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      01-27-2013, 02:58 PM   #173
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The perfromance numbers have already been announced (within 10 HP and ft lbs tq). Are you telling me that the weight difference of the new M will not fall within 300-500 lbs of the C7?
All speculation until the platform is released..everyone knows that the car makers are notorious for fooling around with specs and output numbers for a variety of reasons. The main ones being the EPA and insurance companies

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Pay attention -- the game changer (i.e difference) between the C7 and the M3 is that the M3 HAS a DCT trans and the C7 DOES NOT. It's been that way since 2008-09. The comment wasn't meant to say that the DCT is new....anyone with a lick of common sense knew what I mean by the comment.
Oh I am paying attention and I do have common sense..The way you posted made it sound like the DCT is something special and new..meh.

That is a plus IMO, Corvette staying true to its lineage..go see what the MTs bring vs ATs..ehh..this is an old argument.//
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