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Racer20 · 01-28-2019, 03:56 PM

I think the G20 is 121lbs lighter than the F30:

https://jalopnik.com/the-bmw-m340i-d...-ma-1830405871

The F90 M5 is 45lbs lighter than the F10 M5 even with AWD.

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...6/2018-bmw-m5/

The 992 is heavier mostly because the entire car has been engineered to accept a hybrid powertrain.

Most likely, if a similar fate were to befall the G80, we'd have seen some weight gain in the base G20.

I don't think we'll see the same 121lbs savings that the G20 got, since the F80 already has some of the aluminum parts that enabled the G20 to get that low. But I also don't expect a huge weight gain over the current car.

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Racer20 Major 1030 Rep 1,190 Posts Drives: F80 M3, 228i THP, E46 ZHP Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ann Arbor, MI iTrader: (0)	I think the G20 is 121lbs lighter than the F30: https://jalopnik.com/the-bmw-m340i-d...-ma-1830405871 The F90 M5 is 45lbs lighter than the F10 M5 even with AWD. https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-car...6/2018-bmw-m5/ The 992 is heavier mostly because the entire car has been engineered to accept a hybrid powertrain. Most likely, if a similar fate were to befall the G80, we'd have seen some weight gain in the base G20. I don't think we'll see the same 121lbs savings that the G20 got, since the F80 already has some of the aluminum parts that enabled the G20 to get that low. But I also don't expect a huge weight gain over the current car. __________________ 2015 M3, 2005 330i ZHP, 2015 228i 6MT Track Handling Pack, 2007 M Coupe (Sold)
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