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Originally Posted by Tacoma
Another irrefutable sin of the G8x besides the design looks is it's rather significant 330 lbs heavier than its predecessor F8x.
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Absolutely refutable, since the difference is less than 200 lbs for similarly equipped cars, provided the numbers aren't juiced by having differing fuel levels.
BMW's Official wet weight for an F82 DCT is 3,685, while for a G82 Comp 8AT it's 3,880, a difference of 195 lbs. This is in line with magazine testing and weights taken by owners.
The lightest G80 configuration, the base 6MT with carbon buckets and CCBs, comes in right at 3,700, while the equivalent F80 is 100 lbs lighter at 3,600.
100-200 lbs is not nothing, but it's also not a lot considering the significant increase in size and power.
The only way to get to a 330 lb gap is to compare a stripper manual F80 with CCBs to an automatic xDrive Competition G80 loaded except for base seats and iron brakes. But that would be intellectually dishonest.