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American cars won't get the two biggest weight savings options — about 35 pounds from the manual transmission's casing and another 35 - ish pounds from the crankcase in the 1.4 - liter four that'll be the base engine elsewhere — but they'll still weigh between 70 and 100 pounds lighter than the previous A4, depending on trim.

Knee airbags for drivers and passengers are already available in many new cars, but Ford says the system in the 2015 Ford Mustang is 75 percent smaller and 65 percent lighter than previous versions.

Developed in pursuit of lighter weight and a smaller size than previous engines in the compact car class, the new 3 - cylinder 1.2 - liter HR12DE engine requires fewer moving parts compared to the more commonly used 4 - cylinder engines.

Despite the car having more safety kit and generally being more refined, Ford has managed to make the new Focus lighter than the two previous versions.

The car is expected to be lighter than the previous model, tipping the scales at 3497 lb.

The Camaro is lighter, shorter, narrower, and lower than the previous generation, and these benefits pay dividends in the car's impressive handling agility and sharp steering.

With a lightweight platform, precision steering, a sophisticated suspension system and intelligent performance technologies, the 2017 Camaro sports car is meticulously engineered to be lighter, leaner, faster and more nimble than previous generations.

The new car was lighter, smaller and structurally stiffer than the previous car.

In the base version, the car's curb weight is just 1,365 kilograms (3009.31 lb)-- the new Audi A3 Cabriolet is around 50 kilograms (110.23 lb) lighter than the previous model despite its larger size and better comfort.

The whole car weighs 1,612 kg dry, which is claimed to be 113 kg lighter than the previous R8 Spyder thanks to the carbon - fibre reinforced spaceframe and additional stiffening to the A-pillar and sills.

Weighing in 55 kg lighter than the previous RS 3, the new car is based on the MQB platform which helps cut weight and realise a 10 per cent reduction in the NEDC combined fuel economy figure of its predecessor, down to 8.1 L / 100 km, or 189g / km of CO2.

It's up to 140 kg lighter than the previous generation car, and capable of up to 88mpg, although back seat space could be better.

That's because the new turbo pumps at a punchy 220Nm that, combined with a rumoured ker bweight of around 900 kg (more than 100 kg lighter than the previous - gen car), the Swift Sport will easily shave a second off the 0 - 100 km / h time.

The new XF is expected to be slightly larger than the outgoing model (in order to resolve the leg room and boot space situation on the previous car), and yet it promises to be 100 kg lighter.

The all - new Swift, in the meanwhile, is around 100 kg lighter than the previous - gen car.

While shorter and much lighter than the previous generation, these cars still had a big car look and ride.

Thanks to lightweight construction using Carbon Fiber and Aluminum, the car weighs 1340 Kgs only, 70 Kgs lighter than the previous Gallardo, giving it a superb power to weight ratio of 2.35 Kg / hp.

Overall, the car is 36.3 kilograms lighter than the previous generation, with 12 kg of that mass saving resulting from lightening numerous engine parts, such as hollow camshaft lobes and a lighter exhaust manifold.

These new cars featured a higher roofline, resulting in a vehicle that was over nine inches shorter, four inches narrower, and 1/2 ton lighter than the previous year, but with a larger trunk and more headroom and legroom.