What if we had two cars set up like this...
Car A:
- 875 lbs total weight, with fuel
- 600 hp
- decent suspension with decent tires
Car B:
- 2700 lbs total weight, with fuel
- 1000 hp
- decent suspension with decent tires
How do you suppose the two vehicles would compare, performance wise?
Assuming whatever vehicle you had could get proper traction, power to weight ratio kind of favors the vehicle that is less than 1/3 the weight, with almost 2/3's the horsepower.
875 lbs with 600 rear wheel horsepower calculates to 6.6056 ET, 206.34 MPH
2700lbs with 1000 rear wheel horsepower calculates to 8.1111 ET, 168.04 MPH.
I guess you are comparing a bike against a race car?
**** your results may vary, don't try this at home
What if the two vehicles in question here are boats. Boat A could be 600 hp outboard and boat B could be a 1000 hp stern drive.
How would the performance compare then?