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      03-01-2019, 09:07 AM   #19
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Originally Posted by bmtespar View Post
That is a hard question to answer. I will say it feels tight and agile. The car seemed very capable but I’m not sure you would see a big difference unless you were really pushing the vehicle. Much like all the new g series cars, BMW has added back some great driving dynamics. One thing they can’t overcome is the size of these vehicles. They can hide some of the weight but not all of it. When you compare these modern BMW’s to the vehicles that set the benchmarks, they are quite a bit larger and heavier. But that is why I will only ever go as high as an x3 or 3 series. Anything else feels too big to me.
One thing though: G20 is lighter than F30, and F30 is lighter than E90. So they're just larger by a few inches, not heavier. In the last decade, all BMWs have been getting lighter and lighter. But the rhetoric from pre-2010 is still alive, people think it's still happening, because you know, we have to find something to complain about.

The heaviest 3 series ever was E90. Let that sink in
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