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Originally Posted by Tacoma
You mean like a Corolla? 
So we've finally come to the point where in a discussion among car enthusiasts, one is arguing for heavier cars, justifying that they are OK.  I get the sense that if the G8x was heavy as a Mack truck and looked like mole-rat, some people will still defend it and claim it's not so bad. |
I guess we’ll soon see with 200kg batteries added from here on...brace yourself.
Times are changing and cars with it. A car in 2021 is expected and in some cases forced to have certain features and characteristics over those in 2014 when the F8X was launched and most come with added weight. BMW also need to balance a budget resulting in a reasonably priced car. Would a full carbon fibre tub or alu chassis fit inside that budget? Not likely.
How about a four pot engine with less power than the F8X in a lighter package? Where.does that leave the relation to the M2?
It’s all but guaranteed that the G8X will outperform the F8X as a daily family car (not difficult taken how loud the F8X is on the hwy) and in faster lap times on the track. Quite a few here are good with that and excited to take delivery soon or are eagerly waiting for proper reviews and to test drive the car. Still a lot of posts are shouting what a let down it is before it have a chance to show what it really is or isn’t.
At some stage you need to change segment to a smaller sports car or accept more weight but also higher performance cause this segment is only going one way from now on. Actually that is not even new. Compare the E30’s weight with the F80’s as an example.
Now we still have the new M2 coming and maybe a special edition of that is the last hurrah for those seaking a 4 seater in the sub 3500 lbs range but then you can’t whine about that it’s not as fast, nicely appointed or spacious as the G8X...
Another thing to consider is that most of the automotive world praise the 5000lbs Taycan as a savior of the driving enthusiast. That the future is still bright based upon that car. 5000 lbs...the G8X is 3800.