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If I was driving a race car, I'd worry about weight. It's my DD and I love to open the roof on a beautiful country road and cruise the back roads of GE, NL and BE. To each is own and respect your decision not matter what you choose.
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02-19-2014, 05:33 PM | #135 |
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Well, they are offering it for the new F80 M3 sedans... I guess they learned from the E90s.
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Wow! Time to trade the M3 and get a Corvette! Carbon Fibre roof on a heavy luxury GT car is retarded. Reopen thread. |
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I'm pretty sure all of us on here are Sebastian Vettels and can notice a couple of millimetres shift in the centre of gravity's location.
So what exactly is the performance delta between the two cars anyway? Because what theoretically works on paper doesn't always translate to the real world. So has there ever been any documented evidence of the carbon fibre roof actually leading to measurable performance gains? Or is this more like a ricer buying carbon fibre parts off eBay for his Civic and convincing himself that he has a racing car? |
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I hope everyone who is sooo performance oriented that they are making the argument that a CF roof makes a difference at the track also have DCT and the competition package. Because, the minor weight difference of the CF will not make as big a difference as these other options will. I'm just sayin...
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There are what, maybe 3 people on this board who could throw down a faster lap in a CF vs. sunroof coupe - all other things being equal. You'd cut more time off a lap with a good set of R comp's than a roof ever could. It's an aesthetic choice much more than performance.
Before I bought mine, I did an epic 3 day drive through CA in a rented E92 with CF roof. Loved the car but several times every day, I wanted to pop open the roof to view the beautiful scenery. That was the deciding factor for me even though I love the look of the CF. Oh yeah, and I'm old |
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Kudos to bmw because a 15lb lighter roof makes the m3 an inherently better platform for club and pro racing. And 15lbs at roof height might not be anything for your avg joe hpde-er but it is in racing. The weight of a sunroof is pretty bad for performance on track and that difference I bet a fast hpde guy could feel.
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