how heavy is a nova?

[xereve]

Hi All,

Sorry if this has been asked before I have done a search but couldn't find anything.

So has anyone got any info on the weight of a standard nova and its variations. i.e base model, different engines etc. Would like the info to work out power to weight ratios etc and to decide what engine and mods go in.

thankyou

[craig green]

940kg for a GSi rings a bell... not 100% sure.

[Steve]

Im sure the slam panel has got gross vehicle weight as 1200kg but thats obviously not right. lol

[Jack]

Ranges from 735Kg for poverty spec Mk1 to 940Kg for a GSi.

Gross Vehicle Weight is the maximum weight of the car when fully loaded, i.e. if it has full passenger and cargo complement. From that, you can deduce that the poverty spec Mk1 at 750Kgs can carry a maximum of 450Kgs in weight.

[CoolTiger]

well just ran up and had alook on my nova 1.2luxe+ and the gross vehicle weight is 1250kgs and the gross combination weight is 1650kg hope this helps

[Philsutton]

Ranges from 735Kg for poverty spec Mk1 to 940Kg for a GSi.


gte/gsi was about 860ish the corsa gsi's are high 900s as far as im aware.

However the only nova that might weigh over 900 out of the factory was the 2lt one.

[Jack]

....and Gross Combination Weight is the Gross Vehicle Weight plus the maxiumum towable load

[Jack]

gte/gsi was about 860ish the corsa gsi's are high 900s as far as im aware.
Ooops, I meant 840. The GTE is 820Kgs.

Lotus Carlton Nova is probably about 900Kgs.

[Philsutton]

probably nearer the 960kg mark, being quad turbo an all that.

[Lee]

Its only 150kg when Vtec kicks in





...yo

[Philsutton]

yo!

[d171jvf]

if all the v-tec's in the world kicked in at the same time it would fiddle (abit) with the time - space continum, or so im told... by a guy in a que at burger king.

[SRimon]

My 1.0 Spin shell was 735KG, lol it was fairly poverty when I had it first though!

[SRimon]

Oh and FYI I had it on a weigh bridge with XE, Speedlines, Full road trim and it weighed in at 880KG IIRC

[twistysnovagte]

if all the v-tec's in the world kicked in at the same time it would fiddle (abit) with the time - space continum, or so im told... by a guy in a que at burger king.lol lol lol

[bola]

comes up as 727kg at work for a pov spec 1.2, dont know if thats right or not but thats what the computer says.

[smcgsi16v]

And depends on how many panels are left on them, rust free.

[loggyboy]

My 2 stripped XE Novas weighed in at about 770 (500 front, 270 rear)

[xereve]

Thanks for the info. Mines a poverty mk1 with 1.3 so I'll take it as around 750-800 ish.

[xereve]

Just found this.

1987 Vauxhall Nova: kerbweight 738kg
2004 Vauxhall Corsa: kerbweight 1105kg

Thats the same year as mine and as mines a poverty it cant to too far off. Where can you get your car weighed?

[craig green]

A weighbridge, where lorries pick up aggregates & such like.

There used to be one just around from my parents house, but the coal yard closed down. You could see the reading through the window of the portacabin even after hours.

[loggyboy]

They are dotted around, theres an 24/7 unmaned one on the westbound A27 coming into worthing that i use, near shoreham airport.
Theres one in basingstoke down a country lane but its not open at all times, and its maned afaik.

[L33 LEG]

i always thought novas were heavier than that! thats proper light! cant wait to get mine weighed when i finish it now :)

[xereve]

lets organize a raid of an unmanned weigh bridge. forget rolling road days, Total Vauxall take note : weigh bridge raids are the future!

[dhdev (Oli)]

Yeah let's have weighbridge shootouts. :D

P.S. Mine's 640kgs :thumb:

This pic is from earlier on in the cars development, but shows the distribution of a stripped out nova.
Front left Front right
Rear left Rear right
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/dhdev/DSC00492.jpg

[Philsutton]

^^ not bad at all, just think you could fit a xe an still have a sub 700kg nova :thumb:

[dhdev (Oli)]

^^ not bad at all, just think you could fit a xe an still have a sub 700kg nova :thumb:

Or a big power LET....:eek:

[dave_bates]

Saloon Models: 740 kg
Hachback Models: 735 kg
L Saloon Models : 750 kg
L Hatchback Models: 750 Kg
SR Models: 770 Kg
GTE Models: 834 kg

Hope this helps