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Enjoyed this video, quite insightful. Hearing that S58 screaming at high RPM at the end of the video was very cool
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02-18-2021, 07:36 PM | #24 | |
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02-18-2021, 09:20 PM | #27 |
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Chris Bangle said it best, "...BMW at its heart is an engineering company."
Fucking love aerodynamics. Was waiting on this and was not disappointed. CFD on cars is straight porn to me. Now if they could just cut those damn vents into the hood and front fender arches already! Also, this was fkn awesome: |
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The G has front brake cooling ducts, a big improvement over the F. Or maybe hey were necessary due to the added weight and power.
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The oil cooler is way more in front of that. That big plate is the bottom structural stiffening element for the front axle that sits below the engine, and the drain plug is for the engine oil pan.
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I just love the undercarriage of the G8X and needed an excuse to get the picture in Last edited by solstice; 02-19-2021 at 03:11 PM.. |
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I suspect in practicality the oil cooler is sufficiently protected. I know some people had the engine oil system damaged on the F8X and complained about fragile design. However I bottomed out my F80 on several occasions also hit a few nasty pieces of debris traveling underneath (including a bouncing manhole cover that a Lexus LC sucked up right of the ground in front of me) where I was sure damage occurred based on impact and noises. I took it in to the dealer each time for inspection of undercarriage and suspension geometry + wheel alignment. Same thing each time “some sctratches but no functional damage”. The F80 is my least favorite M car I owned and 2nd least favorite BMW I’ve owned but damn it’s robust.
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You want Motorsport? The oil cooler at the front bottom leading edge is one of the most efficient ways to get cooling while still leaving real estate in front of the grill for... more cooling.
Exhibit A. Check out the latest AMG GT Black Series. Same placement. Nothing new here. It's engineering driving design; common front engined race car design. You take the good with the bad and in my books, I wouldn't change a thing. M team didn't.
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The G8X undercarriage is not that different to the F8X one...
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It’s similar looking but maybe it’s that picture where everything looks neater and beefier. As mentioned the F80 is one heck of a robust car underneath so similar is good Last edited by solstice; 02-19-2021 at 05:05 PM.. |
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Note how they cover up the atrocity of a grill. Absolutely disgraceful grill. The front end designers, where they watching the predator too much? Or did they take inspiration from the lexus. |
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