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Originally Posted by CanAutM3
Nope, don't count me in that "we", I remain realistic...
We "pay the price" because BMW did not invest much in cutting weight. I would have taken less power for less weight, but why not have both like we had with the F8X.
That's on paper only. When the F8X was launched, the modest power increase was my main gripe about the car. This until I got to learn about official power rating standards (SAE and DIN) and how it is not possible to directly compare power ratings between NA and Turbocharged engines. The fact that my 2015 M4 was ~12mph faster than my 2008 M3 on the back-straight of my local tells me it put down much more power that the "official" 11hp suggests. So we had less weight PLUS a fair bit more of real world power with the F8X.
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And the 2021 4700 lbs Panamera TTS did what ring time vs. any M3 to date? Not saying weight isn’t important but it’s not all and everything. The 3800 lbs G82 isn’t ready to be trashed yet as said before.
And I don’t think you are very realistic, just look at what 4 person car you can find today that weigh 3500 lbs at any price? There is a reason for that.