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Originally Posted by ybbiz34
Haha you're acting like I want the car to be heavier. I don't. I'm tempering my expectations.
I was just sharing the figures provided by the BMW website. And how can you definitively say that it will be possible for a U.S. specification, stripper M3 to weigh "X" when nobody has independently weighed one yet?
I have not once spoken in absolutes.
What I'm concerned about is the car's real, wet weight.
Also, I never said it would be impossible for an F80 to weigh in at something like 3,350 lbs. I have merely speculated regarding how much reasonably optioned, fueled-up F80s will weigh in the USA.
And I still stand by my predictions. What is a stripper F80 M3 anyway now that it comes standard with navigation, etc.?
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which options are reasonable? sunroof, auto trans, exec package, side view cameras?
it makes a lot more sense to me to talk about the base car. So to me, it doesn't make sense to say that the m3 will weigh 3530 lbs any more than it does to say the e92 weighs 3704 lbs. in reality most weigh closer to 3550 lbs with some moderate options.
quote from boss330 in the other forum, who knows a lot about European vs us weights
The BMW cars I have checked have allways included driver in the US curb weight. Adding driver, 10% fuel and a few options over the 3300lbs DIN curb weight also adds up with the stated US curb weight on BMWUSA.
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A US M4 with MT 6, 90% fuel, standard equipment and no driver, should also weigh in at 3300lbs.
3300lbs
+10lbs fuel (6,3l of fuel weighs 4,5kg)
+165lbs driver
+55lbs options
Voila, you end up at 3530lbs!
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you can dot the same thing to the e9x m3
3483lbs
+10lbs of fuel
+165 for driver
+55 options
3713, or very close to the listed US curb weight