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talkingcars · 07-03-10, 07:19 AM

Fuel weighs less than 1 kilo per litre
(Gasoline weighs about 6.1 pounds per gallon (lb./gal.) (728 g/L).)

so a full tank at 55 litres weighs 40.04kg
this is only 3.1% of the total weight of the car

in a car weighing 1285 kg is the extra going to make that much difference?

This may be of interest if you want to save fuel
http://www.save-petrol.co.uk

FYI your £25 pounds worth will be about 22L @ £1.10/L and will weigh about 16KG, assuming your tank is dry when you buy you are saving 33L or 24kg approx.

07-03-10, 07:19 AM	#11
talkingcars Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: UK Posts: 10,493	Fuel weighs less than 1 kilo per litre (Gasoline weighs about 6.1 pounds per gallon (lb./gal.) (728 g/L).) so a full tank at 55 litres weighs 40.04kg this is only 3.1% of the total weight of the car in a car weighing 1285 kg is the extra going to make that much difference? This may be of interest if you want to save fuel http://www.save-petrol.co.uk FYI your £25 pounds worth will be about 22L @ £1.10/L and will weigh about 16KG, assuming your tank is dry when you buy you are saving 33L or 24kg approx. __________________ Former custodian of the legend that was FE54 - RIP Last edited by talkingcars; 07-03-10 at 07:23 AM.