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Originally Posted by footie
I read that too, it appears to be close to what I said a while back with regards to it's pricing and positioning between the 135i and M3, i.e. close to present M3 acceleration but below the level of the next one. Weight is the only thing I reckon is a touch higher than I expect it will be in reality, I don't believe it will weigh more than 1475kg. I noticed they said electronic M-diff, I wonder is this a system similar to that of the e-diff used by hint (remember that discussion South  ).
I will be interesting to see how this project matures, might give a hint on BMW's thinking for the future M3. |
Yeah, I remember. When I read the comment about the e-diff, I initally thought it was a mistake of them to assume the same e-diff as currently found in the E82 (and I still somewhat tend to think so, as they also claim a 6 speed DCT which makes no sense whatsoever). However, you might be right and they allude to the torque vectoring diff (aka DPC in the X6 and X5M).
Best regards,
south