gaiex

I was wondering which is the weigth distribution in the coupe? (and for c220cdi coupe?)

Any site to see that type of info?

I know all BMW have 50/50 but what about the coupe???

and yes, I used the search button

thanks

dswildfire

check your inside door jamb. their should be a sticker in there with front and rear gross vehicle weight. use that to calculate the percentages.

EDIT: sorry, i forgot to add it's on the driver's side.

gaiex

Thanks for the help, I will search

tmak26b

The sticker shows the gross vehicle weight, doesnt really tell you anything

vadim

935 kg front / 970 kg rear. This gives you 49 F/51 R.

Guest0001

Vadim, do you know the distribution of the sedan?

vadim

No, but if I owned one, I would look at the driver's door jamb and would know it that very instant !

Guest0001

smartass

lars

As pointed out, these are the gross allowable weights on each axle. 935+970=1905 kg, whereas the curb weight of the 230 coupe is 1475 kg manual, 1490 kg automatic. The weight distribution unloaded is 55F/45R.

vadim

A full tank of gas and staggered wheels - and you are closer to 50/50! Also - always put your passenger in the back.

tmak26b

curb weight includes a full tank of gas

vadim

Well, if you have, say, 1/4 of a tank, it changes the weight distribution even more towards the front. So keep it (near) full - at the very least. I wish they put the battery in the rear as well.

lars

Lol! Or you could throw three big bags of safety sand in the trunk as ballast. Winter is almost here.

vadim

Yeah, I have a dead battery from my wife's Volvo for that
BTW, what is "CL230"? Did you mean "CL203" or "C230"?

mctwin2kman

All BMW have close to 50/50, but most of the time it is 51/49. Not that it makes that big a diference but the new M5 is something like 54/46! Which is strange for BMW since they normally are very close to 50/50, then again a V-10 is a good sized engine and does weigh in at a few pounds more than the old engine in there.

lars

The bill of sale from my dealer says I bought a "CL230M", but why would they be right?

vadim

They must have screwed up: W/CL203 is a platform designation; C230 is a model name - both by MB no less.

gaiex

So, is there anyway to find it??

my gross weigths are:

995kg F
990kg R

and my curb weight:
1540kg

How do you calculate that if there is no axel weigths unloaded?

(sorry for my ignorance)

cracker123

(a+b)^2 = a^2+b^2+2ab

Saprissa

E=mc^2

gaiex

lars

You'll either have to put your car on the scales one axle at a time and tell us all, or accept that it's probably not much different from the 55/45 for the 230 coupe.

vadim

Now, you should move the driver's seat as far back as possible to make it closer to 50/50 On a serious note, that would be *the* correct driving position (providing you can reach controls, of course). A friend of mine always seats very close to the steering wheel so that the steering wheel is almost under his chin. Now that's very wrong, but he won't listen.

gaiex