Is it possible to build a 5 seats passenger car weighting max 1000kg?

Angelo Paglia

Angelo Paglia

@angelo-paglia-2Z0PXn Oct 26, 2024
Hi All,
mine is just curiosity in a field which is not mine (I'm a electronics eng. specialized in microwaves).
The question is:
would that be possible to build a passenger car with following specs:
-5 seats, 4/5 doors
-respectable engine specs (at least 200bhp, 350Nm)
-respectable economy, max 6-7 liters/100km gasoline, or electric 500km autonomy (no hybrids)
-dry weight max 1000kg, still being able to pass all safety tests

When you look at the market, a 5 seats limousine weights at least 1700kg. If you're looking for an estate, then think more of 1800kg. Would that be possible to reduce the dry weight to a minimum, sacrificing perhaps luxury things, but not safety?

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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    Kaustubh Katdare

    @thebigk Nov 7, 2015

    Well, that's an interesting problem to solve. Have you looked at Maruti Suzuki Alto (India)? It can house 5 people and weighs not more than 800Kg. Of course, you will have to define the dimensions of the car first (IMHO) before you proceed for the actual calculations.
  • Angelo Paglia

    Angelo Paglia

    @angelo-paglia-2Z0PXn Nov 12, 2015

    Hi Kaustubh,

    thanks for your answer.
    I am looking forward to understand what makes up the weight of a type of cars which I like a lot. I am talking about Mercedes Benz E-Class, BMW 5 Series, Audi A6. Take any of the gas engines producing >=200bhp, and all of them weight almost the same about 2tons.
    So my question is: what kind of luxury things is it possible to eliminate, what kind of really unnecessary electronics, or different seats, in order to reduce the weight by about 50%, still keeping safety and just a bit of comfort?
    Reduce the weight so much, automatically also fuel consumption will diminish.