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      02-19-2013, 06:43 AM   #108
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Originally Posted by Alpina_B3_Lux View Post
The new M3 will certainly not be a part of this, which was the point that I was trying to make (and which you quite obviously missed).
It is true that the new M3 and M4 come too early to be a part of BMW's carbon fiber revolution, but that does not mean they won't feature more weight savings efforts vs. the series cars than we are accustomed too. And that includes the M5/M6 vs. their 5/6 counterparts.

There is a reason why the M chassis is F8x while the AG chassis is F3x. This could be due to weight savings efforts by M. It could also be utterly arbitrary and mean nothing at all (not a good bet IMHO), or it could mean something else that has nothing to do with weight (any guesses? Size sure is not it. Maybe shape? Color? Flavor? Odor? ).

The fact is we don't know much about this chassis yet. If we assume a F3x rolling chassis weighs about 1800 lbs (that's a wild guess folks - feel free to provide a more accurate number), is a 10% weight reduction feasible (assuming no CF used in the unibody or body panels other than roof and perhaps hood/decklid)? Debateable, but perhaps not impossible.
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