Ranger:

Empty: 135hp/2988lb = 0.045 hp/lb
While pulling my pop-up camper (est): 135hp/5000lb = 0.027​

Fully loaded semi:

400-500hp/80000lbs = 0.005-0.006 hp/lb​

 

[JNR]

I was curious how the Elio's power to weight ratio stacks up against other small cars, so I found specs on several cars and got the following numbers. I'm assuming the Elio is 55HP and 1200lb curb weight. All are base models/engines.

Tata Nano (world's cheapest car): .0285 HP/lb
Chevy Spark: .0370
Smart Fortwo: .0387
Nissan Versa Note: .0452
Elio: .0458
Toyota Corolla: .0471
Ford Fiesta: .0473
Chrysler PT Cruiser (my current car, for reference): .0480
Honda Civic: .0515
Toyota Camry (midsize, for reference): .0558
Chevy Corvette (performance car, for reference): .1336

Looks OK to me.

Thanks, good to know, and close to what I thought.

 

[Tomg3rd]

Great info. Thank you...

 

[2.ooohhh]

Cool, by my math I only need to bump the elio to 210 hp or so once the warranty is up.

 

[jtmarten]

My 2002 4 cylinder Ranger:

Empty: 135hp/2988lb = 0.045 hp/lb
While pulling my pop-up camper (est): 135hp/5000lb = 0.027​

Fully loaded semi:

400-500hp/80000lbs = 0.005-0.006 hp/lb​

Not a good comparison. A 400-500hp tractor pushes 1500lbs tq.
http://www.dwclutch.com/D&W/D&W Clutch & Brake 2/DETROIT TORQUE.pdf

 

[jtmarten]

I was curious how the Elio's power to weight ratio stacks up against other small cars, so I found specs on several cars and got the following numbers. I'm assuming the Elio is 55HP and 1200lb curb weight. All are base models/engines.

Tata Nano (world's cheapest car): .0285 HP/lb
Chevy Spark: .0370
Smart Fortwo: .0387
Nissan Versa Note: .0452
Elio: .0458

Is this a Euro/metric power to weight ratio? I've always seen the power ratio expressed as lbs/hp.
Elio yields 21.82lbs/hp (1200lbs/55hp). Not a very impressive number, but not bad considering the class.
Cars of the 60s/70s with </= 10lbs/hp are considered muscle cars. My sport bikes have been as low as 2.3lbs/hp. My jetboat will be ~5lbs/hp