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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
When you look at the newer city cars (eg Citroën C2), they all weigh over 1000kg, while the 106/Saxo was in the 800-900kg range. That's what safety, A/C and power-everything will do  |
Depends where you look. Sticking to the PSA theme, the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1 have a dry weight of 790kg in 1.0 petrol form, which is amazing for a modern car. 63mpg (imp) on the combined cycle, too. The diesel (only in the C1, I think) is 100kg heavier dry, which is a bit of a pity because without that weight it might do even better than the 70-odd mpg combined it already does. 890kg is still pretty light for a modern car though.
Confusingly, the Toyota Aygo, which is essentially the same, is 890kg even for the petrol. I don't know whether the figures for the 107 are wrong on the website I'm using, but if they aren't I can't see where the 100kg extra in a car with the same engine comes from. I can see where it might come from in the diesel model, but not a petrol.
Anyway, the C1/107 is a proper successor to the Saxo/106, unlike the C2 is. I expect in another ten years they'll be proper bargains too.