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Originally Posted by Boss330
The G8x has the additional dome-dome strut that the F8x don't have as well as the underbody shear plate that connects the front crossmember shear plate with the body structure as seen in the video in my previous post.
Also the video clearly both shows and explains that there is a dome-bulkhead strut just as in the F8x.
There doesn't seem to be a brace between the strut tower (dome) and the A-pillar on the G8x, but it has the dome-dome strut and quite possibly a stiffer structure from the basic vehicle in that area than the F8x had.
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I find the image below shows quite well the front stiffening structure on the F8X. As you can see, there also is connectivity with the front bulkhead. I have to assume that the difference in bracing architecture between the G8X and F8X is in part but also importantly defined by the vehicle architecture and engine placement, they can only put braces where there is room to put them. The dome to dome connectivity on the the F8X is not in a straight line, but it is still there to work around the intercooler. The numbers don't lie though, there is no indication that the stiffening measures on the G8X are more effective than they were on the F8X, so they do not justify/explain the weight increase over the F8X as so many argue.
Maybe we should move this discussion to the chassis stiffening thread to keep the thread here thread focused on weight...