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Originally Posted by Wolfman64
Car Wow was wrong on the weight of the cars.
Not only is the M8c a bit lighter than the M5c but in this case there should be an additional 80lbs or so less on the M8c due to CCB's.
That said, BMW states a .1sec 0-60 difference (3.0 vs 3.1) for the M8c.
Given the small gap I assume that the engine/ECU tuning is the same and the difference is solely in weight/CW value.
There could be some improved launch software but wouldn't that be in the 20 M5 as well?
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My guess is that it comes down to weight as well if the M8C doesn't have a more aggressive tune as at least a few suspect given it helps justify the cost differential. Money being no factor into the equation I'd take a M8C over a M5C any day of the week from a pure aesthetics point of view. That said I thought it may be a factor, i.e., drag coefficient (and called out by Matt in the video). However, I just wasted a hour trying to find a trusted source with the specs on both cars. Best I could do on the M8C was Car and Driver and they stated .33. For the M5C ended up with a European car spec website that also claimed .33.
It seems mind boggling to me that the M8C with a total height of 53.6 inches has the same drag coefficient of the M5C at a total height of 58 inches. The roughly 4 inches in height differential should allow more air over the top of the M8C than the M5C. The .33 drag coefficient assigned to both just doesn't make sense.