Anyone know the weight of a 98 vs a 00? I am curious if the 00 weights more.

 

You're absolutely right. The 5th gen(00-up) weighs 147 lbs more, I think.

 

what about gas?

 

I believe a 4th gen 5 speed weighs 3014, vs a 5th gen's 5 speed's 3199lbs.

 

The 5th gens weight approx. 200 pounds heavier than the 4th gens. The 32hp increase was supposed to compensate for that, and it is true that the 5-spd 5th gen is faster than the 4th gen (according to the Mags). However, the 5th gen auto is slower than the 4th gen auto. Strange, but that is probably due the fact that Nissan did not modify the automatic in the 5th gen to take advantage of the extra power.