I may be in the minority here, which I sure I am, but I guess I don't really care about 9 sec 1/4 miles.
I just put in my order for my RWD G82
I think the G8x will be an incredible car and will have the capability to go extremely fast, but I don't really plan on ever driving it that way, which is why I'm sticking with an RWD build. Maybe I'm crazy but for whatever reason the AWD build doesn't do it for me. Launch control, traction, and all of that will no doubt be outstanding, but I would rather drive the car then have it drive me...which is what I feel like AWD will bring. I guess to me BMW is not AWD...
I fell in love with BMW M series, because they were RWD and not the Audi's (and such) of the world.
But being the realist I am, I also know that the direction that sports cars will be going is AWD, especially with the advent of crazy fast EVs... which is why I guess I'm also opting for RWD, as it will be the end of an era...
Anyway...that's all I got lol