The other day I was switching the grey centre console to a black one from a 16v (to match the seats), when I noticed that there was soundproofing on the new one which wasn't on the original.
This got me thinking...
I had a quick look in the brochure from 1989, and it says that the 14 TE/TGE weighs 900kg, and that the 16v weighs 1070kg.
It's the same in all my other brochures too.
I think this is an incredible difference, and I was trying to figure out where all the extra weight comes from. A lot of it will obviously come from the engine and all the uprated parts for the 16v, but that can't account for all of it. All those added luxuries, and refinements (Yeah I know

Regards,
Matthew