OOps - my bad. Just checked, and the Flea has a rear bar. I was probably thinking of the ForkenSwift (prev. generation car).
In comparing notes with Tim, GM Canada has wildly different
curb weights for the '98 Firefly (815 kg / 1795 lbs) vs. the
'99 Metro (845 kg / 1895 lbs). No idea what's going on there, but looks like a mistake somewhere.
Edit: yup the kg -> lbs conversion is wrong in the Metro figures given. It works out to 1862 lbs
, which is pretty much what Edmunds says for the '99
(1865).
Still not sure why the '99 would weigh that much more though.