[kyrix1st]

Not sure if the G8x chassis is a huge upgrade over F8x. People complain F8x lose traction but the car just has a sharper response to your throttle inputs, it is basically a very direct race car chassis that requires skilled drivers. If you put 275&285 on F8x or even 285 square, it drives unbelievably stable yet eager to change directions.

Now the G8x has 100kg heavier weight from top to bottom, coming from cutting cost on chassis stiffening (using steel alloy on top braces instead of aluminum or carbon fiber of F8x), drivetrain (steel driveshaft), suspension components and engine. Sure you can stiffen up the springs for higher rolling limit and adjust dampening to balance it out, just like they do on modern SUVs, but you will definitely feel its weight during transitions which translate to lower driver confidence in feeling the limits although the theoretical traction limit may be higher. This is exactly why Redbull RB16 suffered championship point losses even when the engineers thought the car could be driven faster.

And ZF8 is just a massive disappointment on a car that bears M3 badge. DCT guys will know this.