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Originally Posted by jeremyc74
What's your source for the roof savings?
There's no evidence they save any weight at all with the roof. The M3 gains weight over the 335i.
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You can't be serious with this- and part of the reason I rarely post anymore. The ///M3 is a different vehicle from a 335, it is built more substantially than a 335i, in fact they are not even in the same league unless you want to go fast straight. Did you notice that the engine in the ///M3 is a V8, and that the ///M3 has a very substantial rear differential and larger wheels and brakes and a whole lot more? The cars share very little. I am not going to make this into a 335 vs ///M3 debate as it is not the point of this thread and not worth my time but that comment alone shows why some "enthusiasts" really should look a bit more into what they are trying to argue. It is like the BMW does not know turbo debate- BMW built some of the best turbos ever- from street to F1- look it up.
My source for the roof savings would be be the engineers at BMW ///M and materials do you want their names? It is between 11 and 20lbs less for a CF to a steel one (I have been given 2 numbers- early to late and not sure) and about 45 for one with a sunroof.
