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Originally Posted by antzcrashing
Ok so if I math correctly, the G80 M3 comp would be 10 percent heavier than the F80 (sounds terrible). But if I math correctly again, the G80 M3 comp as 20 percent more powerful (510 HP vs 425 HP). That would seem to be moving in the right direction power-to-weight-ratio-wise, although we would like to see cars slim down vs add weight of course.
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Everything about increasing mass is detrimental to all aspects of performance regardless of how much more power is added. Also the M3C comparison is not what you showed since the M3C is yet again heavier than the M3 by another 40 lbs more than the non-comp G80, so 3890 lbs for the M3 Competition according to BMWNA specifications.
I have zero doubt the G80 will be faster in a straight line than the F80...nobody questions that.
The G80 market is targeted at the higher end lease "renter" since lease penetration is huge for BMW in cars over $60k especially in their main markets in this country some of which approach 90% of "sales".
As an aside, BMWNA often screws up their spec pages for some reason. I had to contact them to correct the weights and weight distribution values on the M2 Competition page earlier this year; at least they responded and corrected their errors rather quickly. I mention this since the M3 vs M3 Competition spec pages show 3850 for the M3 and 3890 for the M3 Comp; both say "with automatic transmission"; however I doubt there is a 40lb increase between the two cars *unless* BMWNA spec page for the M3 really has the weight for the 6MT version of the car and is incorrectly labeled...time will tell.