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      10-27-2020, 11:11 AM   #243
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Weird my '63 Porsche 356B convertible gets significantly more compliments than your oversized, overweight, overpriced, and poorly handling car, ever will.

And it has zero of what you listed.

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The appeal to the G80: The last manual transmission in a family hauler (I have 3 kids), the new M5 in my mind, new car warranty, put as many miles on it as possible, daily driver. As a one-car-do-it-all solution, there is nothing else like it for an enthusiast, even with the flaws. The flaws are what make it so appealing, it is big and bloated because of its duality.
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      10-30-2020, 10:25 AM   #244
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Probably in the minority, but glad we're back to soft tops.
Me too. I find hard tops too heavy.
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      11-22-2020, 09:10 AM   #245
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Probably in the minority, but glad we're back to soft tops.
was the soft top brought back merely for aesthetics? I mean why not a hardtop cabrio? just asking
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      11-23-2020, 01:14 PM   #246
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was the soft top brought back merely for aesthetics? I mean why not a hardtop cabrio? just asking
I suspect the roof has grown too long in the sense that it can’t be folded efficiently as a hard top.
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      11-23-2020, 07:04 PM   #247
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Probably in the minority, but glad we're back to soft tops.
was the soft top brought back merely for aesthetics? I mean why not a hardtop cabrio? just asking
Weight. Defiantly not aesthetics. I don't know who would think it looks better with a fabric roof.
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      11-29-2020, 09:27 PM   #248
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Weight. Defiantly not aesthetics. I don't know who would think it looks better with a fabric roof.
For what it's worth, my dealer told me that the reason why was because a rear-end collision essentially totaled the car because of the hard top and the mechanisms taking up the entire trunk. Not sure if that's true, but that's what I was told.
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      12-13-2020, 07:08 AM   #249
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      03-24-2021, 08:01 AM   #251
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G83 spied testing

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      03-26-2021, 01:33 PM   #252
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Was going to be my next summer car but with that grille...forget it!
Had an E46 convertible and now driving an X3M and an M4 gts.
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      03-28-2021, 01:31 PM   #253
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How soon can I get a g83 stateside?

Any manual option?
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      04-08-2021, 04:10 PM   #254
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While I like the appeal of a cab G82 (aka G83), I’m not sure the look appeals to me. It takes all the beautiful lines and turns them into a smooth cloth bit lol

Works on a Miata way more than it does on a long car like the G83.
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      04-19-2021, 01:57 PM   #255
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Is SOP still scheduled for July? The M xDrive announcement yesterday (July SOP), but still no G83 press release has me nervous.
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      04-19-2021, 05:03 PM   #256
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Is SOP still scheduled for July? The M xDrive announcement yesterday (July SOP), but still no G83 press release has me nervous.
Coming soon in time for Summer.
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      04-22-2021, 02:24 PM   #257
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Looks better with a soft top than a hard top.
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      04-27-2021, 06:59 PM   #258
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Does anyone know whether there's the slightest chance this will be offered with a manual transmission? As in, no one at BMW has completely taken that option off the table yet, correct?
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      05-13-2021, 11:37 AM   #259
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Coming soon in time for Summer.
Ha, yes I heard that quote too. But plans change. Seems like with a July SOP, it should have been officially announced already. The xDrive version was.

But, what do I know?
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      05-18-2021, 04:18 PM   #260
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      05-25-2021, 11:20 AM   #261
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M4 vert makes first official appearance in Instagram teaser

I imagine official info to come soon
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      05-25-2021, 12:42 PM   #262
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Seems like the reveal is today

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      05-25-2021, 12:56 PM   #263
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Yes! Can't wait to see it...
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      05-25-2021, 02:21 PM   #264
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